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Young boy hit by car in Nelson
A toddler was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Nelson yesterday.
Tourist beaten and robbed in Nelson
A German tourist was attacked from behind and robbed of his bag, wallet and passport in Nelson early this morning,
Men arrested over tomahawk attack
Two men have been arrested over a tomahawk attack in Stoke yesterday.
Tourist in hospital after falling onto rocks
A tourist was airlifted to hospital after falling onto rocks in a national park today.
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.
Injured pensioner rescued from Abel Tasman National Park
A pensioner has been rescued from Abel Tasman National Park after falling and injuring her hip.
South Island fires keep emergency crews busy
Fire crews around the South Island were kept busy with three large and a number of small fires overnight.
Nelson fraudster jailed for six years
A Nelson fraudster who police say stole $500,000 from clients of his investment advisory business has been has been jailed for six years and nine months
Court rejects claim in Canterbury case
The High Court in Nelson has turned down a US$3.4 million ($4.35 million) claim by Islamic investment firm Kuwait Finance House
Police hunt for naked man
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.
Nelson police hunt naked man
Police are hunting for a naked man who approached a school student, allegedly performed an indecent act, then ran away.
Theft of Christmas meat 'a low blow'
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.
NZ's first human trafficking trial
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/Tasman: Taste the top o' the south
Nelson is host to a bike path that meanders through beautiful countryside.
Fish oil maker lifts sales
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.
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...
Fatal car crash near Nelson
One person died in a crash between Nelson and Murchison this morning.
Reality bites on television trail
New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.
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.
Robotic aim for forestry safety
Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.