Brook Waim News Today

Route 3 of the eBus network will extend to Toi Toi Street following its removal from Jenner Road as the new service continues to rise in popularity according to the latest passenger data. At the Joint Regional Transport Committee in late October, ...

After severe flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Nelson last month, residents had the chance to put questions about sea level rise, climate change and their environmental concerns to those vying for the region's mayoralty.

Giant carnivorous land snails are the newest species to move into Nelson's Brook Waimārama Sanctuary.

Almost 20 years after the idea for a pest-free sanctuary was first raised for the site of Nelson's former water works in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, the first two species to be reintroduced are establishing themselves in the reserve.

Christmas came early for Brook Waimārama Sanctuary this year, after a fledgling tīeke saddleback was spotted inside the fenceline. It is the first in the area for over 100 years.

Twenty of New Zealand's rarest and most endangered birds have found a new home in Nelson.

Jacquetta Bell's many years helping community organisations and charities "get their message out there" have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

A vibrant green gecko took a ride throught the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary on Sean McGrath's backpack.

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South Island tīeke or saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) released at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Rare tīeke (saddlebacks) are being released into Nelsons Brook Waimārama Sanctuary this week in a milestone for the predator-free reserve. The first group of the wattlebirds, with distinctive chestnut-coloured plumage across their backs, were flown from the thriving population on Motuara Island in the Marlborough Sounds and released in the sanctuary on Monday. Up to 40 birds are being re...