10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (312+ words) Farmers and growers across the Top of the South will have a chance to step away from the daily pressures of the season and hear a message of resilience from Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata VC next month. Top of…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (297+ words) Taane Mills is turning homegrown produce into support for local conservation, donating nearly $290 from his roadside stall to the Otuwhero Wetland Trust. The 11-year-old’s produce stall ticks away throughout the year, giving him a little pocket money that inevitably gets…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (566+ words) New Zealand’s dairy sector remains the country’s largest export earner and one of its most significant economic drivers, according to new analysis released at the end of August. The updated report by Sense Partners, commissioned by DairyNZ and the Dairy…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (419+ words) Waimea farmers and growers are being urged to prepare for a potentially dry and windy summer as a strong El Niño develops in the Pacific. Tasman District Council’s analysis of long-term rainfall records shows very strong El Niño years have…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (586+ words) As Tasman’s hop growers begin planting for the new season, attention is turning to the possibility of a drier summer if El Niño develops. It follows a mixed 2026 season, which began with a wet winter and warm spring before delivering…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (631+ words) A local ornithologist says it is only a matter of time before bird flu arrives in Nelson Tasman, and it could cause massive mortalities in species like the black swans at Farewell Spit. Dovedale ornithologist David Melville says it’s now…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) Top South Now Pest Free Onetahua has secured $791,250 from the Department of Conservation (DOC) Community Fund to support habitat restoration work at Onetahua/Farewell Spit over the next three years. The funding provides a significant boost for pest control and…...