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Beginner's luck brings fishing success
![Our group of eight caught five fish, plenty for a decadent lunch and dinner.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/e/b/1/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tcrtg.png/1547693717737.jpg)
As it turns out, you don't need to be a fisherman to reel in lunch for the whole family.
Phishing scam casts global net
![A bogus email purporting to come from bosses at Nelson Marlborough Health should be ignored, warn staff.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/g/s/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tg6xv.png/1547678518210.jpg)
Doctors in New Zealand and overseas have been targeted by a scam offering them fake jobs.
Victory Boxing heads to Sydney
![Victory Boxing's Paul Hampton and Nelson police youth aid officer Jason Rangi are heading to Sydney to visit other youth ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/w/n/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tgrdy.png/1547672413009.jpg)
The partnership between Victory Boxing and the Nelson police is set to reach new heights.
Dam construction set to start
![The Lee Valley location of the planned Waimea dam. Construction of the dam is due to start and is expected to take three ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/r/p/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tgpp7.png/1547613422791.jpg)
Construction of the Waimea dam is poised to get under way with the build expected to take three years.
Webcams used to monitor boaties
![Director Bruce Vander Lee says he is delighted Project Janszoon webcams can also be used to promote safe boating at ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/o/r/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tggf7.png/1547584979726.jpg)
Two Project Janszoon webcams in Abel Tasman National Park are being used to keep an eye on boatie behaviour.
Shackleton’s beer barrel gets new lease on life
![Cooper Jurgen Voigtlander with wine barrels at his workshop in Stoke.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/i/j/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tgdcg.png/1547670718342.jpg)
Nelson barrel maker helps reconstruct 111-year-old Speight's beer barrel belonging to Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Rare turtle visits Tasman Bay
![Ruurd van der Wel was sailing with his daughter and friends in Tasman Bay when they came across this leatherback turtle ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/0/a/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tg0b4.png/1547673231042.jpg)
Watch: A encounter with a leatherback turtle in Tasman Bay brings delight and joy.
Two-car crash blocks intersection
![Nelson senior firefighter John Newth checks on a dog in a vehicle that was involved in a two-car crash on Tuesday ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/n/v/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tgnpp.png/1547583769105.jpg)
A two-vehicle collision on Tuesday evening temporarily blocked an intersection in the Nelson suburb of The Wood.
Boatie behaviour praised
![Tasman District Council harbourmaster Dan Cairney says better weather and safer thinking by the region's boaties have ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/f/5/r/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tejlh.png/1547582990254.jpg)
How well have Nelson's recreational boaties behaved this summer? Just swimmingly, it seems.
NCC seeks library manager
![Nelson City Council is looking for a new manager for their three public libraries.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/i/8/v/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1thmif.png/1547942112077.jpg)
Months after a new manager was due to start, Nelson City Council is advertising the position again.
Motorcyclists critical after accident
Two motorcyclists are in a critical condition after an accident in Renwick.
Antarctic mission for engineer
A little help could go a long way when a Nelson engineer heads off for a "once in a lifetime" Antarctic experience.
Esteemed conductor hosts summer school
![Conductor Brian Kay is in Nelson for the Teapot Summer School.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/f/3/6/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tdizd.png/1547940723666.jpg)
He was "dear friends" with the late Beatles producer and has made "a ridiculous noise" for a Sir Paul McCartney track. This weekend he's running a summer school near Nelson.
Lorde producer spotted teen's talent
![Anna Robinson is known for her hits Nothing To Regret and Medicine.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/e/5/e/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tejtk.png/1547780133745.jpg)
Two months after leaving school, Anna Robinson got the attention of the man behind Lorde's breakthrough album.
Thirsty work at Bay Dreams
![Nelson's Trafalgar Park was full to capacity with 20,000 crowding the stadium on Friday afternoon.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/c/a/7/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tc8si.png/1546665441083.jpg)
The queues for water were longer than the queues for alcohol at Nelson's Bay Dreams on Friday.
Magical Mix
![Paul Tane, left, Missing Goat and Sergius spend the new year period doing some soul rejuvenation.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/a/l/e/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tal7p.png/1546221327419.jpg)
An eclectic group of festival-goers gathered in Moutere Valley to celebrate the beginning of the new year.
Culling to be kind
![Marie Kondo has taken the world by storm with her perfectly calm style of household decluttering.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/d/a/5/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1thul9.png/1547783517674.jpg)
We all want a tidy house, and getting rid of things helps us achieve that, writes Elise Vollweiler. But it's easier said than done.
Photos and a loved one's funeral
![When a loved one passes away, all you have are memories. And photos. How you interpret them is the hard part.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/h/b/g/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tgtb2.png/1547683572959.jpg)
Preparing for your mother's funeral by sorting through old photos was surprisingly soothing, writes Angela Fitchett.
The path of least sleep resistance
![We know it's still light and you want to stay awake, but ask any parent during summer and they will say they just ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/8/5/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tg68a.png/1547683145277.jpg)
Everyone loves summer, writes Elise Vollweiler, but as the day turns into night, your little darlings can become wee devils.
Steve Fullmer: Five decades of damp dirt
![Tasman potter, Steve Fullmer, has been "messing about with clay" for 50 years.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/h/z/o/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tcuqv.png/1547766181524.jpg)
After 50 years spent exhibiting overseas, Tasman potter Steve Fullmer finally gets a major survey show here in his home region.
Back to the future
![Raine with one of the vending machines that the public can get their milk from.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/g/8/x/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tfoj4.png/1547509146162.jpg)
Oaklands Milk is making a name for itself, not only in Nelson, but around New Zealand.
Summer senses
![The sounds of summer include dogs yapping and freshly weaned lambs at Joyce Wyllie's farm at Kaihoka.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/f/s/a/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tfof9.png/1547422603651.jpg)
How different city summer sounds are compared with the noises our rural ears enjoy, writes Joyce Wyllie.
Waste not, want not
![Vivienne Parkes operates the Community Fruit and Veg stall at Champion Rd in Richmond.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/e/g/m/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1t3skk.png/1547424620572.jpg)
Community vege stalls are feeding neighbourhoods and ensuring excess garden produce is not wasted.
The watcher and the watched
![To some, cows are just figures in the human landscape. To others, these bovine beauties are individuals with particular ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/c/v/m/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1tdrft.png/1547009828274.jpg)
A mysterious cross-species communication gave Ro Cambridge something to think about during a recent walk in the Nelson hills.
The NZ band you never heard of
![Bass player Paul Woolright is hoping to get the old band back together ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/y/8/y/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1sxzlz.png/1544573427351.jpg)
They were named to support Black Sabbath on a world tour. Then it all fell apart. Now, there are hopes Christchurch band Ticket could reunite ...
WWI history comes alive
![Actor Darryl Ware in action as German Admiral Ernst Vanselow.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/i/g/8/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1siekj.png/1541372164636.jpg)
World War I has been brought alive for many pupils at schools across the Nelson-Tasman region.
Unravelling the mind
![Mind Unravelled by InsideOut Circus & Physical Theatre finished with a sold out show at Riverside Community.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/j/v/e/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1sjvdh.png/1541551709216.jpg)
Show designed to make you think twice about how society deals with the mentally ill.
Scrooge gets steampunked
![Richmond actor Lester Oakes plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the Nelson Repertory Theatre production of A Christmas Carol ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/j/3/0/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1siyfr.png/1541470373752.jpg)
Nelson Repertory Theatre has taken Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and given it a steampunk twist for its latest production.
Armistice play at Church Steps
![Penny Taylor performs at Mapua School in an interactive play for some pupils that outlined the events of the Great War ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190120142010im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/f/k/h/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1seom0.png/1540948027969.jpg)
The signing of the armistice that ended First World War hostilities will be dramatised at Nelson's historic Church Steps.