A teacher has been ordered to apologise or pay $100K to a principal for alleging bullying.

Disappearance of seaman Kerry Blair likely accident, mishap, or suicide, coroner finds.

Police and emergency services were called to the incident at 2pm.

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

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

Three brothers were rescued eight hours after their ute became stuck in a flooded river.

Marlborough Lines is being blamed for a fire caused when a felled tree hit powerlines.

A day ahead of Labour's freshwater announcement, National has made its own.

The last person has been sentenced, after a $6.9m Marlborough racing fraud.

Staff distressed at theft of gecko that has lived at visitor centre for more than 30 years

A teenage boy died of a anaphylactic shock while holidaying in Marlborough two years ago.

Afternoon and evening services from Wellington and Picton are affected.

New measures to stop worker exploitation came into force in April

The Economy Hub: Regional economies are going strong, but do they get a fair return?

The weather gods are not shining on New Zealand this weekend.

An afternoon walk went awry for an elderly man who just wanted to admire the scenery.

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

The chairman of a football club has been suspended after a mid-game scuffle.

Marcus Lush took a minute out of his radio show last week to pick on Picton.

Floods in Marlborough and snow expected further south as cold front sweeps in.

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

Six months on from giant earthquake, Kaikoura and North Canterbury still doing it tough.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

Farmers have freed stags from a wire fence they had fallen in to while fighting.

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

Trendy Americans can't get enough of New Zealand wines.

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

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