A prisoner was on the run from police last night after escaping from custody at the Nelson District Court.

An area of Nelson has been evacuated after a truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire causing some to explode.

Shandelle Battersby checks in to the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson.

Nelson police yesterday appealed for help finding Jeremy Flatt, 37, who was last seen on September 19. Police today said he had been located.

Family members and police are worried about Jeremy Flatt, 37, who was last seen on September 19.

A man who slashed his crewmate's throat before stabbing him twice has successfully appealed to have his sentence reduced - after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Woman who got up early to watch the rugby was almost four times the legal alcohol limit while driving to work.

Two policemen who saved a man from a burning flat are being hailed as lifesavers. One of the rescuers required hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.

A 51-year-old man was found by members of the public after being assaulted in Nelson just after 2pm.

An apparent ram raid of a car parts supplier in Nelson this morning is being investigated by police.

A DOC investigation is underway following allegations of kea being shot at a forestry site in Nelson.

A man has been left with burns to his mouth after an assault outside Nelson City Council offices early this morning.

A woman in a car was reportedly intimidated by a group of about 10 motorcyclists, some believed to be patched gang members, on Saturday afternoon in Nelson.

Nelson man David John Hobbs was described as the "mastermind" behind an A$30 million "Ponzi" scheme.

Bruce Andrew Mortimer spent the last few years trying to keep out of trouble before he got killed in a hostel, his former partner says.

Bruce Andrew Mortimer died on Saturday night from injuries sustained in an earlier incident at Nelson’s Franklyn Village residential units.

A man killed this weekend and those arrested in connection with his death all lived at the same hostel.

A man has died after an alleged assault in Nelson early yesterday morning.

Rapid action by firefighters in Nelson this afternoon saved a plantation on an inner city hillside, from serious damage.

Peter Dunne spoke on the issue on NewstalkZB this morning, the United Future leader was cautiously in favour of fluoride.

An earthquake close to a small Alpine village in the Awatere Valley has been felt in Nelson, Marlborough and Christchurch this morning.

A man accused of pointing an air gun at a bar patron was arrested last night after being found with a pistol, tomahawk and cannabis.

A rest home worker who was dismissed after being caught with a gardener in a dead resident's room has been awarded more than $28,000 in compensation.

Police say there was no foul play to a car fire near Nelson in which a person was dead.

Police have recovered a car in which a person died after it went down a bank and was engulfed in flames.

Police are hoping to remove the remains of a body from a burnt out car near Nelson today.

Police are calling for sightings of a car as an investigations into a body found in a burnt out vehicle near Nelson continue.

An elderly person is in hospital this morning following a house fire in Nelson.

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