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![Serious crash closes road between Nelson and Picton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Serious crash closes road between Nelson and Picton
Police are advising motorists to avoid roads near a single-vehicle crash at Koromiko.
![From gumboots to leather boots: Kiwi dominatrix tells all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From gumboots to leather boots: Kiwi dominatrix tells all
An expert reveals what really goes on in her Picton garage.
![Highway south of Blenheim to close for five nights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Highway south of Blenheim to close for five nights
The road will close between 7pm and 6am from next Sunday until Thursday 9 December.
![Sail to Motuara Island for birds, dolphins and a history lesson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sail to Motuara Island for birds, dolphins and a history lesson
The Marlborough Sounds' Motuara Island is paradise for history buffs and nature lovers.
![Interislander ferry suffers second mechanical issue in as many weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Interislander ferry suffers second mechanical issue in as many weeks
The issue has forced the Aratere to take an alternative route this afternoon.
![Marlborough Sounds convicted murderer Scott Watson has bail declined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Marlborough Sounds convicted murderer Scott Watson has bail declined
The double-killer wanted bail to prepare his final appeal challenge.
![Businesswoman flew from Auckland to Blenheim for property appraisal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Businesswoman flew from Auckland to Blenheim for property appraisal
Police have summonsed her to court for breaching Covid travel restrictions.
![Watch: Dramatic recovery after Picton locomotive plunged into harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Dramatic recovery after Picton locomotive plunged into harbour
KiwiRail says "limited" diesel leak contained and cleaned up.
![Picton aquarium closure plan prompts staff 'sit-in' protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Picton aquarium closure plan prompts staff 'sit-in' protest
Plan to shut down Picton aquarium prompts staff 'to hold a sit-in' protest.
![Shock aquarium closure claim: Fears for 117 native animals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shock aquarium closure claim: Fears for 117 native animals
The EcoWorld Aquarium and Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre must clear out in three months.
![Watch: Cochlear implants help 50yo man hear again - 'All my emotion just poured out'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Cochlear implants help 50yo man hear again - 'All my emotion just poured out'
The Government has just revealed $28m of new funding towards adult cochlear implants.
![Lost in mail: Ashes posted to Rotorua end up 900km away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lost in mail: Ashes posted to Rotorua end up 900km away
The ashes have ended up at a non-existent Queenstown address.
![Man arrested following Cook Strait ferries threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man arrested following Cook Strait ferries threat
Police are considering charges against the 33-year-old.
![Key witness in Scott Watson murder trial dead in suspected suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Key witness in Scott Watson murder trial dead in suspected suicide
Critical witness to the Sounds murder mystery dies in Greymouth.
![Ferries resume timetable after 140km/h winds forced 8-hour delay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ferries resume timetable after 140km/h winds forced 8-hour delay
Interislander manager Walter Rushbrook said the afternoon had been a one-off event.
![12-hours from Wellington to Picton: Gale-force winds trap ferry passengers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
12-hours from Wellington to Picton: Gale-force winds trap ferry passengers
More than the equivalent time of a flight to Los Angeles when their vessel finally docked.
![Need another holiday? Campervans going for less than $80 a day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Need another holiday? Campervans going for less than $80 a day
Low prices aim to give tourism industry a boost in what is usually its peak season.
![Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![South Island business owners plead for level 1: 'There are no cases down here'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
South Island business owners plead for level 1: 'There are no cases down here'
Current restrictions have caused confusion for customers and the South Island wants change
!['Desperate to hear from her': Jay-Jay Feeney's fears for missing sister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Desperate to hear from her': Jay-Jay Feeney's fears for missing sister
'We are worried for her safety and are desperate to hear from her.'
![Shovel-ready projects get the green light to go ahead under new infrastructure law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shovel-ready projects get the green light to go ahead under new infrastructure law
More than 750 jobs will be created in Auckland alone as part of the post-Covid recovery.
![Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown
Students trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.
![Picton port evacuated after gas leak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Picton port evacuated after gas leak
A KiwiRail spokesman is warning Cook Strait ferry passengers to expect delays.
![Picton 'shipping container' cafe sunk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Picton 'shipping container' cafe sunk
Restaurants are not a 'permitted activity' at the scenic reserve, council says.
![Hearing survey shows worrying trend among students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hearing survey shows worrying trend among students
A third of Year 9 students at three NZ schools have "abnormal" hearing.
![Comment: Can PM Ardern avoid a Lermontov style disaster?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Comment: Can PM Ardern avoid a Lermontov style disaster?
The open waters of Cook Strait beckoned. What could possibly go wrong?
![He's lived 61 years in NZ - then gets told he's not a resident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
He's lived 61 years in NZ - then gets told he's not a resident
Tim Dare came to NZ as a child - 61 years later he's told he's not a resident.