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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 68]
RAPID nationwide system of numbering rural properties
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 5:03 pm | Marlborough District Council
The RAPID number is, in effect, the street address for a rural property with a dwelling. The numbers are based on a distance along the road from a designated point at the start of the road. More >>
Lansdowne’s Jim Fraser Centre to be replaced
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 5:02 pm | Marlborough District Council
The earthquake-damaged Jim Fraser Centre at Lansdowne Park will be demolished soon as part of the Marlborough District Council’s major redevelopment of the sports grounds. More >>
Lake Elterwater cricket match can go ahead on dry lake
Monday, 13 February 2017, 5:30 pm | Marlborough District Council
A community cricket match on the dry bed of Lake Elterwater on Marlborough’s East Coast is not affected by an abatement notice asking a local farmer to stop using the lake bed to graze cattle and to cultivate. More >>
Council is updating its bylaws
Friday, 10 February 2017, 5:26 pm | Marlborough District Council
Anyone wishing to extend their domestic menagerie beyond a dozen poultry birds and four cats on a residential property will need permission under changes proposed in an update of Council’s bylaws. More >>
Mayor welcomes funding for emergency fuel planning
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 2:42 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough Mayor John Leggett says building up a picture of fuel supplies and re-supply options in an emergency is an important piece of the resilience jig-saw for civil defence in Marlborough. More >>
Sports clubs invited to use new Lansdowne facilities
Friday, 3 February 2017, 10:44 am | Marlborough District Council
With plans well advanced for Lansdowne Park’s new sports hub pavilion, the Marlborough District Council is inviting Marlborough’s sports clubs to outline how they wish to use the new administration building. More >>
Earthquake recovery update
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 12:50 pm | Marlborough District Council
Work is underway to repair river stopbanks in Blenheim that were damaged by the earthquake. Crews have repaired stopbanks at the Wairau Bar and Diversion, and are currently repairing a stopbank in Spring Creek. Further stopbank work is planned in Grovetown ... More >>
Mayoral Earthquake Fund re-opens
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 3:30 pm | Marlborough District Council
The Marlborough Mayoral Earthquake Fund has been re-opened for new applications from Marlburians facing hardship issues due to the Kaikoura earthquake. More >>
How untidy are we and who is picking up after us?
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 4:58 pm | Marlborough District Council
With support from the Ministry for the Environment, Council’s waste management section is examining our littering habits and whether more could be done to keep Marlborough tidy. More >>
Mayor urges public to have their say on salmon farm location
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 2:59 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough Mayor John Leggett says the time has come to face up to the need to relocate some existing Marlborough Sounds salmon farms to better positions for the sake of the industry’s long term future and for the sake of the Sounds environment. More >>
Community Project Fund now open
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 9:23 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough’s smaller centres have a chance to apply to Council for funding for minor improvements or amenities which would benefit their community. More >>
Kerbside recycling
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 9:39 am | Marlborough District Council
It’s been a windy summer so far - conditions which mean we all need to take a bit of care with the kerbside recycling bins. More >>
Awatere Valley Road re-opens tomorrow
Monday, 23 January 2017, 9:31 pm | Marlborough District Council
Nine weeks after the Kaikoura earthquake cut off their road with a massive slip, the farmers of the Upper Awatere Valley will once again be able to drive out of the valley when the road reopens tomorrow. More >>
Picton and Waikawa residents urged to conserve water
Friday, 20 January 2017, 10:46 am | Marlborough District Council
Picton and Waikawa residents are being urged to conserve water in February during the final stage of the community’s water scheme upgrade. More >>
Wither Hills Farm Park to reopen tomorrow morning at 6am
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 4:43 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough District Council has reopened Wither Hills Farm Park recreational tracks, as the gale force winds have now passed. More >>
Marlborough earthquake recovery update
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 11:06 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough Roads Journey Manager Steve Murrin, said high winds coupled with today’s weather ‘bomb’ have prevented helicopters from conducting a final round of sluicing on the slip zone. More >>
Wither Hills Farm Park closed until further notice
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 4:42 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough District Council has closed all Wither Hills Farm Park recreational tracks until further notice, due to the predicted gale force winds and elevated fire risk. More >>
Major progress on massive slip blocking Awatere Valley Road
Friday, 13 January 2017, 11:46 am | Marlborough District Council
Cut through has been achieved on the massive slip which has blocked the Awatere Valley Road, stranding nine farming families in the upper Awatere since the Kaikoura earthquake. More >>
Appeal to Picton and Waikawa to cut down water use
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 12:38 pm | Marlborough District Council
Picton and Waikawa households are being asked to cut back on their water use to avoid immediate water restrictions for the town. More >>
Mopping up after Marlborough rural fires
Friday, 23 December 2016, 10:49 am | Marlborough District Council
Three rural fire crews with a couple of helicopters and a 20-tonne digger have been dealing with the aftermath of the Wharanui fire on Marlborough’s east coast today, working with a specialist forestry fire crew who have been taking down the big burnt-out ... More >>
