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A big result for Suburbs at home, with six goals and a clean sheet against Wānaka. The win tightens the table as the cha...
20/06/2026

A big result for Suburbs at home, with six goals and a clean sheet against Wānaka. The win tightens the table as the chase for the top five heats up.

Suburbs surge past Wānaka at Saxton

Nelson has won the race to secure a key home play-off match against Waimea in the Tasman Trophy, while defending champs ...
20/06/2026

Nelson has won the race to secure a key home play-off match against Waimea in the Tasman Trophy, while defending champs Marist will face Central.

Tasman Trophy semi-final draw decided

Inspired by the All Whites in 1982, Wakefield FC has grown from one senior side into a thriving club with 170 players, a...
20/06/2026

Inspired by the All Whites in 1982, Wakefield FC has grown from one senior side into a thriving club with 170 players, a new women’s team, and rising junior numbers as football’s popularity surges across the region.

Wakefield FC riding football boom

Tapawera-raised country artist Zac Griffith is making waves with his debut EP Where I Belong and a return to Nelson’s Th...
19/06/2026

Tapawera-raised country artist Zac Griffith is making waves with his debut EP Where I Belong and a return to Nelson’s Theatre Royal next month. He shares the journey behind the music, his influences, and what comes next.

Tapawera’s Zac Griffith finds his place

Stoke’s Danny Frans has swapped the driver’s seat for the commentary box at KartSport Nelson, taking over from retiring ...
19/06/2026

Stoke’s Danny Frans has swapped the driver’s seat for the commentary box at KartSport Nelson, taking over from retiring caller Gary Brown after 36 years. The club now looks ahead to November’s South Island champs at Redwood Valley.

Danny frans takes kartsport nelson mic

A bloodthirsty plant, a shy florist and plenty of dark humour hit the stage as Waimea College brings Little Shop of Horr...
19/06/2026

A bloodthirsty plant, a shy florist and plenty of dark humour hit the stage as Waimea College brings Little Shop of Horrors to Theatre Royal Nelson from 24 to 27 June.

Carnivorous bloom stars in Waimea’s musical

West Coast-Tasman MP Maureen Pugh discusses how busy the rural space has been of late with more announcements of changes...
19/06/2026

West Coast-Tasman MP Maureen Pugh discusses how busy the rural space has been of late with more announcements of changes that will ultimately benefit every New Zealander by cranking up the economy.

Opinion: It’s all go for rural New Zealand

Four hundred handwoven flax baskets, 800 servings of hāngī, and not a single foil tray in sight. That’s the goal for thi...
19/06/2026

Four hundred handwoven flax baskets, 800 servings of hāngī, and not a single foil tray in sight. That’s the goal for this year’s Matariki celebration at Victory, where volunteers are weaving hundreds of traditional rourou (food baskets).

Weaving a Matariki feast

A former hospitality worker turned car dealer sent to prison on drugs and weapons charges was caught after using his own...
19/06/2026

A former hospitality worker turned car dealer sent to prison on drugs and weapons charges was caught after using his own name to sell stolen items on social media.

Nelson drug dealer caught using own name to sell stolen items online

From underwater cars to winged rides, Nelson kids have reimagined transport in a new community mural.
18/06/2026

From underwater cars to winged rides, Nelson kids have reimagined transport in a new community mural.

‘Fancy’ cars brighten old substation

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