The Blenheim centre holding Sir Peter Jackson’s WWI planes will get a $1.5m boost in funding from the Govt.

An 87-year-old woman has been rescued from a creek after wandering from her rest home in Blenheim.

A one-legged ex-serviceman has managed to hold off thieves in Blenheim who tried to grab the poppy donation bucket he was carrying.

The 23-year-old man claimed he hit a top speed of up to 180km/h in a 50km/h zone moments before the crash in a residential area of Main St early this morning.

A woman who fell from a deck and injured her leg was airlifted to hospital last night.

A Blenheim man has been found guilty on 35 charges of sexual offending against "young and vulnerable" female victims, police said.

A Blenheim priest has pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault.

Two men have been taken to hospital with serious back and leg injuries following a helicopter crash on a Marlborough farm this morning.

Rachel Grunwell enjoys a weekend escape in Marlborough.

A "foreign" man who helped a woman who was being assaulted in Blenheim in the early hours of this morning is being sought by police.

A pilot declared an emergency when he heard a bang in the light aircraft he was flying with seven people on board early this afternoon.

A man is dead after a wall fell on him as he worked in his Blenheim garden yesterday.

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 15 years for murdering his mother in Picton earlier this year.

Barney McDonald enjoys the taste of a Cloudy Bay experience.

A body has been found in a creek on the outskirts of Blenheim.

Blenheim, named for a battle, is a peaceful oasis, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Blenheim doctor refuses to renew woman's pill prescription, instead lecturing her on a baby's right to live and on using the rhythm method.

A Blenheim family has claimed their $10.8 million Lotto windfall - three weeks after winning the prize.

Two teens were sexually assaulted during a Picton home invasion, and a West Coast woman was attacked while she slept, in two separate attacks early on Sunday morning.

A 2011 plane crash landing could have been avoided if the pilots were taught how hard to pull a landing gear lever, a report has found.

The public are being warned to stay away from a street in central Blenheim because of a "situation" at a house.