Marlborough

A Marlborough farmer who had to swim sheep to safety on Saturday says the flood waters were far worse than a record-breaking event 40 years ago.

Floodwaters still have not completely receded from some parts of Westport and Marlborough and hundreds of people are displaced after water rushed through their homes.

Farmers across the upper South Island are on clean-up duty and counting up the costs as damaging floodwaters recede, and the agriculture minister has reminded farmers to take a thorough look at…

Marlborough trucking firm Broadbridge Transport has been fined fifteen-thousand dollars after its wash water residue contaminated a creek in Renwick.

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout in resthomes has been likened to a postcode lottery with Marlborough and Nelson residents being fully vaccinated while others are yet to get their second dose.

Cabinet papers showed Marlborough and Tasman could be split between two water entities to align with iwi boundaries.

From barriers on the beach to a blanket ban of vehicles, the options for protecting Marlborough's quake-hit east coast have ranged from controversial to more controversial.

A council is trying to legalise camping at its freedom camping sites after realising none of them complied with either national or regional rules.

The man who died after an altercation near a Blenheim nightclub has been named.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person died in Blenheim early this morning.

Rent caps should be used to curb Marlborough's "unaffordable" senior housing prices, housing experts say.

A starving and lost young weka was spotted wandering around Picton's High Street, scavenging from nearby cafes.

The border opening with Australia has done little to re-invigorate the fortunes of Marlborough wine tour guides.

Senior housing tenants have aired other grievances apart from possible rent increases at a meeting in Marlborough.

Picton's new multi-million dollar ferry terminal build could mean a squeeze on accommodation, and one hostel owner is willing to sell up to help get the job done.

A woman who lost her job after Covid-19 border restrictions were put in place has won $8000 in compensation, after the Employment Relations Authority ruled she was unjustifiably dismissed.

Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound resident Pete Wilkinson says the plastic is a threat to birds and aquatic life which could mistake the "white balls" for food.

Key export markets are thirsty for Marlborough wine, but low grape yields - 25 to 30 percent down on normal - mean that demand is outstripping supply.