Catherine Hubbard

Work at a controversial Golden Bay gold mine site has been halted, after a permit application failed to meet the tests set out in law.

When a giant water tank appeared in a car park used by Great Taste Trail riders earlier this month, it was all news to local resident Graham Hunter.

A Richmond councillor who came under fire last year for attending 73 meetings remotely over three years has continued to attend most meetings via Zoom, according to Tasman District Council records.

A Richmond councillor who came under fire last year for attending 73 meetings remotely over three years has continued to attend most meetings via Zoom, according to Tasman District Council records.

Siren Gold's application for a mining permit for a gold mine at Sams Creek may have been declined, but opponents of the mine say the fight is not over.

The manager of a community hub that provides food parcels and hot meals says the Government's budget is “inhumane” and a two-pronged attack on people who are already suffering.

Tourism in Nelson Tasman is on the up, with expenditure and guest nights on the rise, but uncertainty looms over the summer if higher fuel costs hit demand for long-haul flights and airline schedules.

Tasman district ratepayers will be hit by a proposed 9.9% average rates increase after councillors agreed to fund cost increases via debt and to defer two community projects.

Motueka's long awaited pool is to face yet another delay after Tasman councillors agreed to pause and defer the project after being informed of $3 million in extra costs.

A council's compliance staff have been subjected to 17 incidents of physical or verbal abuse over six months, and are even facing tirades from parents dropping off kids at school, a council manager says.