Samantha Gee

More than six months after back-to-back floods caused widespread damage across the Tasman District, the recovery is expected to cost the council $50 million and take up to two years to complete. Record rainfall caused widespread damage across the district... See more

Just over six months after little spotted kiwi were reintroduced to Nelson's Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, breeding has begun and the first chick has hatched, just in time for Christimas. In May, 41 little spotted kiwi, also known as kiwi pukupuku, were tran... See more

Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3000 hectares returned to them in a landmark agreement with the Crown. In the 1830s the Crown promised Māori in Te Tauihu that if they sold 151,100 acres of land to the New Zealand Compan... See more

WARNING: Contains content about sexual offending against children and animals. A Tasman man has been jailed for more than five years for collecting thousands of child exploitation photos and videos, described by a judge as graphic and horrific. Storm Uria... See more

A government report has found local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding and to mitigate the risks it poses to communities. In a report tabled in parliament today, the Auditor-General found flood risk was not consistently understood nati... See more