Marlborough District Council

New Zealand

Marlborough District Council is a unitary authority with offices in Blenheim and Picton. It looks after Marlborough's outstanding natural environment, investing in its infrastructure, people and quality lifestyle. The region is well known as the centre of New Zealand's wine industry and for the natural beauty of the Marlborough Sounds.

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Changes to Blenheim’s bus timetable from Monday 1 July

Thursday, 20 June 2019, 9:03 am | Marlborough District Council

Changes to Blenheim’s bus timetable will come into force on Monday 1 July 2019 in an effort to ensure the service runs on time. More >>

Council brings consistency and cost savings to CBD parking

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 3:31 pm | Marlborough District Council

Council’s Assets and Services Committee today agreed, subject to full Council approval, to a trio of changes relating to parking in central Blenheim as it gears up to move to the new Pay by Plate parking meters, on Monday 24 June. More >>

Council decisions on Annual Plan submissions

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 2:28 pm | Marlborough District Council

Marlborough District Council has confirmed its funding priorities for the 2019-2020 Annual Plan, after considering 118 submissions from the public. More >>

Have your say on Council services

Saturday, 8 June 2019, 1:39 pm | Marlborough District Council

Each year Marlborough District Council surveys residents to find out their level of satisfaction with its services. The 2019 survey begins this Monday and will continue until late July. More >>

Picton Library and Service Centre takes out award

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 10:55 am | Marlborough District Council

Picton’s Library and Service Centre - Waitohi Whare Mātauranga, has taken out top honours in the Public Architecture section at this year’s Top of the South New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated (NZAI) Local Awards. More >>

AA Positive rating for Council’s financial management

Friday, 31 May 2019, 2:00 pm | Marlborough District Council

Marlborough District Council’s strong financial management has been confirmed by rating agency S&P Global Ratings, with Council retaining its “AA Positive” long term credit rating. More >>

Earthquake strengthening at Stadium 2000 done and dusted

Friday, 31 May 2019, 8:57 am | Marlborough District Council

Work to upgrade Blenheim's Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 is now complete, with the facility back up and running at full capacity. More >>

One step closer to metered water for Renwick and Havelock

Monday, 27 May 2019, 2:15 pm | Marlborough District Council

Havelock and Renwick residents are one step closer to a metered water regime with Council awarding the contract for the meter box installation to Fulton Hogan. More >>

Annual Plan hearings set down for next week

Monday, 27 May 2019, 9:34 am | Marlborough District Council

A total of 118 submissions were received on the Council’s 2019-20 Annual Plan, covering a wide variety of issues. Three-quarters of those, or 86 submitters, have indicated they would like to speak at hearings with the Mayor and Councillors, which ... More >>

Awatere Community Memorial Hall gets revamp

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 4:09 pm | Marlborough District Council

Seddon’s Awatere Community Memorial Hall is set for a revamp so it can once again become a multi-use community hub, fit-for-purpose and available for all community groups. Having served the Awatere East Coast community well for nearly 40 years, ... More >>

Mayor welcomes LiDAR mapping funding

Friday, 17 May 2019, 11:37 am | Marlborough District Council

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett has warmly welcomed the announcement by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the Provincial Development Unit on LiDAR mapping funding. Further details are here More >>

Speed limit bylaw review for Marlborough

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 10:28 am | Marlborough District Council

Marlborough District Council will undertake a review of speed limits on local roads across the region in a two-stage process in 2019 and 2020, through its local roads asset management agency Marlborough Roads. More >>

Pest passenger a wakeup call for boaties

Monday, 13 May 2019, 9:53 am | Marlborough District Council

Marlborough District Council’s Biosecurity Team, working with Marlborough Marinas, recently responded to the worst case of Mediterranean fanworm seen to date on a vessel in Marlborough. The yacht had recently sailed from Auckland and moored at Waikawa ... More >>

Forestry company failures result in prosecution

Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 4:53 pm | Marlborough District Council

Forestry management company, Laurie Forestry Services Limited, has been convicted and fined $71,000 after their actions and practices led to significant sediment pollution in South East Bay of Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere, in the Marlborough Sounds. More >>

Last call for Annual Plan submissions

Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 9:13 am | Marlborough District Council

“There is less than a week until submissions close on the Council’s 2019-20 Annual Plan,” says Marlborough Mayor John Leggett. More >>

Pay by Plate parking comes to town

Monday, 29 April 2019, 12:03 pm | Marlborough District Council

It’s a case of out with the old, in with the new, as Blenheim’s CBD prepares to move to new Pay by Plate parking meters. More >>

Council welcomes funding for Smart Services

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 3:13 pm | Marlborough District Council

Government funding for the Marlborough District Council’s Smart Services project has been welcomed by Mayor John Leggett as a major step towards all of the region becoming more prosperous and sustainable under Council’s Smart+Connected framework. More >>

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