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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A mental health worker in Nelson Marlborough has been investigated following allegations of paying a former patient for sex and mistreating her shortly after...
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...
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...
Former PM Helen Clark has criticised the government following the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere, which was carrying over 40 passengers between Wellington...
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...
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...
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...
Distinguished New Zealand winegrower James Milton has been sentenced for smuggling grapevine cuttings from Australia into the country and planting them without biosecurity clearance.
He...
Police are appealing for information following a crash on SH 6, Havelock, this morning.
Emergency services were notified of the crash between Douslins Gully Road...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 5 April 2024.
Name release: Fatal Crash – Richmond Downs, Matamata-Piako
Police can now name the victim of a...
Marlborough Police have announced a $100,000 reward for information in relation to the disappearance of Jessica Boyce in March 2019.
Jessica, aged 27, disappeared from...
The final approval of New Zealand King Salmon’s Blue Endeavour open ocean aquaculture project is a significant step for New Zealand’s aquaculture, and a...
The coalition Government is providing support for farmers and growers as dry conditions worsen across the top of the South Island.
“Conditions on the ground...
Marlborough Police have executed a search warrant at a Canvastown address yesterday.
'We can confirm the search relates to Operation Largo, the continuing investigation into...
Police acknowledge the guilty plea entered by Blenheim man Gregory Pask in the Blenheim District Court today.
Pask pleaded guilty to 29 charges of sexual...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 November 2023.
Update: Serious crash, SH 1, Mount Pleasant
One person has died following a crash on State...
Earlier today, Police responded to a light aircraft crash in Blenheim.
The crash occurred shortly before 1:20pm at the Omaka Aerodrome.
The sole occupant of the...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 May 2023.
Newtown fire update
As a result of the detailed, methodical search, Police can confirm the total...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 April 2023.
Fatality following serious crash, Grovetown
One person has died following the earlier crash on SH1, Grovetown...
Four Bluebridge sailings were cancelled yesterday.
The company said the cancellations were due to a mechanical fault in the vessel Strait Feronia.
Interislander's ferry Kaitaki has...
A 23-year-old man has been charged with abduction and rape following an incident in Blenheim this morning.
Police were called to Sinclair Street, Mayfield, about...
Police have arrested two teenagers following the burglary of a vape store in Blenheim early on Friday morning.
The store has been targeted three times...
Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed this afternoon’s crash on State Highway 1 north of Kekerengu to please contact Police.
The road has now...
State Highway 1 near Kekerengu, Marlborough is closed while emergency services attend a fatal crash.
The crash involving a single vehicle was reported to Police...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 10 September 2022.
Arrests following Marlborough search warrants
Marlborough Police have arrested four people and disrupted a methamphetamine...