NZ in ‘state of emergency’ following record-breaking storm
New Zealand’s Emergency Minister has described parts of the country’s North Island as looking “like a war zone”…
Marlborough council moves to regulate appearance industry
The Marlborough District Council will look into a bylaw to regulate the appearance industry after receiving complaints of…
Severe thunderstorm watches issued for large parts of North Island
MetService says it’s going to be a “thundery Thursday” as heavy rain, localised downpours and thunderstorms are forecast…
Major ferry facilities upgrades begin in Picton
Port Marlborough’s chief executive says there is “no ambiguity” that inter-island ferry services will remain in Picton, as…
Travellers stranded with thousands in costs
Bluebridge passengers have been left stranded or out of pocket after several cancelled sailings due to a ramp…
Pedestrian injured, police car rammed in Nelson hit‑and‑run incident
A man is due to appear in court today after allegedly hitting and assaulting a pedestrian in Nelson,…
Napier, Hastings top 36C as gale-force winds cause damage, fan fires
Strong winds and extreme heat have brought down trees, cut power and fanned vegetation fires across parts of…
Napier, Hastings top 36C as gale-force winds cause damage, fan fires
Strong winds and extreme heat have brought down trees, cut power and fanned vegetation fires across parts of…
Is Swampy the digger walking on water? Nope, that’s silt built up
Meet Swampy, the purpose-built amphibious excavator that has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the…
Marlborough Sounds parchment worm ‘in too-hard basket’
An environmental group calling for control of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds has criticised the Marlborough District…
Widespread power outages across NZ as storms move south
Thousands of homes and businesses are without power, and two Horowhenua townships have been urged to conserve water…
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
A Marlborough Sounds tourism operator is “extremely distressed” by restricted access road closures, leaving them cut off from…