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Airbnb owner asked to 'isolate' people

The port town of Picton, looking from the lookout on Queen Charlotte Drive.

DHB offers "full clean" of property even if people don't become unwell.

Coronavirus: 'Harvest will happen'

Foreign vintage workers often have a specific skillset, and industry bosses say it would not always be possible to fill ...

In an industry dependent on foreign workers, this year's harvest faces gaps in the workforce.

Summer started wet, finished dry

Havelock pictured on December 1. Almost all of summer rainfall occurred in the first 20 days of December 2019.

Nearly all the rain for the three months of summer happened in the first 20 days of December.

'Hardy' sea creatures moved

Divers and snorkellers collect marine animals at Waikawa Bay for relocation to nearby Curious Cove.

Locals have united to save thousands of marine animals in Marlborough before a marina expansion project gets underway this autumn.

Skin cancer in older men 'alarming' video

Dr Mark Foley said the skin cancer rates in Marlborough have risen for all three of the common skin cancers.

Hairdressers, physios and chiropractors are often first to spot someone's skin cancer, so people are getting checked earlier.

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Self-isolating, no symptoms

Two people in Nelson Marlborough are in self-isolation and being monitored for coronavirus. File photo.

The DHB are monitoring two people in the top of the south who were on the same flight with the country's first case of Covid-19

Two monitored for coronavirus in Nelson

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced New Zealand's first confirmed coronavirus case on Friday.

Two passengers from Emirates flight being monitored for signs of Covid-19 virus, but haven't been tested.

Man named after stabbing

Two people were arrested following an alleged stabbing in Pak' n Save's carpark.

The man charged following an alleged stabbing in Blenheim's Pak 'n Save carpark can now be named.

Beach log barrier video

Fisherman Mark Wills, who is leading the charge against a proposed quad bike ban, stands in front of a log barricade at ...

Fishermen build driftwood barriers on Marlborough beach to protect sensitive areas and steer away from a vehicle ban.

A remarkable life remembered

The "strong and fearless" Jane Christina Wilkie Watson aged 87, travelling through Sydney on her way to Scotland in 1927.

The tenacity and courageousness of one of Blenheim's earliest dressmakers has long caught the imagination of her great granddaughter.

Rural town's housing squeeze

Vineyard manager Troy McElhinney, with daughter Pyper McElhinney, 3, says developers will have to weigh up whether new ...

Surrounded by vineyards and wary of becoming a "dormitory town", residents wonder where Seddon will grow.

'Skip the Big Mac' and get insurance

The Burrow family are hoping to start looking for a new home soon, after theirs was gutted by fire in December.

Family whose house burnt down before Christmas extend "big thanks" to "amazing" Blenheim community and offer firsthand insurance advice. 

Search for one becomes two

The Land Search and Rescue team heading out to the Marlborough Sounds on February 22.

Search for a missing walker in Marlborough Sounds called off when 16-year-old girl was found by her dad, but it soon became a search for two.

Hundreds wait for eye appointments

Nelson Marlborough Health general manager clinical services Lexie O'Shea said the majority of appointments were ...

There are hundreds of people waiting for follow-up eye appointments the in top of the south.

Motueka gets Mako match

Mako captain David Havili is one of several Golden Bay-Motueka products in the current Tasman set-up.

No shield challenge for another year but Motueka will host a Tasman Mako home game in this year's Mitre 10 Cup.

News

Is grape growing next?

Is the Omaka Valley the "idyllic pastoral retreat" residents are claiming?

OPINION: The Omaka Valley, in the heart of wine country, is not the "idyllic pastoral retreat" some residents are claiming.

Reasons to remove trade barriers

OPINION: Agricultural exporters should get the same opportunities in world markets that industrial goods enjoy.

Rural town's housing squeeze

'Skip the Big Mac' and get insurance

Opinion

Is grape growing next?

Is the Omaka Valley the "idyllic pastoral retreat" residents are claiming?

OPINION: The Omaka Valley, in the heart of wine country, is not the "idyllic pastoral retreat" some residents are claiming.

Reasons to remove trade barriers

Lambing ewes at Kaihoka, near Collingwood, in July last year.

OPINION: Agricultural exporters should get the same opportunities in world markets that industrial goods enjoy.

Stop and smell the roses

Catherine van der Meulen with her chooks at her Seddon property.

Some days you need to take a breath, get away from screens and step outside.

Think about change?

Sometimes sitting down for some quiet reflection, away from the daily noise and routine, can be the perfect tonic for ...

Don't feel guilty about your dereliction of parenting duties. Embrace it, and learn from it.

Symbolic waka prow unveiled video

Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Maui features Māui, the mythological navigator, at the prow of a waka.

Leaders of 19th century Wairau are featured in a new steel and bronze sculpture.

Business

Library's $1.6m fit-out bill

District libraries manager Glenn Webster says items in Blenheim's current library are damaged and aged.

New chairs, tables and shelves to be bought for library and art gallery.

Is grape growing next?

Is the Omaka Valley the "idyllic pastoral retreat" residents are claiming?

OPINION: The Omaka Valley, in the heart of wine country, is not the "idyllic pastoral retreat" some residents are claiming.

House-hunters' checklist struggle

Rose Manor's first residents, Vivien and Neil Gleeson, struggled to find a house that ticked all the boxes.

Four bedrooms, double garage, office, space for a veggie garden - how hard could it be?

'Shut down the quarry'

Several residents feel it is already too unsafe to travel Brookby Rd, which leads to the quarry.

Residents make tearful plea to keep Marlborough valley "peaceful and safe" after threat of extra trucks.

New subdivision plans revealed

A 12-hectare block on Alabama Rd known as the "McGregor Block" will soon become an extension of Nikau Drive, in Blenheim.

One block of land could have houses built this year, but another subdivision might not be the silver bullet house-hunters hoped.

Your Marlborough

'Gateway of discovery'

Pupils, front from left, Mahli Brabent, Kingi Raj and Keira Kroukamp at the gateway's opening with, back from left, Amai ...

Foam pits down the sides ruled out at design stage as pupils help shape new school entrance.

Bill Holvey and his typewriter

Although he says New Zealand is the best country in the world, there are a few things Bill Holvey would like to change ...

The 83-year-old loves writing to his local newspaper, but he'd really love someone to rebut him one day.

Connecting cultures

The head of art at Marlborough Girls' College, Sudhir Duppati has curated an exhibit for the Marlborough Art Society ...

Artists from around the world are showing their works in an international exhibition, bringing together the exotic, diverse and contemporary.

Marlborough water mural unveiled

SWE's Dean Marshall and John Ihaka with John's Kitchen founding trustee Yvonne Dasler and artist Gynelle Blake.

A 10 metre long mural invites Marlborough commuters to feel grateful for the gift of water.

Lotto: Do you keep all $42m?

Suicide and cancer prevention, as well as animals, are causes at the top of Tracey Merrett's list.

Optimistic Marlburians share their charitable plans, not forgetting "all of your family will want a million".

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