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

Some people are stuck in their homes and others in their cars in the Nelson Tasman region.

The region is still recovering from widespread flooding, but further heavy rain has been forecast for the afternoon.

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

A fresh state of emergency has been declared in the Nelson Tasman region this afternoon. Tasman Mayor Tim King said the state ...

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

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

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 ...

Research company Marketview has found spending fell 7.5 percent last week - when the region plunged into a State of Emergency. There was an 86.5 percent surge in home, hardware and electrical spending ...

Police were called at 6.15pm to the crash on Main Rd in Hope. Photo / File One person has been killed in a crash in a small town in the Tasman district. Police were notified of the single-vehicle ...