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Man who fled scene of fatal car crash found by police
The 29-year-old is reportedly assisting officers with inquiries.

Clean up of Picton reserve could cost up to $15,000 after protest
The protestors were camped out at the reserve for three weeks.

Police seeking driver who fled the scene of fatal car crash
A 70-year-old man was found dead in one of the vehicles involved in the crash.

Sheep travel by barge in Marlborough Sounds
Flood-damaged roads cause farmers to use barges to transport livestock.

Gorgeous gorging: Eat like a king across New Zealand
Discover NZ's best places for gorgeous gorging.

Marlborough needs to find 900 homes in the next 30 years
Marlborough will run out of land zoned for housing inside three decades.

Police swoop on altercation at address in Blenheim
Police were armed and cordons were put in place.

The Auckland problem: Higher infection rate, lower booster uptake
Unboosted Aucklanders eligible for their third jab need to get it now, expert says.

Covid cases confirmed at three Nelson schools
The Nelson Marlborough region recorded nine new cases of Covid-19 yesterday.

Cyclone Dovi: Households without power; trees damage cars; slips, road closures
Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.

Heavy rain possible for West Coast after week of deluge
Warnings include Tasman district west of Motueka, Marlborough Sounds, Rai Valley.

Bad weather set to rain on protesters' parade in Wellington
Metservice has issued a heavy rain warning for Wellington over the weekend.

Wharf carvings restore Māori presence in Russell
For decades te ao Māori (the Māori world) was almost invisible in Russell. Not any more.

'Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises response
Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.

243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.

Heavy rain closes SH6 in Marlborough as weather event moves up NZ
The Marlborough region is under a heavy rain watch from 9am to 11pm today.

Staff shortages hurting hospitality during busiest season
Northland's hospitality businesses face worsening staff shortage over busy summer period

'Heartless': $5000 reward on offer for information on shooting of 8 seals
The deaths of a further 11 seals are being treated as suspicious.

Another scorcher for northern Kiwis, while parts of south see a cool change
Auckland, Rotorua, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Whangārei will hit 27C today.

Wellington set for another wet, wild and windy day
Gusts reached up to 120km/h in Wellington yesterday.

Heavy rain, slips affecting South Island roads
Police are concerned about the risk of injury due to rockfall.

'Everything went wrong': Student's 'disaster' wine still wins trophy
Johnny Valencia's chardonnay went wrong in every way possible, except for the result.

Storm warning: North Island, parts of South brace for deluge
Low-pressure system headed for NZ brings risk of heavy rainfall and flooding next week.

Covid puts a stopper in cancelled Marlborough Food & Wine Fest
Winemakers say they can't risk a Covid 19 outbreak mid harvest.

Covid cases below 100 on back-to-back days, positive test in Cook Islands
The second sub-100 day comes on day two of the new traffic light framework.

Weird and wonderful: Out of the ordinary ways to see New Zealand
Innovative ways are needed to discover what lies in, on and under Aotearoa.

Big is not always better: small-ship cruises access the best of NZ
Get on-board a small ship cruise; easily one of the best ways to explore New Zealand.