Latest from Nelson

Business co-director escapes conviction after diverting $40k to pay herself

The wedding venue business wasn't paying her. So she helped herself.

Christmas crash: Pub row ends with drunk and dangerous driver in a paddock

He drove in an 'erratic manner' straight past the police station.

Dog put down for biting plumber, police officer; owner fined

'It just rushed at me and by the time I saw it…I couldn’t shut the door'.

'Sorry': Protester who incited Parliament protest fires hadn't been in trouble before

Now he's serving home detention after being sentenced in court.

'Stupid': Thief accidentally films his own vandalism of CCTV camera

The 52-year-old admitted to police it was a 'stupid' move.

Man eats his morning tea while in court arguing to have a charge against him dropped

He was also busy making a hot drink when the judge called his case.

Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’

Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.

Curfew tailored so woman who assaulted police can attend church

She fought a female constable and spat directly in her face, hitting her in the eye.

Pensioner guilty of child exploitation loses fight to keep name secret

Suppression ends for man in "state of dissonance" over his offending.

'Extremely stressful': Blind woman wins fight over vaccine dismissal

Legally blind Sue Thoms sacked over vaccine refusal is returning to the job she loves.

Housing charity ordered to reinstate sacked employee

Habitat for Humanity sacked its Nelson manager - now an authority has ordered he return.

Nelson driver's 'terrifying journey' after surviving near-fatal collision

Victim 'broke almost every bone' after truck smashed into his car on wet road.

Hunter slips up over rifle lent to mate; avoids conviction

Judge says man who 'lent' firearm to unlicensed hunting mate should have known to check.

Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive

Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.

Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call

It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.

Container ship Shiling likely to return to Wellington, scene of previous failures

The container ship put out a mayday call on Friday morning after losing power.

'Lovingly restored': Thief says house reno tests fraud claim

Convicted thief and now accused fraudster cries in court after ending evidence.

'Child exploitation of the grossest kind': Man shared sex abuse images

Man who argued he was not aroused by online child abuse images now on home detention.