Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits off the coast of Levin
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake has hit 45km north-west of Levin this afternoon. GeoNet said the quake hit at…
Whitebait stand takedown orders spark concern from casual users
Whitebaiters are worried they could be held liable for stands they use but did not build on a…
Marlborough council moves to regulate appearance industry
The Marlborough District Council will look into a bylaw to regulate the appearance industry after receiving complaints of…
NZ in ‘state of emergency’ following record-breaking storm
New Zealand’s Emergency Minister has described parts of the country’s North Island as looking “like a war zone”…
Napier, Hastings top 36C as gale-force winds cause damage, fan fires
Strong winds and extreme heat have brought down trees, cut power and fanned vegetation fires across parts of…
Is Swampy the digger walking on water? Nope, that’s silt built up
Meet Swampy, the purpose-built amphibious excavator that has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the…
Marlborough Sounds parchment worm ‘in too-hard basket’
An environmental group calling for control of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds has criticised the Marlborough District…
Widespread power outages across NZ as storms move south
Thousands of homes and businesses are without power, and two Horowhenua townships have been urged to conserve water…
Tourism business ‘extremely distressed’ by road closures
A Marlborough Sounds tourism operator is “extremely distressed” by restricted access road closures, leaving them cut off from…
Fishing boat runs aground in Marlborough Sounds, five rescued
Five people were rescued from rocks after their fishing vessel ran aground at French Pass in the Marlborough…
Second Marlborough swimming hole falls to flood damage
A second popular swimming spot in Marlborough will be closed this summer due to flood repair works. Marlborough…
The little yellow digger that… went for a swim at Waitaria Bay jetty
Work to replace a Marlborough Sounds jetty has taken a dive after a digger got stuck and became…