A group of schoolchildren made a lucky escape before their school bus was completely gutted by fire in Nelson this afternoon.

Father hid cellphone in bathroom laundry basket to film people naked while they showered, according to court report.

Police are searching for a ute or trailer after a cyclist was injured when he hit two pieces of concrete in a cycling lane in Nelson.

A New Zealand-owned fishing trawler called Endurance has run aground at the Boulder Bank in Nelson this morning.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

In a week: There are always plenty of reasons to head to Nelson - wine, food, sunshine, wine, food - but next week there are even

Nelson blade runner Liam Malone has been given a key to Nelson at a public ceremony on the steps of Nelson Cathedral this afternoon.

A woman was indecently assaulted by a teenager who talked his way in to her Nelson home saying he needed to use the toilet.

Police are seeking a 26-year-old man with grave concerns for his safety.

The girl injured herself while tramping with her family at Upper Travers Hut late on Sunday afternoon.

Passengers and crew walked away safely from an Air New Zealand plane, after an emergency at Nelson Airport last night.

Herald Investigative Journalist Phil Vine takes a look back at Liam Malone's journey over the last two years, his road to rio and how his mother's memory pushed him to win gold.

A message in a bottle found in the Chatham Islands has helped solve the mystery of another letter in a bottle found on Nelson's Boulder Bank more than a decade ago.

With river levels rising, three women at the Thor Hut in the Kahurangi National Park were rescued by helicopter.

A 15-year-old mountain biker was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter yesterday.

A police investigation into a birthday cake laced with cannabis, which was served at a Nelson restaurant to unsuspecting diners, has been inconclusive.

The area's creativity is on show, writes Sara Bunny.

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Mystery surrounds a late-night car crash in Nelson and a woman who suffered serious injuries.

Police have confirmed a Nelson man suffered a "very violent attack" which led to his death.

The victim of a suspicious death in Nelson lived on a boat often seen in the area where his body was found.

The victim of a suspicious death on a Nelson boat was a man of European descent, police say.

An investigation is underway after the discovery of a man's body found on a boat in a Nelson marina.

An early morning hunting trip turned to disaster for two women when the quad bike they were on plunged over a cliff.

Nelson shoppers won't get their sugary fix at the checkout anymore after a local supermarket swapped out junk food for healthy snacks.

Nelson police are looking for a woman they say is a risk to the community.

Police are seeking information about an assault in a Nelson suburb last night.

A 68-year-old man has been arrested over an assault in which a teenage girl was grabbed on her way to school.

Police hope TV show will help solve the murder of Nelson man Kevin O'Loughlin, killed 23 years ago.

A garage housing hearses at a Nelson funeral home has been extensively damaged in a suspicious blaze overnight.