The robber draws a vicious-looking knife than proceeds to plunder the shop of its till.

The trees are believed to have been cut down so campers could have sea views.

New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Man threatened dairy worker then fled with the till.

Relief as quake highway reopens

Ash Davey will be one of the yachties tearing across Cook Strait.

Keen hunter Cameron Young, 37, was last seen in Kaituna, Marlborough.

No new clues after a dozen volunteers search for missing man Colin Ross over the weekend

Police fear for the safety of Colin Ross who was last seen in Blenheim on October 25

Blenheim woman Joanne Kerr jailed for blackmailing man with false rape claims loses appeal

A Blenheim youth, who was adopted as a boy, is cycling 1100km to help kids in state care.

Traffic from Lower Hutt to Wellington slowed; pedestrian hit in Blenheim critical.

The rider has been disqualified and given a community work sentence.

Plane lands safely in Wellington after one engine shut off.

Motorists are rescued after heavy rain leads to flooding across top of South Island.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

Shandelle Battersby checks into a spacious studio at a Blenheim spot with a great pool.

Shandelle Battersby flies aboard Air New Zealand's NZ8039 from Auckland to Blenheim.

A truck carrying steel has rolled in the Wairau Valley near Blenheim, spilling diesel onto the road.

An expert has weighed in on reports of a bright light shooting across the skies over New Zealand last night.

Some people posted on social media about seeing the sky light up, while others described the light as being green in colour.

Sixteen-year-old Lara Glover died on her way to go swimming with friends.

The person who died in a crash on State Highway 1 just out of Blenheim on Sunday was local teenager Lara Jayne Glover, police have confirmed.

Thousands of workers have been displaced, building assessment deadlines are not being met and earthquake damage is still only just coming to light in Wellington.

An autistic advocacy group says a 4four-year jail term for a Blenheim mother who killed her autistic daughter was "nowhere near enough". Autistic

Supporters of the woman who murdered her severely autistic daughter are organising a nationwide protest against her incarceration.

Ruthless, reckless and surging rage: a mother details the struggle of looking after the severely autistic daughter she later killed.

Solo mum killed daughter after two-decade struggle with her violent outbursts, poverty and feelings of being let down by health system.