Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson

Nine To Noon

A Nelson-based organisation that supports the most vulnerable tamariki and their whanau across the top of the South Island is set to lose almost 40 per cent of its frontlline staff, as Oranga Tamariki reduces its funding. Nelson council is investigating options for the development of a new library, civic centre and community hub. A new experimental vineyard in Marlborough has been established to allow for more research into wine production - by controlling the environment in which grape vines are grown. And the discovery of a water dragon in the wild in the Tasman district comes with fears over invasive species.