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.

Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Blenheim in which a man was shot in the leg.

Air New Zealand's Halloween renaming of Blenheim as Beastheim on its grabaseat website hit a bum note with the town's mayor.