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Two dead, three seriously injured in SH1 crash at Redwood Pass

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Two people have died and three others have suffered serious to critical injuries following a major crash on State Highway 1 near Redwood Pass...

Scott Watson denied parole

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Convicted double murderer Scott Watson has been denied parole for a fifth time, with the Parole Board citing unresolved concerns about his attitudes to...

Man arrested after alleged kidnapping in Blenheim

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Police have arrested a person in relation to a kidnapping incident in Blenheim early yesterday morning. On Saturday 24 January around 3am, Police were called...

Police move search for missing tramper into limited phase

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Police say the search for missing tramper Graham Garnett, 66, is moving into a limited search phase as efforts are reviewed and assessed. Sergeant Jonny...

Marlborough Sounds communities set to regain local fuel supply

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Communities in the outer Marlborough Sounds will soon regain access to a local petrol supply after a $350,000 grant was approved from the Regional...

Man jailed after burning down vineyard cottage in violent outburst

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A Marlborough man has been jailed after a furious outburst ended with a vineyard cottage burned to the ground, leaving its owners devastated and...

Vietnamese man admits faking NZ passport and posing as immigration officer to scam migrant workers

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A 22-year-old Vietnamese man has pleaded guilty to altering someone else’s New Zealand passport to make it appear his own and impersonating an Immigration...

Man’s death prompts warning over dangerous fuel mix in kerosene fridge

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An 80-year-old man died after being severely burned when a kerosene-powered fridge exploded at his family’s Marlborough Sounds holiday home. He had been demonstrating how...

Two further arrests in Marlborough meth operation

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Blenheim Police have made two further arrests today as part of Operation Memento, an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of methamphetamine in...

Two meth arrests at the ferry terminal

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Two people were arrested at the Picton ferry terminal on Wednesday evening 1 October. A 70-year-old man who had disembarked from the ferry was found...

NPC 2025 Round 9: Southland 38-55 Tasman

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Tasman have beaten Southland 38-55 in their Round 9 Bunnings NPC clash today at Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill. https://youtu.be/fXuA9EONc_E?si=GR7owYdBHunBQQle

1.5kg of meth seized and two arrested at ferry terminal stop

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Tasman Police have arrested two people after finding a kilo-and-a-half of methamphetamine in their vehicle. Members of the Tasman Organised Crime Unit stopped a rental...

NPC 2025 Round 7: Canterbury 31-25 Tasman

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Canterbury have beaten Tasman 31-25 in their Round 7 Bunnings NPC clash today at Apollo Projects Stadium in Canterbury. Canterbury also retain the Ranfurly Shield. https://youtu.be/TxBKSo2aN0w?si=c1DFAwCxBldQZ6Wg

Thousands report shaking after magnitude 4.8 quake near Marlborough Sounds; smaller tremor near Te Anau

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More than 7000 people reported feeling a moderate earthquake that struck in the Marlborough Sounds late on Saturday night. The magnitude 4.8 quake hit at...

The sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov

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New Zealand's territorial waters, coastline and inland waterways have seen their fair share of maritime disasters over the past two centuries, ever since European...

Flash flood wreaks havoc in Ngātīmoti as forestry slash buries rural settlement

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A flash flood triggered by record rainfall has caused severe damage in the rural Motueka Valley settlement of Ngātīmoti, marking the second major flood...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Hornby, Te Mapara, Tirau, Kumeu and Seddon

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 July 2025. Name release correction - fatal crash, Seddon The man who died in a fatal crash in...

State of Emergency declared in Marlborough

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A state of local emergency was declared on late last night 27 June 2025 for Marlborough’s Wairau-Awatere Ward after heavy rainfall compromised the stop...

Aratere breaks down again overnight

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Passengers aboard the troubled Aratere ferry were stranded overnight after the vessel broke down en route to Wellington due to a propulsion drive issue. The...

Blenheim man sentenced to ‘Life’ for brutal murder of his mother

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Paul Thomas Armon has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 15 years for the brutal murder of his 78-year-old...

4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes central NZ

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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck central New Zealand at 4:33 pm today, centered 10km south of Seddon at a depth of 16km. The moderate tremor...

Strong southerly swells disrupt Cook Strait sailings

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Large southerly swells forecast for January 4th and 5th are impacting Cook Strait sailings, with Interislander forced to cancel two morning trips of the...

Man charged following incident in Blenheim yesterday

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A 44-year-old man is facing numerous charges following an incident at a Park Terrace house in Blenheim. The man has been charged with threatening to...

Blenheim incident involving baby resolved safely, man in police custody

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A 44-year-old man has been taken into custody at a Park Terrace house in Blenheim, following a family harm-related incident at the address. The man...

Name release, Blenheim homicide

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Police can now release the name of the woman who was located deceased at a property on Muller Road, Blenheim on Monday. She was 78-year-old...

Homicide investigation launched following death of woman in Blenheim

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A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman was located deceased at a property on Muller Road, Blenheim yesterday. Police were notified around 8:30am. A...

Police clamp down on gang members travelling to Canterbury

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Police in the South Island intensified their monitoring of gang members entering Canterbury for a gang-related event, conducting a large-scale vehicle checkpoint at Glasnevin,...

4.9 magnitude earthquake shakes central NZ

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A "moderate" earthquake struck the lower North Island and upper South Island on Monday afternoon, hitting 15km east of Picton at 3:58 pm. Geonet reported...

Name release, fatal crash, Tuamarina

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Police can now release the name of the second young man who died following a single vehicle crash on SH1, Tuamarina, 1:45am Sunday 6...

UPDATED: Three bodies recovered after car plunges Into Marlborough river

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Three people remain missing after a car with five occupants crashed into the Tuamarina River in Marlborough overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the incident...

5.0 earthquake strikes near Seddon

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A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit 25 kilometres northeast of Seddon on Tuesday at 5:49 pm, with more than 11,000 people reporting feeling the tremor. GeoNet...

Warrant for arrest: Have you seen Kullen McLoone?

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Police are working to locate Kullen McLoone, who has a warrant for his arrest for breach of bail. He is believed to be dangerous and...

Kaikoura pair facing drugs and firearms charges

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A man and woman from Kaikoura are due to appear in Blenheim District Court tomorrow on multiple charges of supplying illicit drugs. The 43-year-old man...

Mental health worker accused of sexual misconduct faces investigation

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A mental health worker in Nelson Marlborough has been investigated following allegations of paying a former patient for sex and mistreating her shortly after...

Aratere successfully refloated

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The Interislander ferry Aratere has been successfully refloated nearly 24 hours after running aground in Picton Harbour, stranding almost 50 people overnight. A collaborative effort...

Aratere grounding: Government criticises KiwiRail

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Transport Minister Simeon Brown told media the government was disappointed in KiwiRail's asset management following the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere near Picton. The...

Helen Clark takes a swipe at government over Interislander ferry incident

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Former PM Helen Clark has criticised the government following the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere, which was carrying over 40 passengers between Wellington...

Aratere to be refloated

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The Interislander ferry Aratere ran aground near Picton due to a steering failure shortly after departing at 9:45 PM last night. Forty-seven people, including eight...

Interislander ferry Aratere runs aground near Picton due to steering failure

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The Interislander ferry Aratere ran aground just outside Picton following a steering failure on Friday night. The vessel, carrying 47 people, including eight commercial vehicle...

Parole Hearing for Scott Watson postponed for further psychological evaluation

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Scott Watson's fifth parole attempt has been deferred to September to allow the Parole Board to assess conflicting psychological evaluations regarding his risk of...

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