An inquiry has been launched after a mental health worker was stabbed, kicked and had boiling water thrown over her by a patient.

A vigorous front which has hammered the lower South Island with high winds and rain will attack central parts of the country today.

One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash near Ward in the Marlborough region this afternoon, bringing the holiday road toll to two.

If you're heading to new territories these holidays, check out the cellar doors of the local vineyards.

Thoughts of Brokeback Mountain lead Brownlee to decline rival's invitation.

Five people are in custody after a week-long car theft spree ended with a driver jumping into a river yesterday in Blenheim yesterday.

Marlborough winemakers Yealands Estate are opting for plastic wine bottles over glass.

A cold southerly is set to dump more snow on the Desert Road and bring a chill to much of the country.