An attack on two firefighters was an isolated incident despite a rise in assaults on emergency workers, the Fire Service says.

A severe weather warning has been issued as heavy rain and gales are expected to hit areas across the country.

A volunteer firefighter was kicked in the head by drunken party goers when emergency services went to a false report of a car crash in the Marlborough Sounds this morning, say police.

This year, Marlborough's Cloudy Bay Winery celebrates its 25th anniversary. Viva speaks to winemaker Nick Lane about the rise and rise of New Zealand's wine industry.

A superloo with glass exterior walls was among 12 designs recognised last week as the winners of this year's New Zealand Architecture Awards from Nelson and Marlborough were announced.

We quiz some of New Zealand's best winemakers to find their tipples du jour.

Marlborough-based winemaker and mother-of-two Jules Taylor may well be on to something. Hers is a virtual brand with no assets.

The manufacturers of the Bombardier say yesterday's Blenheim incident was the third one of its kind worldwide in less than a week.

A plane with 46 passengers on board has crash landed at Woodburn airport near Blenheim tonight.

NIWA's latest seasonal outlook predicts temperatures in all regions are likely to be above average from October to December.

A Somali woman was today jailed for nine years for New Zealand's only in-flight aircraft hijacking.

A South Island jaunt for budding photographers is almost too good to be true, writes Jim Eagles.

A woman who fled an alcohol checkpoint and caused a crash that killed Penelope Phillips, above, has been sentenced to home detention.