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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.
Marlborough District Council - Latest News [Page 45]
Humble Dung Beetle Potential Game Changer For Landowners
Monday, 22 March 2021, 1:21 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough landowners and the Council will be as happy as dung beetles in muck if an ambitious programme to improve the region’s waterways achieves its objectives. The humble little critters themselves could also prove to be a game changer for Marlborough ... More >>
Blank Canvas Of A Building Site Comes To Life
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 4:06 pm | Marlborough District Council
Life mimics art in this impressive drone image of the new Marlborough District Library and Art Gallery taken by local photographer Jim Tannock. The Marlborough District Library and Art Gallery is currently being constructed on a corner site in High Street ... More >>
Wither Hills Farm Park Remains Closed For Now
Monday, 15 March 2021, 12:59 pm | Marlborough District Council
While cooler mornings are making themselves felt and the heat of summer has begun to subside, more rain is still needed for the parched Wither Hills. Robin Dunn, Council’s Parks and Open Spaces Officer, said a significant amount of rain was still required ... More >>
Budge Street Night Works Designed To Shorten Disruption
Friday, 12 March 2021, 11:12 am | Marlborough District Council
Works over night as part of the northwest Blenheim Sewer Upgrade will likely shave ten days off the project and are intended to reduce the impact on local businesses. Scheduled to start this Sunday 14 March, the night works will begin at the Budge ... More >>
Picton Wastewater Upgrade Nears The End Of The Line
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 10:02 am | Marlborough District Council
Construction is about to start on the final stages of a major upgrade of Picton’s wastewater network. Stage 4b of the Picton Sewerage Upgrade is programmed to start on 15 March between the Waikawa Foreshore carpark and 287 Waikawa Road, and includes ... More >>
Hammering Down The Barriers On International Women’s Day
Monday, 8 March 2021, 12:10 pm | Marlborough District Council
Breaking through glass ceilings isn’t so much the challenge for women working in Marlborough’s construction industry - try concrete floors and steel beams instead. As New Zealand’s celebrates International Women’s Day, this year focussed on ... More >>
Tsunami Threat Level Cancelled For Marlborough, Top Of The South And East Coast Of The South Island
Friday, 5 March 2021, 2:38 pm | Marlborough District Council
The tsunami threat level for the Marlborough coastline has been cancelled. This means there is a no longer a threat to beach, harbour, estuary or boating activities. Marlborough Harbour shipping and ferry operations have resumed as normal. Marlborough’s ... More >>
Tsunami Threat Level Confirmed For Marlborough And The Top Of The South
Friday, 5 March 2021, 10:38 am | Marlborough District Council
The tsunami threat level for the Marlborough coastline has been confirmed. The Top of the South from Farewell Spit to Port Underwood including Picton and the Marlborough Sounds can expect strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges of up to one ... More >>
Have Your Say On Marlborough’s Future Waste Services
Monday, 1 March 2021, 2:18 pm | Marlborough District Council
How we manage and minimise waste for the next six years in Marlborough is open for discussion with the Council’s draft strategy now open for public comment. The proposed Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) 2021-27 has been developed following ... More >>
Muller Road Services Upgrade
Friday, 26 February 2021, 5:02 pm | Marlborough District Council
Investigation works are nearing completion and digging will start this coming Monday in Muller Road as part of a significant services upgrade in Blenheim. The Council is replacing the wastewater, stormwater and water mains along Muller Road, between ... More >>
Lower Speed Limits Coming Soon
Friday, 26 February 2021, 4:27 pm | Marlborough District Council
Slower speeds are just around the corner for a number of Marlborough roads in a bid to put the brake on vehicles and reduce crashes. The full Council voted yesterday to proceed with amendments to the existing bylaw as a result of the Local Road Speed ... More >>
Council Agrees Ten Year Budget Priorities
Friday, 26 February 2021, 10:18 am | Marlborough District Council
Mayor John Leggett and Councillors discussed and considered a wide variety of agenda items at yesterday’s Long Term Plan Budget meeting. Staff were complimented by the Mayor for the high quality work that had gone into the reports and presentations. ... More >>
New Sportshub Will Help Turn The Wheels Of Marlborough Sport
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 9:33 am | Marlborough District Council
Just as spokes unite in the hub of a wheel, so too will a number of Marlborough’s sporting codes join together under one roof in the Lansdowne Park Sportshub. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/e5c229ae9ced9a5fdd3a.jpeg" ... More >>
Innovative, Green Solution Sought For Moorings
Monday, 22 February 2021, 12:39 pm | Marlborough District Council
After discussions over several years about a new solution for Waikawa Bay’s boat moorings, Marlborough District Council is putting out a Request for Information (RFI) to test what’s available. The RFI seeks to gain information from commercial parties ... More >>
Regional Land And Public Transport Plans Open For Submissions
Friday, 19 February 2021, 3:40 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough’s roading and public transport priorities for the next six years are now open for public comment. The ‘Connecting Te Tauihu (Top of the South)’ Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2027 (RLTP) and Marlborough Regional Public Transport Plan ... More >>
Infrastructure, Inflation And Freshwater Quality Drive Up Long Term Plan Costs
Friday, 19 February 2021, 10:27 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough District Council’s Long Term Plan 2021-2031 priorities will be discussed at the Council Budget meeting this Thursday 25 February from 10.30am. The Mayor and Councillors will discuss the overall budget and a number of items requesting increased ... More >>
TEAM Business Survey To Capture COVID-19 Impacts
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 12:53 pm | Marlborough District Council
The Council and TEAM (The Economic Action Marlborough) Group are underway with a survey of local businesses across all sectors to investigate the longer term impact of COVID-19. “We would like to better understand the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 ... More >>
Benefits Go Far Beyond Pipes In The Ground
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 8:37 am | Marlborough District Council
What lies beneath Blenheim is a mostly unseen but significant driver of economic activity for Marlborough. Since Marlborough emerged from COVID Level 4 in August last year, more than $30 million in critical infrastructure contracts have either ... More >>
Go By Bike Day Postponed
Monday, 15 February 2021, 3:20 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough’s Go by Bike Day in Blenheim and Picton this Wednesday morning has been postponed until further notice. Braden Prideaux, the Council’s Sustainable Transport Manager, said it was disappointing but the right thing to do. “Due to ... More >>
Tory Channel Navigational Risks To Be Addressed
Friday, 12 February 2021, 4:40 pm | Marlborough District Council
Work is underway to identify the controls, including the operational and risk management practices that need to be in place, to enable the ongoing safe transit of vessels through Tory Channel and Queen Charlotte Sound, said Captain Luke Grogan, the Marlborough ... More >>
