Local iwi in Golden Bay say they are celebrating a rare and “emotional” victory after learning the controversial Sams Creek goldmine will not go ahead. Australian-based Siren Gold, operating locally as Sams Creek Gold Limited, had...
For retired firefighter Murray Hart, fighting fires – and climbing stairs – is old hat. The Nelson Airport firefighter recently hung up his gear after 41.5 years of service. But at age 69, he’s going to put it all on one last time, and run up...
A Nelson man raped a woman he met on a dating app after pulling over “in the middle of nowhere” and violently attacking her in the cab of his truck as she repeatedly resisted. The victim, who was left with significant bruising to her breasts...
Across 1 Except (3) 3 Brusque (5) 6 Infant bed (3) 8 Recoils (5) 9 Shrieks (7) 10 Small body part (10) 12 Deity (3) 15 Part played (4) 17 DNA sequence (4) 18 Epoch (3) 22 National poll (10) 25 US uncle (anag.) (7) 26 Rule (5) 27 “Brevity...
Across: 3 Owed, 7 Echo, 8 Loan (Eau de Cologne), 9 Later, 10 Nerd, 11 O’Toole, 13 Abdicate, 15 Dodo, 16 Ming, 17 Conspire, 18 Sacred, 21 Spin, 23 Usher, 24 Emir, 25 Eros, 26 Helm. Down: 1 Ache, 2 Goldfinger, 3 Oath, 4 European, 5 Polo, 6 Anne...
