Marlborough

The weather was foggy and police have urged drivers to take extra care.

Jamie Arbuckle, the district councillor who became an MP but decided to keep getting paid for both roles, will instead donate one salary to charity.

It is designed to play an important role in supporting Marlborough to respond, recover and develop resilience to natural disasters and emergencies.

Jamie Arbuckle, a councillor who has become an member of parliament, says he has settled into having two roles so comfortably he's going to keep both pay cheques.

Marlborough District Council has told Spring Creek residents repairs to compromised Wairau River stopbanks are a top priority but the fix will cost $8.7 million and take three years to complete.

Those tasked with Marlborough's wheelie bin roll-out say they are confident that recycling is no longer going to end up going to landfill.

People are being warned not to collect or eat shellfish from Queen Charlotte Sound or part of Golden Bay after high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins were detected.

In his sentencing, Judge Garry Barkle said Pask's offending was "utterly destructive" to the victims and their families.

Spring Creek residents did not have to evacuate today as expected - but compromised stopbanks mean the community remains at risk during future storm events.

Emergency Management teams are ramping up ahead of a major weather system set to bring days of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country from Tuesday.

A person has died after a three-car crash at Okaramio, north west of Blenheim, police say.

A human is competing against an AI on a project aimed at detecting a disease costing the New Zealand wine industry millions.

Dry conditions are no good for farmers right now, but at Dominion Salt's works south of Blenheim, workers can't get enough.

Dublin Street - which has been closed for eight months due to a shelved ferry project - will reopen after a level crossing is reinstated later this year.

A Picton overbridge being built to keep traffic flowing when larger ferries brought more vehicles into town might not ever be finished.

Montford Corporation Limited was fined $55,250 for modifying or damaging land near the Wairau Bar - one of the most significant archaeological sites in Aotearoa.

Police are offering a $100,000 reward for credible information relating to missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce, who vanished five years ago today.