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Nelson City Council turns off Facebook comments amid surge in misinformation, abuse
The comments section is not a healthy way to debate issues the community is facing, council says.

Teenagers named as victims of Nelson off-roading track crash
Joanna Lois Beach and Bondi Reihana Richmond, both 18, died on Monday.

First New Zealand athletes named for Paris Paralympics
Three seasoned Paralympians and a rising sprinter are the first New Zealanders unveiled to compete at this year's Paralympic Games.

Rain set to fall on drought-hit Tasman, Marlborough, Nelson after driest summer on record
Rain forecast for Thursday cannot come soon enough for drought-stricken South Island farmers.

Law change needed to help at-risk homes - Nelson Mayor
The Nelson Council is consulting on what to do with undamaged homes at risk from landslides on private property following the floods a year and a half ago.

Roadside drug testing still a priority for government - Simeon Brown
However, the Nelson mayor who has campaigned for it is frustrated at the time it is taking to make it happen.

Proposal unveiled for new facility combining Nelson's library, civic centre, community hub
A proposal to develop a new facility combining Nelson's library and civic centre with a community hub has been suggested to help revitalise the city centre, at a cost of $90 million.

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters accuse each other of aggression
A group holding pro-Palestinian rallies in Nelson has taken a complaint to the police about alleged aggressive behaviour from Destiny Church members.

Work to begin on Nelson road badly damaged in 2022 floods
Work is about to start to repair a landslide on a Nelson road, which occurred during major flooding and storms that affected the region in August 2022.

White Ferns ready for rare Nelson match
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine says women's cricket has "transformed" since they were last at Nelson's Saxton Oval nearly a decade ago.

Woman sentenced after falsely accusing men of raping her at home and in a Nelson park
She met the first man she would go on to falsely accuse as he was walking to the bus station.

Fog delays flights to Christchurch
Flights from Nelson, Invercargill, Napier and New Plymouth have been delayed.

Probe after teens die in off-road crash near Nelson
Search and rescue personnel were called in to retrieve the teenagers' bodies from the bottom of a steep bank.

UN expert visits Motueka to learn about Nelson Tenths case
A United Nations indigenous rights expert has made a special visit to the top of the South Island to learn about the Nelson Tenths case and the Crown's breach of its legal obligations to Maori.

Nelson first to test kerbside soft plastics collection
The plastics will be recycled and used to make fence posts.

Cream of the crop - A big scoop from Nelson farm
The search to build better milk sales than from producing whole milk powder has led a Nelson farming team to create award-winning ice cream.

Nelson urgently needs revitalisation as economic performance slumps - mayor
New data shows Nelson's economic performance was the worst of any region in New Zealand in the last year.

England collapse gifts New Zealand win in third T20
A remarkable collapse from England hands New Zealand a dramatic three-run victory in the third T20 as the hosts keep the series alive in Nelson.

Cricket: White Ferns scrape to last-gasp T20 win against England to keep series alive
New Zealand secured a dramatic win after a late batting collapse by the visitors in Nelson.

Cricket: Batting meltdown costs White Ferns T20 against England
A mid-innings batting meltdown has seen New Zealand slump to a 15 run loss in the second T20 cricket international against England in Nelson.

Connings Food Market to take over Nelson site deemed not financially viable for affordable housing
Nelson City Council is leasing a central city site previously tagged for housing development to a market gardener.