Latest from Nelson

Tasman blaze: Weekend rain unlikely

Rain in the Nelson region is unlikely as firefighters work furiously to control the fires.

Highway 61 rider guilty of dangerous driving causing death

James Eric Hiroki and Carey Raymond Leask will be sentenced on March 22.

Fire risk could more than double with climate change

Nelson has already felt 15 days of "very high" or "extreme" fire danger this year.

Tasman fire: Wakefield schools urged to close

Tasman district fire forces some Wakefield residents to be evacuated - councillor

Nelson fire: At least two more days of 'very hard firefighting'

Overnight, some residents of Wakefield have been evacuated.

Nelson fire: SPCA and MPI save pigs from certain death

They were told it wasn't safe but they couldn't leave the pigs trapped inside a pen.

No rain in sight for Tasman fire

Warm day, light winds but no rain forecast today for Tasman fire zone

Pigeon Valley Fire: Further evacuations, Govt set up $20,000 relief fund

Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.

Pigeon Valley Fire: Time to scarper — with what?

When the time comes to flee, what do you grab?

'People have lost their houses': Family flees under fire's glow

Fire evacuee tells of homes being destroyed by Tasman district fire

Tasman fire live: Second fire breaks out

More than 100 homes have been evacuated.

Civil emergency declared: What you need to know about Nelson fire

This morning a civil defence emergency was declared in the Tasman Region

'Out of their control': Desperate residents flee through the night as fire rages

Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.

Tasman blaze: Billowing smoke blocks out the sun, casts eerie glow

Residents have been told to flee their houses, as 120ha scrub fire blazes.

Waitangi Day weather: Cool in south, warm in north

It's a mixed bag weather-wise for our national day.

Police seek witness to Nelson assault,

The incident happened on September 19, between 8.30pm and midnight.

Student lives in van for 18 months to avoid skyrocketing Wellington rents

Jonathan Ford studied fulltime while living in van and it was "the best year of my life".

Under-15 girls pad up

Cricket Express Whanganui Festival of Cricket resumes with National Under-15 Tournament