3+ hour, 13+ 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…...

22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (899+ words) WARNING: This story references child sexual abuse and may be upsetting to readers The comfort a young girl sought from a nightmare when she climbed into her parents’ bed led to her being raped by her father as her mother…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (84+ words) A two-vehicle crash has occurred on Main Rd Hope, between White Rd and Ranzau Rd, on Wednesday afternoon. One person has sustained moderate injuries. A police spokesperson says they were called to the crash around 3pm. A Hato Hone St John…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (118+ words) Two people have been arrested and cordons lifted following an hours-long stand-off with police in Toi Toi on Tuesday night. Police were called to an address regarding an unrelated incident where a man became enraged, threatened police, then locked himself…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (620+ words) German immigrant John Denne overcame debt, imprisonment and rumour before his name became permanently linked to a beloved Maitai River swimming spot. Denne’s Hole on the Maitai River has been a popular swimming spot for generations. But how did it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (211+ words) The Beanie Boys can certainly hold a beat. The 11-year-old trio, made up of guitarist Elijah Barr, drummer Lucas Wilson-Moreno and bassist Eli Drummond picked up the third-place accolade at Nelson Bandquest last month. The Riwaka School students took to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (578+ words) The effects of driving without a seatbelt after drinking half a case of beer and swallowing four doses of a psychoactive drug were evident in a man who hobbled into court. Callyn James-Watson was 34 times the high-risk level for driving…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (421+ words) The rollout of a new Intersection Speed Zone (ISZ) at a busy Brightwater intersection has been delayed until late September due to equipment supply issues. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says delays in sourcing required equipment mean installation and testing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) The lively sounds of an oompah band, colourful dirndls, lederhosen, and the clink of beer glasses will bring a taste of Bavaria to Richmond for its first Oktoberfest. Olivia and Timo Neubauer are part of the team behind the Labour…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (224+ words) Nelson is set to gain additional diagnostic imaging capacity with a new radiology clinic planned for Selwyn Place. Reform Radiology has announced it will open a purpose-built clinic at 81 Selwyn Place, next to the Morrison Square development, in early 2027. The…...