Nelson

Nelson’s rural Kākā Valley can be rezoned to urban land following approval from the Environment Court.

Today's decision marks a possible end to Aotearoa’s longest land case.

A South Island iwi has won a major legal victory for the return of its land by the Crown.

The decision came after local iwi representatives told the panel the name Hawaiki carried mana and dignity.

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise believed the decision to reaffirm would strengthen the city’s governance arrangements.

19 regional flights have been cancelled, while preparations are underway to forge ahead with a pōwhiri in Whakatū / Nelson.

Wakatū Incorporation CEO Kerensa Johnston says whānau involved in the Nelson Tenths case will continue fight for a return of the lands or appropriate compensation.

Children as young as 13 sailed the weeks-long trip, which featured everything from bioluminescent dolphins to nearly missing the start of the festival.

Now in its 15th year of operation, the youth run drop-in service Q Youth is facing a financial crisis as it waits to hear if funding applications have been successful.

The Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that the government must honour a land deal struck in the 1830s between the New Zealand Company and Māori in the Nelson region.