8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (312+ words) Farmers and growers across the Top of the South will have a chance to step away from the daily pressures of the season and hear a message of resilience from Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata VC next month. Top of…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (402+ words) Saint Peter Chanel (Hato Petera Haniera) students are stepping beyond the classroom to help make te reo Māori a living part of everyday life in Motueka. Today (Monday, 14 September), the school's Year 7 and 8 students will set up outside the Motueka…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (301+ words) A community market packed with bargains, baking, plants and produce will help local Scout groups fund their next adventures. The Brightwater Scouts market will be held from 10am-2pm on Saturday, 19 September, at the Brightwater Scouts Den, Charlotte Lane, Brightwater, rain or…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (410+ words) Small but dedicated volunteers are working behind the scenes to stage one of Murchison’s longest-running community events. The Murchison Spring Flower Show returns to the Murchison Recreation Centre on Saturday, 19 September, showcasing everything from award-winning daffodils to children’s artwork and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (297+ words) Taane Mills is turning homegrown produce into support for local conservation, donating nearly $290 from his roadside stall to the Otuwhero Wetland Trust. The 11-year-old’s produce stall ticks away throughout the year, giving him a little pocket money that inevitably gets…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (515+ words) Two Nelson College students found themselves rubbing shoulders with some of New Zealand’s biggest business names after being invited to the 2026 Business Hall of Fame Awards. Year 13 students Finn Dallas and Aedan Bruce were flown to Auckland to introduce Business…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (279+ words) Top South Now Parliament this month will make the biggest changes in NZ planning and environmental law in a generation with the introduction of a new Planning Act (2026) and Natural Environment Act (2026), which will replace the Resource Management Act (1991). These…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (499+ words) Māpua Makers Markets are an important fundraiser for Māpua Hall, with stall holders paying a modest fee, visitors invited to contribute a koha at the door, and the hall committee running a popular morning tea. With the next market on…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (452+ words) A campaign aimed at helping the keep the Suter Art Gallery open and accessible is hoping to attract 200 new supporters. The Friends campaign is not a new concept and has helped support the Suter for years. But rising costs mean…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (195+ words) Motueka has bid kon'nichiwa and sayonara to a visiting group from Kiyosato, as the long-running friendship between the two communities continues to flourish. The group, from Motueka's sister town in the northern part of Hokuto City in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture,…...