Tasman
Iwi back beach buy but sound title warning
An iwi leader is happy Awaroa Beach is back in public hands but says land issues in the area remain unresolved.
Abel Tasman beach purchase
Andrew Peterson from Bell Gully is the lead negotiator for the trust set up to buy the beach at Awaroa Inlet. Chris Kennedy is the CEO of Harcourts that handled the sale. Audio
Kiwis buy Abel Tasman beach
The crowdfunding campaign through Give-A-Little to buy a pristine stretch of beach in the Abel Tasman National park worked. Duane Major and Adam Gard'ner's campaign raised more than 2 million dollars… Audio
Conservation Minister confirms purchase of Awaroa beach
The fundraising campaign to buy a remote Abel Tasman beach for the public has succeeded. Audio
Conservation Minister confirms purchase of Awaroa beach
The fundraising campaign to buy a remote Abel Tasman beach for the public has succeeded. Audio
Clean-up begins after weather chaos
Debris is being mopped up in parts of the Nelson region heaviest hit by overnight rain and strong winds, and authorities say the area was lucky to escape a worse situation.
Roadmap - Awaroa Bay
You've probably heard all about the crowdfunding campaign to buy a beach in the Abel Tasman National Park. So given all the attention we thought we might take a closer look at Awaroa for this week's… Audio
More than 39,000 pledges as beach campaign ends
More than 39,000 pledges have been made towards a public campaign to buy a beachfront property in the Abel Tasman National Park, and give it back to New Zealand.
Pledges still rolling in for beach crowd-funding campaign
The campaign to crowd-fund the purchase of land and a beach in the Abel Tasman National Park is still attracting pledges, despite the $2 million target being met.
Beach campaigners urge NZers to pledge right up till deadline
We talk to Duane Major, who started the campaign to buy the Abel Tasman beach just over three weeks ago. Audio
Government may contribute to beach campaign
The Prime Minister John Key says the government may make a modest contribution to the campaign to buy an Abel Tasman beach if there is a shortfall. Audio
Beach campaigners urging more pledges
The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon. Audio
Awaroa local comments on what makes it special
The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon. Audio
Local paper solves the mystery of a misleading byline
An article about a local controversy in a local magazine puzzled readers in Nelson recently - until the local paper swiftly solved 'the mystery of the spy's byline'.
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Beach owner in wrangle over BNZ debt
The High Court has reserved its decision regarding a case about debts owed to BNZ by a man who owns a private Abel Tasman beach at the centre of a crowd-funding campaign.
War on wasps in Abel Tasman
A nationwide wasp control programme using a new type of poison has started in the Abel Tasman National Park. Audio
Wasp eradication programme trialled in Abel Tasman
One of the country's best-loved landscapes this week became the proving ground in a national programme to wipe out wasps. Video, Audio
Abel Tasman Beach
The organisers behind a fundraising drive to buy Awaroa Beach are saying thanks but no thanks to Gareth Morgan's $600k offer. Audio
One week left to raise cash for Abel Tasman slice of beach
A crowdfunding campaign to buy a private beach in the Abel Tasman National Park has raised one point three-four million dollars. Audio
Crowd-fund for beach passes $1 million
A campaign to crowd-fund the purchase of a $2 million block of land near Abel Tasman National Park has raised more than half the money needed.
