Bonamia ostreae can kill flat oysters, putting the entire Bluff oyster trade at risk.

Much of the country can expect some rain on Monday - but not Christchurch.

The fine for using a phone while driving increased from $80 to $150 from April 30.

Principal told a person who complained 'measures were in place' to protect the students.

A series of fronts are forecast to move over the country from the southwest on Tuesday.

Temperatures are expected to soar 10C above average in some places today.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Kiwi Seed investigating apples' nutritional benefits before marketing to farmers.

The blaze broke out in a block on Pitchill St about 2.30am.

A shipwreck drifting at the edge of the Marlborough Sounds has damaged a fishing boat.

There's so much more to Havelock than mussels.

Akaroa farmer Hamish Menzies said they are making a plan for it if it doesn't rain soon.

Marlborough council wants final say after "Rose Manor" road names prove thorny issue.

Aussies are already making plans to visit in the lead-up to Tuesday's travel announcement.

Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.

'Misinformation and conspiracy theories are circulating' - health expert.

What happened to the young Marlborough woman, and where is she?

Critical witness to the Sounds murder mystery dies in Greymouth.

Emergency services were called to the scene at about 12.43pm.

'People say to me, it's not personal - but it is,' says boy netball star and umpire.

Research trial aims to reduce number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year.

The boat's crew triggered a distress beacon at about 6.50am on Wednesday.

Blenheim man had alcohol and cannabis in his system ahead of fatal crash.

Interislander manager Walter Rushbrook said the afternoon had been a one-off event.

A person with burn injuries was flown to Wellington Hospital.