Rapaura Road News Today

Marlborough road trip: Home to New Zealand’s pioneering 1973 Sauvignon Blanc plantings, this region at the top of South Island is well worth a stop.

Home to 120 wineries and over 35 cellar doors, Marlborough’s 27,000 hectares of vines equates to roughly 30,000 rugby pitches. Sandwiched between the Withe

It has been 50 years since the first commercial wine grapes were planted in Marlborough, when Montana Wines founder Frank Yukich claimed wine from the region would become world famous.

Judge tells 20yo police have better things to do than chase after young men like him.

Muggy downpours have plagued New Zealand all week.

A state of emergency has been declared in Marlborough, with more heavy rain expected overnight, while Nelson's mayor says every part of the city has been hit by flooding and slips.

One person has died and another person is seriously injured following a crash between a van and a truck near Blenheim.

Scott Hammond/Stuff A large tanker has rear-ended a 4WD vehicle towing a trailer at the corner of Selmes and Rapaura, outside Blenheim. A car and trailer have flipped after being rear-ended by a “40-tonne” tanker in Marlborough. The crash happened at the intersection of Selmes and Rapaura Road, outside Blenheim, about 9am on Friday. Neither of the drivers were injured. No-one else was in the vehicles. Police officer Ian Mills said the four-wheel-drive vehicle that was rear-ended had a la...