District manager Grant Haywood is urging people not to be complacent in light of the escalating risk.

An inviting and sandy cove beckons visitors to Abel Tasman National Park. It could be the climate: New Zealand’s Nelson Tasman region, on the northern coast of the South Island, is one of the sunniest ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a total fire ban for the St Arnaud zone, which will take effect from 8am on Wednesday 4 March, until further notice. During a prohibited fire season, no ...

The Nelson-Tasman region remains under a state of emergency, though the rain has mercifully eased. Other parts of the country affected by Friday's wet weather included Banks Peninsula, Northland and ...

From tickling your toes in the golden powdery sands of Kateriteri to soaking up sublime art at Suter Gallery, abundance is a byword for the Nelson-Tasman region. The Pigeon Valley fire of recent weeks ...

Tasman and Nelson in New Zealand’s South Island have been battered by a third severe rainstorm in just over two weeks, with local authorities declaring a state of emergency. Meteorologists are also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SYDNEY (Reuters) -Heavy rain and strong winds lashed parts of New Zealand on Friday as a cold front moved east across the country, ...

The ExportNZ ASB Central Region Export Awards are now open for 2026, returning to Wellington and expanding to include exporters from the Nelson Tasman region for the first time. Building on the ...