In Mārahau, two people were trapped by floodwater, Nelson Tasman Civil Defence group controller Alec Louverdis said. They ...

At 9:59am MetService escalated the severe weather warnings in the Tasman District to a Red Warning for Heavy Rain, in ...

MetService says there's been more rain for the flood-damaged Nelson Tasman district overnight, with more to come.

The state of Civil Emergency in the Nelson Tasman Region has been extended by a further seven days. The decision to extend ...

Tasman residents are being urged to delay disposing of silt because of concerns about the spread of a noxious weed.

Tasman District councillors have voted to retain the possibility of an elected member winning a place around the board tables of council-owned companies such as Nelson Airport and Port Nelson. "I ...

A Tasman District resident posts voting papers in the ballot box a few minutes before the noon deadline in 2016. Voting papers for the 2019 local body elections are due be sent in the next few ...

Heavy rain is expected to slam already drenched areas of the country tomorrow. The Marlborough District Council says ...

For the third time in three weeks, the upper South Island has been told to brace itself for wild weather. A state of ...

Orange warnings have been issued for Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough - which remain under local States of Emergencies. Bay of Plenty, Taihape and Mount Taranaki are also in for a deluge. Residents in ...

Rather than get rid of regional councils, maybe the government should look at expanding their role to deliver core services – ...