Tasman
Blind, low-vision residents support street flag ban
Members of a Nelson Tasman accessibility forum have voiced their support for a ban on street advertising flags after a Richmond café publicly opposed the rule.
'Didn't see it coming': Sawmill workers digesting closure
Eves Valley Sawmill's staff were told this week about plans to consolidate operations to Kawerau in Bay of Plenty. Audio
Sawmill staff reeling at news of job losses
Staff at the Eves Valley sawmill in Tasman are still trying to digest the news that their jobs are likely to end soon, a blow one worker said she never saw coming. Carter Holt Harvey told the mill's… Audio
Man admits to 50 child abuse, bestiality charges
Storm Constable-Carter plead guilty to the creation, distribution and possession of material involving bestiality and the sexual exploitation of children.
Café fights street flag ban
A Richmond retailer says rules banning advertising flags from the street would cut his revenue by hundreds of dollars.
King runs for Tasman mayor one last time
Two-term mayor Tim King is running for election again this year, but no matter the result, it will be his last time standing.
'It was quite intrusive because it went inside the house'
A Riwaka farmer says he's used to flooding, but the last few weeks have been unlike anything he's seen before.
Residents warned to prepare for worst as more rain forecast for Tasman
More wet weather is on the way for the top of the South Island, a region still recovering from recent storms. Audio
Heavy rain, wind forecast for Tasman, West Coast and Northland
Tasman mayor Tim King has already met with Civil Defence officials to discuss next week's forecast.
Small-town kōtiro chasing volleyball dreams in Canada
Jada Jelinek shares what it takes to make the under-18 Aotearoa Māori volleyball team.
Twelve cases of Campylobacter in Nelson Tasman following floods
All bore water owners in the region are asked to continue to boil their water as a precaution.
Tasman's new rain radar location yet to be decided, MetService says
The weekend announcement of a new rain radar came after years of campaigning, with the region considered a national blank spot. Audio
Student Volunteer Army granted $50,000 for flood clean-up
The grant will pay for region-wide activities over the next four-to-six weeks based on requests by those affected.
One dead after crash downs powerlines, closes Marlborough highway
The road is expected to be closed for some time, police say.
Decision on additional Tasman flood funds not yet made - PM
But news that a rain radar for the top of the South Island will be funded by MetService has been welcomed.
Motueka hall full of donated goods for flood victims
One volunteer said she went to the Motueka Recreation Centre on Saturday and was surprised to see hardly anyone was there.
Nelson-Tasman region to get its own rain radar by 2027
The existing contract with MetService was being amended to immediately begin the procurement of a new radar for the rain-hit region.
Counting the cost: flood clean up in Nelson Tasman
A week on from last week's devastating storm and locals in Nelson Tasman are still cleaning up and beginning to count the cost. Audio
Double Blow: Tasman's rural resilience
As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents, still battered and bruised from the first flood and staring down the barrel of another… Audio
Urgent repairs for stopbanks in Tasman ahead of more wet weather
The region has been slammed with two major floods in the past two weeks and Earth Sciences New Zealand is forecasting more wet weather for later in July and into early August. Audio
