How best to find the pick of the bunch after a tough harvest.

Owning a vineyard is often seen through rose-tinted glasses, writes John Hawkesby.

A tornado, floods and king tides wreaked havoc across the country yesterday.

The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

Photos from the overnight flooding that forced evacuations in Nelson

People living near rivers and streams in the Tasman District should be prepared for a rapid rise in water levels overnight, with heavier falls forecast to continue, Civil Defence says.

A prominent national figure has been found guilty at the Nelson District Court today of indecently assaulting a teenage girl.

After more than 10 hours of deliberation the jury in the trial of a former national figure accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has still not been able to reach verdicts.