It took four years to restore the highly modified 1953 Ford F100 truck.

Truck a 'work of Art'

Among the star line-up at the Kaikōura Hop is a World Truck Show winner.

Dry dock possibility

Shakespeare Bay, pictured, is being mooted as the most likely location for a new floating dry dock.

It would create hundreds of jobs and bring in millions of dollars. Plus the ferries could be better looked after.

Tiny house shows off big talent

The finished design, which includes a bespoke trailer, will be sold to recoup some of the estimated $10,000 cost.

The neglected garden

A secret(ish) garden behind a tiny museum in Marlborough is about to get some much-needed TLC.

Man to repay sports club

Both him and his girlfriend have admitted using the supermarket vouchers to buy gift cards.

Drs fear cheaper visits

Just as waiting list pressure was easing, politicians' quest for votes could blow it right back out again, GPs say.

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Dead whale drifting north

A large dead whale, spotted adrift south-west of d'Urville Island, appears to be heading north.

A large whale carcass floating in waters north of Nelson appears to be moving further out to sea.

Power lines on road

The Inland Rd, route 70, was closed after emergency services responded to an accident, which left power lines across the road.

Breathe easier with action plan

Italy beckons for wine scholar

Sport

Waiting game for Lomax

Tyrel Lomax, pictured here in action this year with the Melbourne Rebels, believes his rugby future lies in New Zealand.

Tyrel Lomax still waiting for release from Melbourne Rebels.

Tasman Under-19s beat Wellington

Tasman flanker Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta looks to avoid the tackle of Wellington prop Pasi Uluilakepa.

Tasman Under-19s too good for Wellington in the wind.

Weekly golf notes

The Gaswicks team of, from left, James Gilmour, Scott Wright, Kaye Dickson and Sue Greensheet head for the 10th tee ...

 Weekly golf notes

Manoa netballer of year

Marlborough Girls' College shooter Malia Manoa shows the style that earned her the 2017 Marlborough Netball Centre ...

Marlborough Girls' College shooter Malia Manoa was named Marlborough netballer of the year on Sunday.

Crusaders sign Ennor

Canterbury wing Braydon Ennor breaks out against the Magpies in Napier in round three of the Mitre 10 Cup.

He's only played three Mitre 10 Cup games, but Canterbury utility Braydon Ennor has secured a Super Rugby contract.

Opinion

Qualified for the job?

Then Finance Minister Bill Birch arrives at Parliament to brief journalists on his Budget of 1999, his last year in ...

Opinion: Tony Orman questions whether our politicians are actually qualified for the job.

Truckies deliver to avoid economic disaster

Truck driver 'Pix' takes a break at Springs Junction. The inland route from Christchurch to Picton is on State Highway ...

OPINION: The road freight industry has put hundreds of more trucks on the road in both islands to cover freight no longer being shipped by rail or sea.

Our insatiable desire to shop

Kmart Petone opened on June 1. Blenheim is to get its own Kmart by Christmas 2018.

We live in a time of absurdly cheap consumer goods, of continual sales and bargains and a dominance by big shopping chains and franchises.

Climate situation not without hope

Rising temperatures could have major impacts for industry in the Marlborough Sounds.

Hugh Steadman from Marlborough climate action group Climate Karanga discusses the possible impacts of higher temperatures in Marlborough.

Where to now?

NZ recreational fishers account for less than 3 per cent of the total wild stock harvest taken from marine waters, ...

Opinion: It is urgent a separate, well-resourced Ministry of Fisheries be re-established, writes Peter Watson.

Business

A vested interest in safety

Pelorus Community Preschool children in their new hi-vis vests donated by Sanford.

A seafood firm has come up with a bright idea to help keep children in their community safe.

The secret, neglected garden

Renwick Museum staff Gwenda Hodson, left, and Sandra Welburn hope to see the unused green area behind the building ...

A secret(ish) garden behind a tiny museum in Marlborough is about to get some much-needed TLC.

Italy beckons for wine scholar

Italian exchange student Nicola Geronazzo and Marlborough scholarship winner Alexandra Peter at the EIT vineyard and ...

The 26-year-old will get to try her hand at old world winemaking.

Bennett backs cycle trail

Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett at Thomas's Department Store cafe, in Blenheim.

Sounds like the deputy prime minister is planning another trip to Blenheim in December, when she can drive the coastal highway.

Bus shelter opens

Marlborough Deputy Mayor Terry Sloan and Friendship Force Marlborough member Judith Kerridge cut the ribbon and declare ...

$300,000 bus shelter officially opens after almost five years of campaigning.

Your Marlborough

Tiny house shows off big talent

The talented tiny house build team are, from left, Nathanael Brooks, Connor Reed, Jack Holdaway, Alex Breig and James ...

The finished design, which includes a bespoke trailer, will be sold to recoup some of the estimated $10,000 cost.

A vested interest in safety

Pelorus Community Preschool children in their new hi-vis vests donated by Sanford.

A seafood firm has come up with a bright idea to help keep children in their community safe.

The dance hall calls

Dance partners Ron and Shirley Bowie are looking forward to the Tea Dance organised by Age Concern Marlborough.

Glad rags and good times ahead for seniors at the annual Age Concern Tea Dance.

The secret, neglected garden

Renwick Museum staff Gwenda Hodson, left, and Sandra Welburn hope to see the unused green area behind the building ...

A secret(ish) garden behind a tiny museum in Marlborough is about to get some much-needed TLC.

Breathe easier with action plan

Asthma Marlborough respiratory nurse educator Karen Vis, with an inhaler and spacer, is urging people with the disease ...

Asthma sufferers should keep up-to-date action plans to help stem emergency hospital admissions.

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