Nelson Region

The man has been named by police as 55-year-old Darren James Cook.

The man's death was being treated as unexplained, he appeared to have been dead for some time before being discovered Friday.

The man's body was found during an unrelated visit to an address in Stoke.

A judge has agreed his name can be suppressed until his next court appearance in February.

Beloved officer Lyn Fleming will be farewelled at a special service next Thursday at Nelson's Trafalgar Centre.

Four people have been plucked from the rocks and a rip in a helicopter rescue after they were pulled away from the beach by strong tides at Cape Farewell.

The man accused of killing a police officer has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Nelson District Court.

A police vehicle was hit by another vehicle during a gathering in Buxton Square Carpark, Nelson.

One worker says the building is decrepit and falling down around them.

They voted in favour of Nelson City Council boycotting businesses which operate in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.

Police say the schools received "an email of a concerning nature".

A judge has challenged a lawyer over claims that a sex offender's mental impairment meant he was less morally culpable for his actions.

New rules for cats across the Nelson Tasman region have been aligned after Nelson City Council approved a suite of new rules last week.

A number of shots were fired into a property on Nelson's Exeter Street last month.

The Nelson Surf Life Saving Club has welcomed a council decision for the club to own its new facility.

Keen swimmers are leaving the programme as costs surge.

It is the first mainland translocation of the reptiles in the top of the South Island.

'We are one of the many organisations working to make a difference,' director Carrie Mozena says.

Nelson's mayor has hit back at "disinformation" being spread on social media about fluoride in the city's water.