A man has been rescued by helicopter after his float plane crashed in the Marlborough Sounds this evening. The Nelson Marlborough

Despite law professor raising questions over perplexing Sounds double murder, convicted killer's father says "the system doesn't want to listen".

A tramper has been rescued from the bush after spending a cold and wet night high on Mt Stanley in the outer Marlborough Sounds.

A winemaker is hooked on pinot and the land where it's grown, writes Stephanie Holmes.

A housebus and sand-blasting shed have been extensively damaged by fire in Marlborough.

A woman who died after being hit by a car early on Sunday morning has been named by Marlborough Police.

With river levels rising, three women at the Thor Hut in the Kahurangi National Park were rescued by helicopter.

A 15-year-old mountain biker was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter yesterday.

Nigel Gately was arrested for breaching his parole conditions and is now in custody.

A tramper has been rescued after spending a freezing night in Marlborough bush.

There has been a death at a level crossing in Blenheim this afternoon.

Senior policeman admits reporting boat as stolen was 'means to an end' to access cellphone records of missing man Kerry Blair.

Marlborough police are investigating the unexplained death of an 87-year-old woman in Blenheim.

Scientists have renewed their focus on Wairau Bar off Marlborough's Cloudy Bay, which bears secrets of our earliest settlers and their paths to Aotearoa.

The magnitude 4.5 quake struck just east of Seddon shortly before 4am.

It's home to some of the country's best wine but a lot of people don't know where it is.

One man is in intensive care after a head-on crash on the main road between Blenheim and Nelson that injured seven people.

It has been burning in 25 hectares of bush in steep terrain on Vernon Station, near Blenheim.

Elisabeth Easther flexes her mussels in the world's green shell capital.

Kittiya Nuandee was sleeping on a mattress on the bedroom floor next to a 10-year-old girl when a stranger came into the room and lay down between them.

Residents living in Waihopai Valley, where a forest fire is raging, have been warned; if there is a change in weather they may have to evacuate their homes.

Already stretched firefighters have been battling a second blaze in Marlborough today - but the smaller forest fire has been brought under control.

Firefighters are continuing to fight a major blaze in Marlborough as hot weather and strong winds add to their concerns.

Firefighters battling a large blaze in Marlborough are trying to make the most of a calm period before high winds whip through the area.

Peter Jackson uses his creative genius to tell aviation stories.

World-famous for its vines, Marlborough is now getting a reputation for craft beer.

A fruit distillery provides an alternative to Marlborough's usual wine tours.

Shandelle Battersby learns why this region's sauvignon is famous around the world.

Geoff Cumming emerges from a tramp in the Marlborough Sounds to find a superb reward.