3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (899+ words) WARNING: This story references child sexual abuse and may be upsetting to readers The comfort a young girl sought from a nightmare when she climbed into her parents’ bed led to her being raped by her father as her mother…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (84+ words) A two-vehicle crash has occurred on Main Rd Hope, between White Rd and Ranzau Rd, on Wednesday afternoon. One person has sustained moderate injuries. A police spokesperson says they were called to the crash around 3pm. A Hato Hone St John…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (118+ words) Two people have been arrested and cordons lifted following an hours-long stand-off with police in Toi Toi on Tuesday night. Police were called to an address regarding an unrelated incident where a man became enraged, threatened police, then locked himself…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (620+ words) German immigrant John Denne overcame debt, imprisonment and rumour before his name became permanently linked to a beloved Maitai River swimming spot. Denne’s Hole on the Maitai River has been a popular swimming spot for generations. But how did it…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (211+ words) The Beanie Boys can certainly hold a beat. The 11-year-old trio, made up of guitarist Elijah Barr, drummer Lucas Wilson-Moreno and bassist Eli Drummond picked up the third-place accolade at Nelson Bandquest last month. The Riwaka School students took to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) The effects of driving without a seatbelt after drinking half a case of beer and swallowing four doses of a psychoactive drug were evident in a man who hobbled into court. Callyn James-Watson was 34 times the high-risk level for driving…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) The rollout of a new Intersection Speed Zone (ISZ) at a busy Brightwater intersection has been delayed until late September due to equipment supply issues. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says delays in sourcing required equipment mean installation and testing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (357+ words) The lively sounds of an oompah band, colourful dirndls, lederhosen, and the clink of beer glasses will bring a taste of Bavaria to Richmond for its first Oktoberfest. Olivia and Timo Neubauer are part of the team behind the Labour…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (224+ words) Nelson is set to gain additional diagnostic imaging capacity with a new radiology clinic planned for Selwyn Place. Reform Radiology has announced it will open a purpose-built clinic at 81 Selwyn Place, next to the Morrison Square development, in early 2027. The…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (861+ words) The victim of a “brutal assault” by champion kickboxer Hayden Barnard says that nearly three years on, he still does not know whether he will fully recover from what happened to him. The man, who was left with a moderate…...