Samantha Gee

Police say alcohol is fuelling a rise in bad behaviour by rowdy teenagers in Nelson and they've increased patrols over the weekends to deal with the problem.

A Nelson policeman who was part of efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming says the moment a car hit her was like a land mine exploding.

It is clear that many people in Marlborough just want to see work get underway on the port redevelopment ahead of the new ferries arriving, after years of disrupted services.

A man who drove at police officers in Nelson and killed Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was drunk, depressed and suicidal but his despicable behaviour does not make him guilty of murder, his lawyer has told the High Court.

A petition with 13,000 signatures calling for an autistic 5-year-old to be allowed to stay in New Zealand has been presented to Parliament.

A planned gold mine on conservation land in Golden Bay will not go ahead after the government turned down its permit.

A former Interislander ferry has been granted permission to sail to India for scrapping, six months after being sold by KiwiRail.

The Marlborough District Council has agreed to lend its port $110 million for the region's share of the Picton redevelopment in preparation for the new Cook Strait ferries.

Nearly a year on from two devastating floods in Tasman , a group of residents are taking a hands on approach to addressing flood risks, as more frequent storms cause damage to properties and threaten people's safety.

Nelson City Council has brought forward sewerage repair works after 7500 cubic metres of wastewater flowed into the Maitai River after a concrete pipe broke during heavy rain.