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Crash landing could have been avoided
A 2011 plane crash landing could have been avoided if the pilots were taught how hard to pull a landing gear lever, a report has found.
Paraglider injured in Marlborough
A paraglider pilot escaped with minor injuries when he crashed in steep bush in the Marlborough Sounds last night.
Nelson rescuers kept busy
A man who severed two fingers while splitting wood was just one of four incidents the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter attended yesterday
Driver killed while eating chips and dip
A young man who was killed when his car left the road and crashed into a tree was eating chips and dip at the time of the crash, a coroner has found.
Solo tramper rescued by helicopter
A solo Dutch tramper who became lost and disoriented in poor weather in Marlborough yesterday afternoon has been rescued by helicopter.
Drunken boatie drowned while urinating
A boatie was unable to pull his drunken friend to safety after he fell overboard while urinating over the side of the launch they were on in the Marlborough Sounds.
Crash pilots ignored warning alerts
Findings in an inquiry into an Air Nelson plane that skidded along a runway on its nose landing gear doors have been dismissed by the airline.
Marlborough fails to see funny side of Air NZ's 'Beastheim'
Air New Zealand's Halloween renaming of Blenheim as Beastheim on its grabaseat website hit a bum note with the town's mayor.
Sipping your way around New Zealand
Diana Plater follows the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail from Hawke's Bay to Marlborough.