The family of a missing Dutch tourist is travelling out from Holland as the search for him continues.

The 'Island of Weka' is full of natural beauty, says Elisabeth Easther.

A woman caught driving drunk after she drove over a traffic island and mounted a kerb was allegedly more than six-and-a-half times over the breath alcohol limit.

A toddler was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Nelson yesterday.

A German tourist was attacked from behind and robbed of his bag, wallet and passport in Nelson early this morning,

Two men have been arrested over a tomahawk attack in Stoke yesterday.

A tourist was airlifted to hospital after falling onto rocks in a national park today.

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.

A pensioner has been rescued from Abel Tasman National Park after falling and injuring her hip.

The High Court in Nelson has turned down a US$3.4 million ($4.35 million) claim by Islamic investment firm Kuwait Finance House

A naked man being hunted by Nelson police for performing an indecent act last week may have attended a touch rugby game in the town.

Police are hunting for a naked man who approached a school student, allegedly performed an indecent act, then ran away.

Holiday dinners could be put on hold after of a large number of Christmas hams, salamis and steaks were stolen from a Nelson butcher, police say.

A trial for the first people in New Zealand to be charged with people-trafficking will involve witnesses flying from India to give evidence.

Nelson is host to a bike path that meanders through beautiful countryside.

SeaDragon, which manufactures fish oil for health supplements, boosted first-half sales 17 per cent after securing supply of raw material to help bolster production, and has building consents for its new refining plant worth $7.5 million.

Takaka has a bustling arts scene and pretty scenery, writes Elisabeth Easther.