Invasive Portuguese millipede spreads beyond Wellington
The invasive Portuguese millipede plaguing residents on Wellington’s south coast has spread beyond the region. When Wellingtonians sounded…
Nelson man remanded after police standoff and bomb threat charges
Police said yesterday they received a report of a person making threats inside a private address on Hardy…
Police attending standoff in Maitai, Nelson; nearby residents evacuated
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Top of South Island hit by power outages as strong winds batter NZ
Power has been partially restored as “significant parts” of the top of the South Island and West Coast…
Mathew David Linch jailed for strangling, assaulting Nelson woman over rent dispute
A member of the public stopped to help and drove the woman to safety, with Linch following until…
Health NZ warns of rising measles risk after new cases in Manawatū and Nelson
National Public Health Service (NPHS) public health medicine specialist Dr Sharon Sime said there is the potential for…
Nelson air traffic control tower opens late: Auckland-bound flight delayed
“In line with standard procedure, contingency measures were activated and pilots were notified.” One passenger on the flight…
Hayden Tasker’s trial for the death of police officer Lyn Fleming moved to Christchuch
Tasker pleaded not guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing. In the High Court at Wellington this…
Teen friends killed as car rolls 98m on mountain in drunk crash
Neither had been wearing seatbelts, he said. “Although there is no evidence to indicate whether either or both…
Joshua Turner sentenced in Nelson Court for cabin scam; ordered to pay back ‘every cent’
“You advertised. You knew what you were doing and you went down the track, including exploiting [the victim]…
Nelson meat thief Daniel Perring hid bacon down pants and two legs of lamb in a backpack
The 29-year-old suffered a “significant workplace injury” when he was 16, from where many of his troubles had…
Pair charged for indecent act after ‘excessively’ kissing on Auckland to Nelson Air NZ flight
Their kissing progressed to overt fondling in front of other passengers on board the Air New Zealand aircraft.…