Callan Dench with his daughters, from left, Paige, 8, and April, 9, in their room at Bing's Motel, where they have been ...

A motel for a home

A dad wanting to turn his life around has to live in a motel with his daughters because of a rental shortage.

Stuck in Nelson

Colin Hudson found himself stranded in Nelson after surgery to remove a plum stone from his throat.

Blenheim man, 72, told to make his own way home from Nelson Hospital.

Child injured in crash

The alternative Picton to Christchurch route was down to one lane after a crash outside an airport.

Stranded campervans saved video

Vans stranded since the November quake have been saved after repairs to the road, which may open sooner than expected.

What is emotional neglect?

Parents who emotionally neglect their children can give them long-term psychological issues, counsellor says.

Cruise rescue drama

Young crew member winched from ship at night after "traumatic" spinal injury.

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Focus on collaborative learning

Marlborough Girls' College principal Karen Stewart.

Groundbreaking approach to learning to focus on writing for 2017.

'We're not all boy racers'

Drivers of low or loud cars are being mistaken for boy racers, car club president says.

Health board finances improving

Blenheim brigade fundraiser

Sport

Tasman head north without key duo

Tasman United will be looking to build on back-to-back draws when they face Hawke's Bay United.

Tasman United will face Hawke's Bay United without a suspended defender and an injured goalkeeper.

Cleaver fancies a win on home turf

Central Districts batsman Dane Cleaver is after a win on his home track of Fitzherbert Park against Otago this weekend.

The Stags are back in Palmy.

Super D, super fun

Fraser Brown competes in a super D mountainbike event at the Blenheim Mountain Bike Park.

"People are a bit intimidated by full downhill racing so this is a nice in between that anyone can do."

Wairau Valley chasing another title

Allrounder Rikki Bovey, shown here in Marlborough's representative strip, has a big role to play for Wairau Valley in ...

 Wairau Valley square off against Wairau in Saturday's championship cricket final.

Highlanders put through 'wringer'

Marty Banks will line up for the Highlanders again in the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Tony Brown happy to date with first preseason campaign in the top job at the Highlanders.

Opinion

Relax, enjoy and discover, for free

There are some great spots to explore in Marlborough.

OPINION: We have so much nature to enjoy in Marlborough writes Wendy Sullivan.

Letters to the editor

Mail

Correspondents write about the local bands playing at the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival, coastal shipping, an anonymous letter writer and public access.

The other side of the fishing debate

Is better management required of a shared public resource to reduce the tension between recreational and commercial fishers?

Our collective energy would be much better spent collaborating with each other on issues that actually do matter.

The next big cycle trail?

One thing that has not changed since the November earthquake is the spectacular scenery along the east coast of the ...

The mountains on one side; the sea on the other. Imagine a cycle trail along the stunning Kaikoura coast.

Letters to the editor

Correspondents write about the right to die, 'hope for America', political correctness, and graffiti.

Correspondents write about the right to die, 'hope for America', political correctness, and graffiti.

Business

Rural quarry dispels initial fears

Simcox Construction general manager Antony Clark at the Barrack Road quarry

In spite of resource consent restrictions the quarry remained essential to maintaining the region's infrastructure.

Helping "little brother businesses"

Folium Vineyard owner Takaki Okada, left, Arbour restaurant co-owner Liz Buttimore and Sounds Air pilot Taylor Rhind are ...

Marlborough volunteers sell produce to keep Kaikoura business afloat.

The $3m question

The Marlborough Electric Power Trust annual report discussed at the meeting last Friday.

Apparent shortfall in Marlborough Lines dividends put down to accounting quirk.

Coastal shipping more efficient, says MP

KiwiRail are charging an earthquake levy until road and rail links are repaired.

Inter-island freight volumes to halve due to closure of key transport links on SH1 and Main North Line.

From milk to fuel

The vacant lots on the corner of Redwood St and Alabama Rd.

A new petrol station is going in at the site of the old Marlborough Milk Company treatment station.

Your Marlborough

The queen of Marlborough's tracks

Sea kayaking is an option to walking the Queen Charlotte Track.

The historic Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds can be walked, biked and paddled.

What's on

Sweet Az Sun Festival: Rangimarie Coleman, Tamika Cross, Cindy Henry, Lee Packer, and Chrissy Henry.

Things to do around Marlborough this week.

Super D, super fun

Fraser Brown competes in a super D mountainbike event at the Blenheim Mountain Bike Park.

"People are a bit intimidated by full downhill racing so this is a nice in between that anyone can do."

Blenheim brigade fundraiser

Tongs at the ready, from left, Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy fire chief Tony Nolan, volunteer Craig Stephens, ...

Grab a sausage and support the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade at Bunnings on Saturday.

Day of free family fun

The Family Fun Day in Picton will include miniature train rides.

Head to the Picton foreshore for a day of free family fun on Sunday.

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Sweet Az Sun Festival: Rangimarie Coleman, Tamika Cross, Cindy Henry, Lee Packer, and Chrissy Henry.

Things to do around Marlborough this week.

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