Latest from Nelson
Hostess sex case pilot wins back job
An Air Nelson pilot sacked for sleeping with a young flight attendant and drinking before a flight has won his job back.
Pilot sacked for sex with teen flight attendant gets job back
A pilot has won his job back after being sacked for a late-night drinking spree during which he had sex with a 19-year-old flight attendant.
Royal wedding will be tying the knot with NZ hops
A New Zealand brewery is toasting its success after its hops were chosen for a beer being brewed in honour of the royal wedding.
World Cup venue shifts announced
Three of the five Rugby World Cup pool matches that were to have been held in Christchurch will remain in the South Island, it was announced this afternoon.
Council targets kids' tree house
To the children it's a place to play; to the Nelson council it's a death-trap to be torn down.
<i>Bouterey's</i>, Richmond
Have you noticed that Americans call a main course an entrée? (They probably say that we call an entrée a main course, but never mind that for a moment.)
Explosives seized in gang raids
Police infiltrated the highest levels of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in an undercover operation that culminated in mass raids, nearly 30 arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives today.
Gang HQ bulldozed in mass police raids
An undercover operation dubbed one of the "deepest gang infiltrations" in New Zealand police history has seen 15 arrests and 20 properties raided.
Milky way (+recipes)
Cheese, yoghurt, icecream ... nature's white gold is a star in the kitchen.
Crusaders' win lifts spirits in earthquake-ravaged city
For 80 minutes last night, Crusaders fans tried to put the agony and tragedy to the back of their minds.
Rugby: Crusaders return with rousing win
The Crusaders put aside 10 days of destruction and despair to mark their Super 15 rugby return by beating the Waratahs 33-18.
Rugby: It won't be just any old game in Nelson
If this was any old round three Super 15 match there would be no need for the Crusaders to bring in a mental skills coach.
Seeing workplace damaged in quake the last straw
Mike Brown was meant to be working on the ninth floor of the Copthorne Hotel at the time of the earthquake but had decided to take a long lunch.
DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates has invoked memories of Hurricane Katrina to justify evacuating hundreds of elderly out of the Christchurch in the wake of last week's earthquake.
Christchurch earthquake: Elderly moved without family knowing
More than 300 elderly people have been moved from quake-damaged residential care centres in Christchurch, some without the knowledge of their families, Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) has admitted.
Rugby: SBW named in Crusaders lineup
Sonny Bill Williams will make his debut for the Crusaders against the Waratahs in Nelson on Friday night.
Rugby: SBW set for Crusaders debut
Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his Crusaders Super Rugby debut this weekend.
Rugby: Crusaders to play home games in Nelson
The Crusaders will play at least their next two "home" Super rugby games at Nelson's Trafalgar Park following Tuesday's earthquake.
'For five days I didn't eat' , says exhausted tramper
The lost English tourist spotted by a helicopter last night in the Kahurangi National Park says he can't describe the relief he felt when he was found.
UK tramper had become disorientated
The English tourist found last night in the Kahurangi National Park had become disoriented and confused the route he was on for another.