Marlborough
Pensioners worried as 'impossible-to-pay' rent increases discussed by council
Marlborough pensioner Jenni Schreuder is not able to ask for help paying her rent because she has more than $10,000 in her bank account. But that money is for her funeral.
Battling Pines on Molesworth Station
Wilding pines are a huge problem on Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm. We're out on a remote hillside with a gang of workers and their chainsaws. Many are new to the job including a young… Audio
Bus with one passenger facing chop
Blenheim could reclaim its title as a one-bus town with a service that attracts just one passenger a day facing the final red light.
Picton grapples with where the truck stops
Large trucks are parking in the streets of a portside town and not in the stop built for them, and authorities want to know why.
Skittish about British: Council sub-committee set up to name roads
A new group will be formed to screen road names in Marlborough after councillors criticised developers twice last year for choosing names that were too English.
Rescued yachties distressed but grateful, police say
Two men were rescued off a 50-foot yacht which had lost power in big swells off the east coast of Marlborough last night.
Interislander ferry diverted to assist in rescue operation
A fishing boat in distress off the east coast of the Marlborough region has been located after boats - including the Interislander Kaiarahi ferry - came to its aid.
Picton locals want answers over impact of new ferries
Picton locals say they want answers over the impact on their town of KiwiRail’s proposed new ferries. Audio
A Legacy for NZ Wine - inside the Bragato Research Institute
The Bragato Research Institute has just celebrated a year since its opening. Winegrowers and those in the wine supply chain can have their products and technology tested at the shiny new lab in… Audio
Air quality review could see 20-fold rise in Blenheim pollution breaches
The government's proposal to change a measure in air quality regulations has left Marlborough District Council in a bit of a pickle.
Marlborough angler's alluring catch gives council salmon to talk about
Retiree and fisherman Alex Kole thought his second cast on the morning of 12 February had become tangled in the Wairau River, north of Renwick, when "zing, across the river it went".
Bigger Cook Strait ferries risk collision and grounding: report
A report into maritime safety in Tory Channel finds KiwiRail's proposed bigger interisland ferries carry a heightened risk of grounding and collision which could result in catastrophic loss of life or… Audio
Faecal contamination in Marlborough rivers: 'We can, and we must, do better'
One in three rivers in Marlborough are polluted with faecal matter, according to new tests that have disappointed iwi.
Doubling Up at Te Whare Ra
At Te Whare Ra vineyard in Marlborough the Flowerdays grow seven different varieties of grape on 11 hectares and some of their vines are the oldest in the region - planted back in the 1970s. Raising… Audio, Gallery
Trio rescued from sinking boat in Marlborough Sounds
Three people on board a sinking boat near Cape Jackson in the Marlborough Sounds have been rescued.
Investigation highlights failures that led to ferry gas leak
An electrician had to be "coached through" fixing a gas leak on a Cook Strait ferry, found an investigation which discovered a trail of systemic training and emergency planning failures.
'Most unusual conditions': Ferry docks after 12-hour crossing
The Interislander ferry has successfully berthed in Picton after a 12-hour journey but more ferries are still at sea.
Two men injured in Marlborough Sounds boating incident
Two men have been seriously injured in a boating incident in the Marlborough Sounds.
Summer Series - A Rabbiting Life
Max Nelson is one of the last of the old-time rabbiters who fought plagues of rabbits in places like the back country stations of Marlborough. He worked for Awatere Rabbit Board in the 1960s and a lot… Audio
Marlborough smell complaints: 'I can't use my house'
A new system to map bad smells in Marlborough has picked up two smells so pungent people were unable to use their house.
