Daniel and Adele Le Brun give their tips on what to do when you're in their neighbourhood.

Alexia Santamaria goes right to the source, delving into Marlborough's foodie secrets.

A highway patrol officer who drove a police car that hit another car on State Highway 1 will be charged with careless driving.

A German tramper has been found following a search involving three ground teams yesterday.

There are concerns for the welfare of a missing German tramper who has not been heard from since Tuesday.

A man caught driving at speeds up to 171km/h on Wednesday was stopped by police again yesterday.

A search and rescue operation has been launched for tramper missing in Marlborough.

The firefighting pilot who escaped a helicopter crash unscathed says he's happy nobody was hurt and doesn't think mechanical failure or pilot error caused the crash.

The firefighting pilot who escaped a helicopter crash unscathed says he's happy nobody was hurt and doesn't think mechanical failure or pilot error caused the crash.

A fire that started in Marlborough overnight continued to rage today. Homes have been threatened from the fire blazing through 150ha of scrub near Onamalutu.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says. Blazes in Canterbury, Marlborough and Manawatu are keeping about 330 firefighters busy.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says.

A 47-year-old helicopter pilot made a lucky escape after his machine crashed while battling a blaze which was raging out of control in Marlborough today.

Rural fire crews have remained at the scene of a large grass fire in Seddon in Marlborough overnight.

Farmers are weighing up asking for a drought to be declared in the Marlborough region as "atrocious" conditions sparked several fires across the South Island yesterday.

Fire crews have stayed overnight at the scene of a suspicious fire on Blenheim's Wither Hills.

A Blenheim priest has pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault.

Two children were airlifted from the Rainbow Ski Field near Nelson Lakes this afternoon.

New Zealand's best produce is world class and a first-rate reason to travel, writes Nadia Lim.

A decision not to move the interisland ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay has resulted in KiwiRail land being sold to a wine grower.

A 40-year-old man who was pinned under a tree in Marlborough this morning had been tutoring forestry students at the time.

Rachel Grunwell enjoys a weekend escape in Marlborough.

When Marlborough Boys' College head boy Angus Pauley saw a young girl being swept away by a flooded Blenheim river this morning, he knew what he had to do.