Nelson Region

Close to 50 new Kāinga Ora homes are planned in Nelson South - to help meet an urgent need for housing in the city.

A land swap between Nelson City Council and Foodstuffs will enable a larger New World supermarket to built in the suburb of Stoke.

Nelson City Council originally planned to provide a 0 percent increase but organisations that support its communities of greatest need will now get 7.2 percent.

Nelson and Tasman will soon have a new public transport service - with more destinations, more regular buses and lower fares - serviced by a fleet of 17 electric buses.

A $20 million operation is underway to enhance the marine maintenance facilities at Port Nelson.

Nelson Airport's chief executive hopes the changes will ensure a sustainable future for aviation in the region.

Earthquake strengthening work on Nelson's main library could cost almost a million dollars more than planned after structural damage was found in its roof.

Parts of it will close while the area is excavated and the contaminants - arsenic, chromium and copper - are cleaned up as they could pose a risk to the marine environment.

The rally is calling for a more accessible city with equally viable travel options for all.

Coordinator Tessa Bell said they are seeing an all-time high demand for financial mentoring and support.

Awanui says the "pragmatic and sensible outcome" is to not proceed with its proposal at this time.

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of Nelson and Tasman from Friday into the weekend.

A body has been found by search teams in the Richmond Range, police say.

Recent stats show economic growth in Nelson-Tasman is leading the country in the last quarter.

Nine months on, as Nelson recovers from the devastating August floods, the full extent of slip damage across the region is becoming clearer. Audio

At $60,048 a year, the average wage for people in Nelson and Tasman is 14 percent below the national average for 2022. Audio

Evacuations are being carried out in Tasman after a stream breached its banks, with orange heavy rain warnings in place there, in Nelson, Marlborough, Northland, Taranaki and Westland. Audio

Streams and rivers are rising and flooding has been reported in North Taranaki, Civil Defence says. Audio