Portable cots put kids at risk
A survey of portable cots for sale in New Zealand has uncovered potentially fatal safety defects - including folding mechanisms that could trap a child's neck.
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Name suppression lapses for sex offender
Name suppression has lapsed for a Marlborough man convicted of 35 crimes including rape, supplying drugs and making objectionable images.
Free trip for woman who turned in Smith
A Nelson lawyer wants to gift a New Zealand holiday to the person who tipped off Brazilian authorities to escaped murderer Phillip John Smith's whereabouts.
In the red over bank error
A business owner who was mistakenly given thousands of dollars by his bank later had his account put into the red without warning.
Shock at $445 airfare
A Waikato woman was amazed when a last-minute airfare to travel from Taupo to Nelson cost her $445 - more than a return flight to Sydney.
Ponzi man to hand over properties
A Nelson man described as the "mastermind" behind an A$30 million "Ponzi" scheme has been ordered to give up possession of two properties.
MH17 crash victim finally arrives home
Malaysia Airlines crash victim Rob Ayley has finally made it home to New Zealand after his flight was shot down over the Ukraine two months ago.
Success: Pic's spreads across the ditch
Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter made in Nelson will be on the shelves of 700 Coles stores in Australia. It's official: Kiwis prefer to slather their toast with locally made peanut butter. Pic Picot, the founder of Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter, says...
Two children airlifted from ski field
Two children were airlifted from the Rainbow Ski Field near Nelson Lakes this afternoon.
Kia ora: Nelson
The top of the South Island is a fine place to eat and drink, writes Elisabeth Easther.
Reality bites on television trail
New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.
People-trafficking charges laid in NZ
People-trafficking charges have been laid in New Zealand for the first time.
Kiwi dies on commercial fishing trawler
A Nelson man has died after being struck by a wire on a commercial fishing vessel on the Pacific Ocean.
Teens flee crash scene
Two teenagers allegedly crashed a stolen car into the side of a building in Nelson overnight.
Tributes to teen who died in cathedral fall
A school has paid tribute to a former student and popular Nelson teen who died after falling through the roof of a cathedral in Wellington.
Man killed by passing car
A man was killed on the Moutere Highway, Nelson, after being struck by a vehicle.
Heavy rain heading north
Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne are next in line to feel the effects of a storm that's already flooded streets and washed muddy water through parts of the country.
Man dies after being hit by fallen tree
A man in his 20s is dead after a tree rolled onto him near Nelson this morning.
Drug policy 'completely misused'
A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.
Nelson: Art for art's sake
Matt Philp meets some of the creative talent behind Nelson's upcoming winter festival season.
Trout to be fed poison to assess 1080 risks
Pellets laced with 1080 poison will be fed to trout to assess potential risks from the planned massive dump of the pesticide in native forests.
Swarm attack hospitalises woman, kids
A woman is in a serious condition and ten children have been taken to hospital after an attack by bees or wasps on Nelson's Tahunanui Beach.
Worker sacked by text gets $2000
The Employment Court has awarded a salad bar worker who was unjustifiably dismissed when she was sacked by text message on her second day on the job more than $2000 towards legal costs.