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Wine: The organic puzzle
Rebecca Gibb talks to the makers of some of our best organic wine about why they do it.
Local waters: Cruising New Zealand
Go local and have a blast exploring the wonders of your own backyard in style.
Good taste: Happy harvest
The 2011 harvest is all but over for the country's winemakers. The vineyard managers can take a well-earned break after the harvest hullabaloo, happy in the knowledge the wines are safely in the tank.
71-year-old jailed for elder abuse
A 71-year-old Malborough man has been jailed for a year for the "systematic, clinical abuse" of an 80-year-old man while in the younger man's care.
Wine: Working with mum
Fancy working with your mum? Rebecca Gibb talks to some Kiwi winemakers who are keeping it all in the family.
Weekend blitzes keep police busy
More than 1000 infringements were recorded by police during a blitz on drink driving over Easter at the top of the South Island.
Many attend rainy Anzac Day services
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.
Marlborough: Grape escape
Cycling through Marlborough is picturesque, says Maria Slade, especially when there's wine at the end of the road.
Geoff Thomas: Sounds like plenty of fun
The key to groper fishing is to hit the spot at slack tide so the boat doesn't drift off it.
Marlborough: Cob cottage a perfect picture of the past
An historic home gives a feel for Marlborough's past, says Don Donovan.
Microlight pilot's body recovered from wreckage
Former Olympic yachtsman Geoff Smale's body has been recovered from Mount Duppa.
Family devastated at Smale's death
The wreckage of former Olympian Geoff Smale's microlight was found on Mount Duppa in the Bryant Range.
Woman crashed car while brushing her teeth
A teacher who crashed her car while brushing her teeth told police she had lost concentration.