The Nelson Mail

The Nelson Mail is a newspaper based in Nelson, New Zealand, published four times a week and owned by Stuff Ltd, a media company. It was established in 1866 under the name The Nelson Evening Mail, with its inaugural edition released on March 5, 1866. Around 1906, it merged with another local publication called The Colonist.

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Thief pilfers hundreds of dollars of meat destined for homeless

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Alan Granville |Tony Smith |Karanama Ruru |Catherine Hubbard

Under the cover of darkness, a thief helped themselves to hundreds of dollars of food destined for the homeless. In a freezer outside Giving Aroha founder Jackie Galland’s Nelson home, a man stole roasts and frozen chickens last week. While the 2am theft was caught on camera, the man’s face was not visible. The perpetrator was just centimetres away from her bedroom window.
Emergency services responding to incident in Palmerston North

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Police and ambulance are responding to an incident in Palmerston North. A police spokesperson said they were called to a report someone had been injured at an address in the suburb of Westbrook. They were being given treatment by ambulance staff. Hato Hone St John has been contacted for comment.
One of NZ’s cheapest cars: Chery prices its first SUV

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Matthew Hansen

In the build-up to its launch (well, return) in New Zealand, Chery has revealed the price of its first model — the Tiggo 4 compact crossover. Stuff speculated a few weeks ago that the Tiggo 4 had the potential to be one of the cheapest new cars on sale in New Zealand. And whilst it hasn’t quite taken the mantle, its pricing comes rather close. As previously reported, the Tiggo 4 is being offered here in two different trims; Urban and Ultimate.
Watch: CCTV captures thieves stealing car in leafy Auckland Suburb

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Thieves have been caught on CCTV breaking into and stealing a car in Hobsonville Point, Auckland. The footage shows two people circling a vehicle on Squadron Drive before eventually opening the back and front door, starting the car and driving off. A police spokesperson said the vehicle was reported stolen from an address in Hobsonville Point on Thursday.
David Seymour debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, and lost

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru |Michelle Price |Ella Stewart

David Seymour delivers fiery Oxford Union debate speechACT leader and deputy PM David Seymour took part in the famous Oxford Union debate, surrounded by the world’s brightest minds - including Noam Chomsky’s daughter. Harriette Boucher was also watching. The newly titled deputy prime minister David Seymour took to a different chamber this morning, one with men in suits and ties, and women in gowns and pearls.
Carterton rates rise slashed

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru |Chris Marriner |Diane McCarthy

Further cuts have been made to the proposed rates increase for Carterton. Carterton District Council is to meet on Wednesday to adopt its 2025-26 Annual Plan and with it an average rates rise of 5.4%. It was originally signalled to be a 13% rise as per the council’s Long-Term Plan, and then more recently 8.6%. Last month, councillors criticised the impact of the 8.6% rise as urban ratepayers were likely to cop twice that due to a change in how water depreciation was set to be funded.
12-year-old arrested after fire at Auckland McDonald’s

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Pakuranga McDonald's on fireA 12-year-old has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire at a McDonald’s restaurant in the east Auckland suburb of Pakuranga last month. Detective Senior Sergeant Dean Batey said the young person had appeared before the Manukau Youth Court and was on bail conditions. The blaze broke out on May 4, with fire crews arriving at the McDonald’s on Pakuranga Rd to find the building up in flames.
These new rules will change how you use cologne

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Amy Houlihan

This article first appeared in The House of Wellness magazine. For many men, gone are the days where a healthy dousing of any old body spray would suffice when it comes to fragrance. The male beauty category is booming globally, with blokes of all ages significantly upping the ante in all aspects of grooming – from skincare to scent.
Rarely seen ‘doomsday’ fish washes up at Canterbury beach

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

A rarely-seen fish has washed up on a Canterbury beach, fuelling speculation as to what it actually is. A local woman was out collecting rocks on Thursday at Birdlings Flat when she almost stood on the fish, which was laying dead on the rocky shore. “I squealed and jumped because I got such a fright, I thought it was an Alien vs Predator type thing,” she said. The fish had bite marks, and was missing its head.
Part of state highway in Waikato ‘very slippery’ after truck spills beef tallow

1 day ago | stuff.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Beef tallow has spilled from a truck onto the Waikato side of State Highway 29, NZTA Waka Kotahi says. The agency warned motorists to drive with caution over the Kaimai Range as the surface of the road in the area of the spill had become “very slippery”. A traffic management crew and sucker truck were en route to clean up the area, NZTA said. Do you know more? Get in touch [email protected] driver Mark Kelsey told 1News some vehicles were struggling to drive through the affected area.