A solo Dutch tramper who became lost and disoriented in poor weather in Marlborough yesterday afternoon has been rescued by helicopter.

The two tourists killed in yesterday's horror crash in Malborough had only just met and were sharing a ride, police say.

'Atrocious conditions' were partially to blame for a horror crash in Marlborough this afternoon, which killed two tourists.

A boatie was unable to pull his drunken friend to safety after he fell overboard while urinating over the side of the launch they were on in the Marlborough Sounds.

Findings in an inquiry into an Air Nelson plane that skidded along a runway on its nose landing gear doors have been dismissed by the airline.

Two police officers have been praised by their district commander after rescuing two people from a burning car near Blenheim last night.

Diana Plater follows the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail from Hawke's Bay to Marlborough.

Michael Burgess grapples with Outward Bound's tradition of testing mettle.

An Air NZ subsidiary has been fined after one of its employees died after being sucked into a plane engine.