Latest from Picton

Fierce bushfire razes homes

Two firefighters were injured, two houses destroyed and residents evacuated by helicopter as a bushfire was fanned by strong winds and raged out of control yesterday.

Landslip house uninhabitable

The owners of a Picton house hit by a landslip yesterday have been told the property is temporarily unfit to live in.

Rain causes slips, flooding

Residents of a Picton house escaped injury today when a landslip hit their home and broke through a wall, as torrential rain lashed central New Zealand today.

Picton celebrates ferry decision

A decision to keep the South Island ferry terminal base in Picton has been met with celebration in the Marlborough town.

Interisland ferries to stick with Picton

Picton will remain as the southern terminal for the interisland ferries, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.

Women attacked as they slept

Two teens were sexually assaulted during a Picton home invasion, and a West Coast woman was attacked while she slept, in two separate attacks early on Sunday morning.

Iconic Interislander scenery may change

The trip on the Interislander is possibly the country's most beautiful ride. That's about to change if the Government proceeds with plans to shift the South Island ferry terminal to a windswept beach that looks like Dunkirk.

Picton police officer attacked in cell

A police officer is in hospital with serious facial injuries after a man he arrested attacked him in Picton this morning.

Picton ferry fears to be aired this week