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'A big jolt': 5.7 quake sends things flying off shelves
Glass frames broke, lifts stopped working. From Motueka to New Plymouth, tens of thousands of people were shaken awake when the earthquake hit.

Motueka residents told to boil water until further notice
Tasman District Council says a sewage overflow was discovered in Grey Street near Motueka High School and may have been happening for two days or more.

Police appeal for information on Motueka house fire
The cause of a house fire in Motueka on Tuesday is under investigation, and police are appealing for any information that may assist their inquiries.

House fire in Motueka brought under control
A house and caravan in Motueka were well alight on Tuesday afternoon.

Tiny home business ordered to cease activity on Motueka site
A tiny home company has been issued an abatement order to stop operations on its Motueka property.

$16.5m granted for Nelson Tasman flood protection
Flood protection work for the neighbourhoods of Maitai and The Wood will receive $5.4m, while Tasman’s Lower Motueka River stopbank will be granted $6.6m.

Schools, hospital in lockdown in Nelson
The armed offenders squad has closed down an area around Motueka Street during a family harm incident.

Motueka pilot killed in Indonesia by gunmen
Indonesian police are reporting Glen Malcolm Conning was killed when gunmen stormed his helicopter in a remote part of Papua in Indonesia.

Healthy tree ‘causing havoc’ to be cut down
Motueka's community board will fell the tree to end the "absolute misery" it's causing for its immediate neighbour.

Kahurangi win first Stuff Tasman Trophy
It was a tense battle befitting a final, but Kahurangi edged Central 20-12 in front of a jubilant crowd at Sports Park Motueka.

Alan 'Bill' Whiteman: Murupara's 'special character' and mayor remembered
Alan 'Bill' Whiteman spent his last years in Motueka, but was independent till the end and loved to have a good yarn, his daughter says.

Suspicious shed fire battled in Motueka
A fire investigator has been called after fire crews found the large shed engulfed in flames.

Sewage overflow prompts boil water notice
Sewage could have been overflowing in part of Motueka for days.

'Extremely grateful and relieved': Family of Phillip Mehrtens react to release
The New Zealand pilot - who is originally from Motueka - is reuniting with his family in Jakarta after being held captive for more than 18 months.

Fire fighters tackle house fire
A house and caravan in Motueka were well alight on Tuesday afternoon.

Storage for Motueka museum ‘critical’
The Motueka Museum Trust have been trying to find storage for years.

Two people still in Nelson house as hostage standoff keeps roads closed
A Stuff reporter at the scene said two large unmarked SUVs had arrived as police try to resolve the incident at a Motueka St house.

Risi strikes gold again
Motueka High School is basking in a golden glow after former student Risi Pouri-Lane won her second Olympic gold with the New Zealand women’s sevens.

Kahurangi bring it home
It was a tense battle befitting a final, but Kahurangi edged Central 20-12 in front of a jubilant crowd at Sports Park Motueka.

Mighty match-up in Motueka
Kahurangi is hosting its first final and aiming for its first title when it takes on Central in the final of the Stuff Tasman Trophy on Saturday.

Motueka teen is a national Brazilian jiu-jitsu champ
Shaun Pattillo has dreams of competing in the UFC, and he’s already winning national medals after only two and half years of training.