New Zealanders flock to Nelson, 270 mi/440 km north of Christchurch, because it has some of the South Island's best beaches and sunniest weather. As a result, this town offers a number of nice ho ...
Thousands of people have been evacuated from a New Zealand town as ... by winds in the country's South Island. The blaze, which began six days ago near the city of Nelson, is now threatening ...
Five of New Zealand’s 10 major wine regions occupy the South Island, from Nelson and Marlborough at the northern tip, to pinot powerhouse Central Otago furthest south. Nelson, in the northwest, is ...
Iwi from the top of Te Waipounamu are entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions of dollars in compensation for a land deal struck in the 1830s which the government did not honour. In ...