Top South Now

Covering news over the Top of the South.

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Motueka Mitre 10 has won the Store of the Year award at the franchise’s annual Store Awards.
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“I was angry and it takes a lot to make me angry. I was at a loss as to what to do.”

Some of the trees on Richmond’s newly-planted edible walk have been destroyed by a quad bike.
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Safety concerns that had prompted the Nelson Provincial Museum to contract a security guard now appear to be resolved.

The museum was having problems with public intoxication, verbal abuse, and experienced a theft from the museum shop.
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Tasman District Council received 1798 environmental complaints or incidents in the 2022/23 financial year. Of those, just under 900 were noise-related.
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While the Bridge St bus interchange was being upgraded in preparation for the launch of the new eBus service, some businesses affected by the six-week road closure saw their revenue drop at least 40 per cent.
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Julia Young was raised in Marlborough. After working on several farms located around New Zealand, she and husband Andrew share milked on a Dairy farm in Canvastown on the Bryant property.
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Dave Milner has been making cheese since 1980 and is now sharing his passion and expertise with others.
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A 24-year-old who was in a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old was caught while trying to leave the country on a plane to China.
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When a 29-year-old man was caught on CCTV driving his ute onto land owned by a private meditation retreat centre in remote Tasman, he had two dogs on the front and a dead pig on the tray in the back. An hour later and there were two dead pigs.
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Local drivers who have converted to electric vehicles say the minimal impact on their finances and the environment prompted them to press the start button.
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The combined sweetness and strength of 142 young voices flooded Motueka’s Memorial Hall, as the choral event Kids Sing brought four local primary schools together in perfect harmony.
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A Tasman planting project has been selected as the local project to join the New Zealand government’s official gift to celebrate the coronation on King Charles III.
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One person has been transported to Nelson Hospital in a serious condition after a collision between two light trucks on Lower Queen St this morning.
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The $2.7 million study is jointly funded by Ministry for Primary Industries through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund and OneFortyOne New Zealand Forests.
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The Tasman Mako were undaunted by the late loss of their star flanker Ethan Blackadder as they notched up a pivotal 29-18 NPC victory over the Taranaki Bulls in New Plymouth today.
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Would you like more fun in your life? Do you seek more spontaneity, laughter and love? Would you like to meet new people? If the answer to all of these questions is ‘yes,’ then Matt Lawrey reckons you should get a dog.
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A vehicle is reported to have rolled in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 60 near Appleby this afternoon.
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Len Davenport is one of many whitebaiters who have headed to the region’s streams and rivers since the season opened at the beginning of September.
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In the space of six years, she went from having never really mountain biked to being a sponsored rider winning national events
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A 92-year-old yoga enthusiast and 14 other active seniors from Nelson have been the focus of a local photography project which aims to inspire older adults to keep moving.
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