Latest from Nelson

'Prison next': Employer with history of ignoring court orders fined $20k and warned

'No meaningful difference between inactivity and disobedience' - Judge Kerry Smith.

Family of man who fell down sinkhole 'totally devastated'; police probe ‘unexplained’ death

His body was found after his family raised concerns they hadn't heard from him.

Drunk teen driver who crashed into a garden will use landscaping skills to fix damage

Teen offers free landscaping to fix damage caused by his drunken crash into garden.

'I was a victim too': Young mum linked to $1m loss blames Nigerian scammer

Aimee Rodda has dodged charges.

Chainsaw-wielding suspect found guilty of cutting illegal forest track

Accused argued he was clearing a fallen tree – but a judge didn't buy it.

Frequent 111 caller arranged a date - then accused him of rape

Police say the consequences for the men accused were significant.

An avalanche of grief: How two young Kiwis perished on a Japan mountainside

Pierre Nixon and Kurt Bayer report on a double tragedy.

Brain injury from head knocks discovered in late Blues halfback

Billy Guyton is the first NZ professional rugby player to be diagnosed with the condition.

Woman threw herself out of a window to escape violent new partner

He slammed her head against a wall, bit her on the cheek and rubbed her face in icecream.

Revaluations boost retirement giant Summerset Group's bottom-line profit

CEO Scott Scoullar: 'We withstood challenges and continued to grow.'

Rain on its way for Auckland, set to spoil Black Caps T20

Meteorologist's gloomy forecast spells doom for cricket fans today.

Distracted mum crashed after driving through red light

The light was red for 7 seconds before the crash, which left another motorist injured.

'Hand on heart, did not do it,' claims child rapist appealing conviction

'Her spirit, her happiness, her laughter is broken,' says judge of victim.

Man who led 13yo Nelson girl into 'sexual trap' caught trying to board plane to China

“He was collared trying to do a runner,” Crown prosecutor.

Court intervenes after dog found in 'significant pain and distress'

One of the dog's owners said she wouldn't be in court as she had other things to do.

'Shame on you', grieving woman tells sparky responsible for her partner's death

'The person sitting over there has taken away the future we planned.'

NZ's most defiant suspended driver? Judge can't imagine bigger rule-breaker

Ashlee Broomfield crashed his motorbike and left his pillion passenger at the scene.

'Hungry meat thief' back behind bars, told to 'get a job'

The judge told the recidivist thief supermarkets were sick of people like him.