Air New Zealand chief operations officer Bruce Parton, left, and general manager regional maintenance operations Adam McMillan look at one of Virgin Australia’s ATRs at the regional maintenance base in Nelson. A fleet of Virgin Australia’s turboprop planes are now being serviced at Air New Zealand’s regional maintenance facility in Nelson.
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New Zealanders race to save whales after 400 stranded
New Zealand volunteers formed a human chain in the water at a remote beach on Friday as they tried to save about 100 whales after… . Whales are stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.
No farm, no hindrance to dog triallists
Dog trialist Freddie Gane, far right, with Marlborough Collie Dog Trial Club members, from left, Trevor Gibson, Scott Downing and Jim Burrows. Former musterer, and dog trialist newbie, Freddie Gane thought his days of working with dogs were over when he came back to work on the family vineyard in Marlborough.
Helicopter rescues Takaka woman from cliff fall in Kahurangi National Park
The Takaka woman was taken to Nelson Hospital with a serious leg injury and potential back injuries. PHOTO/Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter picked up the 67-year-old on the Dragons Teeth in Kahurangi National Park.
Helicopter rescues Takaka woman from cliff fall in Kahurangi National Park
The Takaka woman was taken to Nelson Hospital with a serious leg injury and potential back injuries. PHOTO/Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter picked up the 67-year-old on the Dragons Teeth in Kahurangi National Park.
Hunting for the real wilderpeople on Takaka Hill
It’s one of those summer days where the sun is so high in the sky you have to crouch down really low, and mash your face against the glass, craning your neck to see it out the car windows. The heat, the hill, the innumerable bends, your stomach rolls with every jolt.