WWII veteran to miss out on plaque due to recent changes to the war pensions act.

Heavy rain in Nelson should clear by tomorrow morning.

Police are on the hunt for Nelson man Phillip Richard Joe.

Mother of 14yo allegedly assaulted over hair colour wants bully removed from school.

Four teenagers at Nelson College have been caught up in serious bullying incidents.

Three Nelson students have been suspended and stood down over serious bullying incidents.

Nelson College students stood down after allegedly organising fights between juniors.

Those in search and rescue often put their lives on the line. These are their stories.

Driver who took police on 700km car chase sentenced at Christchurch District Court

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Kenneth Wolnak sentenced over crash on Coastal Highway 60 which killed two people.

Tasman police are urging motorists to avoid part of State Highway 6 due to a diesel spill.

There appeared to be only minor injuries, a police spokeswoman said.

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

Remains of 19-year-old positively identified.

The spill on State Highway 6 between Nelson and Blenheim.

Two flights from and to Christchurch have been cancelled due to heavy fog.

Police have recovered a vehicle they believe belonged to missing teen Leo Lipp-Neighbours.

A vehicle that could solve a seven-year-old mystery has been pulled from Nelson Harbour.

Leo Lipp-Neighbours went missing in 2010. Police may be close to solving 7 year mystery.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Now it's the South Island's turn to struggle with travel woes for air passengers.

Police called the result disappointing, saying no one should be selling alcohol to minors

Weather for Adele's concert tonight forecast to be worst of star's three Auckland dates.

Shoppers in the big centres won't be able to spend up during Easter stat days.

Visitor appears in Nelson court to admit two charges of careless driving causing death.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Police are treating the death as unexplained.

Police executed the search warrants in an effort to reduce social harm from drugs.