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After some of the most passionate debate seen in the chamber this triennium, Nelson City Council has adopted the more am...
09/07/2025

After some of the most passionate debate seen in the chamber this triennium, Nelson City Council has adopted the more ambitious of two community greenhouse gas targets. The entire city’s emissions – not just those caused by the council – now need to fall 58% over the next decade, amounting to an average annual reduction of 8.3%.

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A Nelson mother has been met with adversity while navigating the education system for her six-year-old non-verbal son, w...
18/06/2025

A Nelson mother has been met with adversity while navigating the education system for her six-year-old non-verbal son, who has a slew of other conditions including Global Developmental Delay, autism, PDA, ARFID, and another possible condition yet to be diagnosed.

Embattled mother Kylie Swan says Ministry of Education funding applications for people like her six-year-old son Dontae are "broken". Photo: Gordon Preece.

Nelson woman Denyse Kinraid says the tree outside her home is beautiful… she also wants it ripped up.
17/06/2025

Nelson woman Denyse Kinraid says the tree outside her home is beautiful… she also wants it ripped up.

Fallen leaves blanket the front of Denyse Kinraid's property, blocking the storm drain and making the footpath slippery. Photo: Max Frethey.

Nelson Suns coach Carlo Varricchio hoped his side could win a pool match at the U20 New Zealand Basketball Championships...
12/06/2025

Nelson Suns coach Carlo Varricchio hoped his side could win a pool match at the U20 New Zealand Basketball Championships in Tauranga. They went a heck of lot better than that, scoring four convincing victories to reach the semi-finals of the 16-team tournament.

The U20 Nelson basketball team overcame a very limited preparation to star at the provincial championships. Photo: Anthony Williams, back row left, Jack Mellor, Toby Baker, Jerome Sinclair, Luke Inglis and Icaro Texeira. Front row, Rico Varricchio, Truman Heath, Elijah Inwood, and Carlo Varricchio.....

A letter-written plea to Nelson’s mayor to help make the ocean “a wonderland for the little creatures that live in it” e...
12/06/2025

A letter-written plea to Nelson’s mayor to help make the ocean “a wonderland for the little creatures that live in it” earned a Nelson Intermediate School student a snorkelling trip to the North Island last month.

Nelson Intermediate School student Emma Miller’s love of the ocean has reached new depths after winning a snorkelling trip to Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve. Photo: Supplied.

At least one parliamentary party will be on Nelson’s local election ballot after Labour officially selected a candidate.
12/06/2025

At least one parliamentary party will be on Nelson’s local election ballot after Labour officially selected a candidate.

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