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Emergency landing at Blenheim Airport
A plane carrying 44 people has safely made an emergency landing at Blenheim Airport, despite a nose wheel failure.
Home detention a 'mockery' victim's family says
A sentence of home detention for a bar owner who killed a patron is a "mockery" to the family, the victim's father says.
Good Taste: Pinot movement
The New Zealand pinot noir movement is gathering pace and the great and good of the wine world jetted in from Singapore, Stockholm and San Francisco last week to experience Central Otago's take on the grape.
Wine: Ticking the right boxes
New Zealand wines of genuine distinction and world class status are not legion, but they do exist. Some tick some of the boxes some of the time. A few seem to get it dead right most of the time.
Winemakers daring to be different
Getting experimental in our vineyards is a risky business, but one that has paid off in the past for our winemakers.
Restoring the essence of sailing
They are the grand old vessels of the sea - the ships of old, restored to full glory to sail Auckland's harbours once again, like they did more than a century ago.
Police seek help to solve missing teen mystery
One year on from his disappearance, police have renewed an appeal for information about a 19-year-old Nelson student.
Good Taste: Barrel-fermented sav
You'll rarely hear "subtle" and "Marlborough sauvignon blanc" in the same sentence.
Good Taste: Muscat
Brown muscat and men called Keith share something in common - they don't sound very sexy. Nevertheless, I got hot under the collar about some new brown muscat plantings a few weeks ago.
Inquiries continue into Kaikoura seal massacre
Police and DOC investigations are continuing into the massacre of fur seals at Ohau Point, a popular seal viewing point 22km north of Kaikoura.
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
Weather and earthquake-related claims flood in
Christchurch's Boxing Day aftershocks and the recent wet weather have seen more than 1000 claims lodged with the Earthquake Commission.
Campers flee flood-engulfed camp
Campers fled on foot in darkness at the Pelorus Bridge Camp today as a flood with enough power to lift caravans hit the idyllic holiday spot, 59km northwest of Blenheim.