Search launched for overdue plane near Nelson

The Nelson fish and chip shop owner who finds lost dogs for free

Don Schwass uses decades of tracking experience to reunite desperate owners with their missing dogs, from Nelson to Texas and Thailand.

Hi-vis gardener clears overgrown Nelson roundabout, wins mayor's thanks

A volunteer used a weed whacker to clear metre-high grass at Annesbrook, but NZTA says working near live traffic on the 70km/h stretch poses a serious safety risk.

Husband of woman killed by bus calls for tougher older driver tests

Olawande Braimoh, who was 36, was hit and killed by a 72-year-old bus driver in Napier in April this year on a pedestrian crossing on her way to work.

Aircraft flies into hangar at Ardmore Airport, crashes into helicopter

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said crews were sent to the aerodrome at around 1.10pm where a light aircraft had flown into a hangar.