School holiday plans = sorted
Tuku Whakatū 2026 is for all ages — and these school holidays are packed with hands-on, creative and fun experiences for kids and families.
From storytelling and crafts to nature adventures and printmaking, it’s all about making heritage fun and bringing history to life.
Check out what’s coming up

Print with LEGO
Tu...

New Bridge Street game turns high fives into rewards

Bridge Street meets augmented reality with a new mobile game launched by the Bridge to Better team – High Five Heroes.

Familiar faces on Bridge Street, including Nelson’s Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Gentle Ged, have been transformed into animated characters and giving them a virtual high five could earn yo...

Things have shifted slightly for Matthews Sports Vision, but in a way that makes everything simpler, more streamlined, and better suited to how you shop for eyewear.

We’ve moved to
1 Buxton Square, Nelson

You’ll now find Matthews Sports Vision operating from within Matthew...

When it comes to volunteering, a stalwart of Nelson Returned and Services’ Association has a simple philosophy.

“There’s an old saying – we work because we have to, we volunteer because we want to,” Brian Ramsay told the Nelson City Council on Thursday, when his four decades of community service was honoured.

At the council meeting, Ramsay was the city’s first ...

Dog attacks in Nelson have been steadily increasing in recent years, new data shows.

At a meeting on Thursday, Nelson City Council mayor Nick Smith highlighted dog control statistics in his mayor’s report.

Data showed dog attacks on both people and animals had increased over the past three years, with 34 dog attacks on people and 61 on animals in 2024/25, compa...