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'Be super careful': Authorities warn of unstable ground, hidden hazards following Nelson Tasman floods
Residents are asked to stay vigilant while surveying damage, with silt, debris, and river changes creating possibly dangerous conditions.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties after record-setting rain left homes damaged and roads destroyed across the top of the South Island.

Home detention for man who used fake passports
A 61-year-old Nelson man who used fake passports to travel to Australia and Fiji over three years has avoided jail, with a judge instead sentencing him to 12 months’ home detention due to his age and poor health.

Live weather: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country
Warnings and watches now cover nearly the entire country as residents in a Nelson-Tasman community leave their homes ahead of downpours.

Civil Defence warns Nelson-Tasman flood-affected residents to plan for the worst
Civil Defence is warning people whose properties flooded last week to prepare for potentially being inundated again.

Flood-hit Nelson-Tasman braces for next big storm
Tasman Mayor Tim King says there's a massive amount of work to be done before the bi storm is expected to hit on Thursday morning.

Invasive poisonous spider establishes itself in NZ
Since the initial sighting in Porirua last year, it has been confirmed in Christchurch, Nelson, Northland and Waikato.

'Another significant' wave of storms on way for Tasman, Nelson in flood aftermath
MetService are warning the storm-battered Tasman and Nelson regions to prepare for more thunderstorms, wind and rain later this week.

Riwaka couple's house surrounded by water after Tasman, Nelson flooding
Pouesi and Hillary Fitisemanu, who live by the Motueka River, were ready for the weather, but the rain came thick and fast.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties in Nelson Tasman after damaging floods and more heavy rain on Thursday.

Weather live updates: Hail, storms to lash North Island as emergency extends in flood-hit south
The civil emergency in Nelson-Tasman was extended for seven days.

As it happened: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country
Taranaki experienced widespread flooding as a state of emergency has been extended by a week in Nelson Tasman.

Live: Flood-hit regions brace for worst as more wild weather due to hit
Homes near the Motueka River were evacuated as a precaution as a second barrage of downpours is forecast in the Nelson-Tasman region.

Heart, humour and burps in colourful musical
Holiday hilarity is delivered by the Nelson Youth Theatre’s production of Shrek at the Theatre Royal.

Would you pay $2500 for this burger?
Only one of these “tongue-in-cheek” burgers will be sold, in Nelson.

Invasive venomous spider establishes itself in NZ
Since the initial sighting in Porirua last year, it has been confirmed in Christchurch, Nelson, Northland and Waikato.

Heavy rain warnings for Nelson, Tasman districts
MetService has issued new orange heavy rain warnings for the already sodden Nelson and Tasman districts.

More support for flood-affected farmers and growers as Motueka residents pick up the pieces
The government has unlocked extra support for flood-affected farmers and growers in Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough, following last week's deluge.

Weather: 'Another significant' wave of storms on way for Tasman, Nelson in flood aftermath
Thunderstorms are forecast to bring heavy rain to the storm-battered Nelson and Tasman regions.