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	As it happened: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country RadioNZ - 3 Jul (RadioNZ) Taranaki experienced widespread flooding as a state of emergency has been extended by a week in Nelson Tasman. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Home detention for man who used fake passports Stuff.co.nz - 3 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) A 61-year-old Nelson man who used fake passports to travel to Australia and Fiji over three years has avoided jail, with a judge instead sentencing him to 12 months’ home detention due to his age and poor health. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Live weather: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country RadioNZ - 3 Jul (RadioNZ) Warnings and watches now cover nearly the entire country as residents in a Nelson-Tasman community leave their homes ahead of downpours. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Live: Flood-hit regions brace for worst as more wild weather due to hit RadioNZ - 3 Jul (RadioNZ) Homes near the Motueka River were evacuated as a precaution as a second barrage of downpours is forecast in the Nelson-Tasman region. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Civil Defence warns Nelson-Tasman flood-affected residents to plan for the worst RadioNZ - 2 Jul (RadioNZ) Civil Defence is warning people whose properties flooded last week to prepare for potentially being inundated again. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Heart, humour and burps in colourful musical Stuff.co.nz - 2 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Holiday hilarity is delivered by the Nelson Youth Theatre’s production of Shrek at the Theatre Royal. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Flood-hit Nelson-Tasman braces for next big storm RadioNZ - 2 Jul (RadioNZ) Tasman Mayor Tim King says there`s a massive amount of work to be done before the bi storm is expected to hit on Thursday morning. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Would you pay $2500 for this burger? Stuff.co.nz - 1 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Only one of these “tongue-in-cheek” burgers will be sold, in Nelson. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Invasive venomous spider establishes itself in NZ Stuff.co.nz - 1 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Since the initial sighting in Porirua last year, it has been confirmed in Christchurch, Nelson, Northland and Waikato. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Invasive poisonous spider establishes itself in NZ Stuff.co.nz - 1 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Since the initial sighting in Porirua last year, it has been confirmed in Christchurch, Nelson, Northland and Waikato. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General