Latest from Marlborough

Heavy rain but temperatures will be warm for most of country

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

Caravan destroyed in crash on highway

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

Seafood industry in top of South Island needs hundreds of workers

A campaign has been launched to fill the roles.

Marlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwi

Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.

Marlborough firm looks at marketing reject apples for stock feed

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

Firefighters battle early morning Blenheim blaze, cause unknown

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

Sinking yacht threatened Cook Strait power cables vital to NZ's electricity

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

Hidden secrets of Havelock

There's so much more to Havelock than mussels.

'Uphill battle': Parts of NZ dangerously dry with no immediate end in sight

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

Six months gone: The mysterious disappearance of Melissa Ewings

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

Key witness in Scott Watson murder trial dead in suspected suicide

Critical witness to the Sounds murder mystery dies in Greymouth.

One person injured in suspicious house fire

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

Record deal: Iwi buys land under top Auckland school for $97m

The college becomes our 145th school transferred to iwi under treaty settlements.

Goal shot: Netball star rejected from club comp based on gender

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

Trial aims to prevent runaway mussel floats

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

Three people rescued from sinking boat in Marlborough Sounds

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

'Avoidable' death of shearer: Coroner calls for drivers to stay off road after drinking, using drugs

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

Ferries resume timetable after 140km/h winds forced 8-hour delay

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