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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 9]
River Health Report
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 10:47 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough rivers are in good health when compared to others around New Zealand. Environmental Scientist Steffi Henkel told October’s Environment and Planning committee meeting that good water quality was a cornerstone of a thriving region. “Rivers ... More >>
Council Services On Marlborough Anniversary Day
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 11:12 am | Marlborough District Council
Council’s Blenheim office will be closed from 4.30pm on Friday 27 October until 8.30am on Tuesday 31 October. Opening times for the waste sorting centre, transfer stations, re-use centre, resource recovery centre and e-waste on Marlborough Anniversary, ... More >>
Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study Wins National Award
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:56 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough District Council’s Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study has won the Community Engagement category in the 2023 EMPA New Zealand Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communication. The award was presented at the Emergency Media and Public ... More >>
Bike Tracks Pay Dividends For Marlborough
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 11:02 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough is in line to host more large-scale mountain bike events thanks to the highly successful Skoda Cycling NZ Schools National Mountain Bike Championships held recently. The Wither Hills Farm Park, Gentle Annie Skills Area, Taylor Pass Forest, ... More >>
Protozoa Barriers On Way For Marlborough
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 12:30 pm | Marlborough District Council
Most of Marlborough’s drinking water is safe to drink. The Blenheim supply, which delivers water to 10,700 households, is protozoa compliant with UV treatment in place to ensure cryptosporidium and giardia doesn’t enter supplies. Picton and Seddon’s ... More >>
Waste Sorting Centre Closed On 18 October
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 1:47 pm | Marlborough District Council
Blenheim’s Waste Sorting Centre and Greenwaste Acceptance Facility is closed next Wednesday morning 18 October when a new weighbridge is installed. Power needs to be disconnected from the whole site while the new weighbridge is put in. It’s hoped ... More >>
Sea Level Rise Report Presented To Council
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 2:53 pm | Marlborough District Council
An initial coastal inundation assessment for Marlborough looking out 100 years has been completed by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), based on its national inundation assessment. The assessment is a first step in a ... More >>
Nelson Street/SH6 Road Sealing Works
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 1:53 pm | Marlborough District Council
Final road sealing on Nelson Street/SH6 following on from water main works is expected to start shortly with one-way traffic controls in place. Council’s Project Engineer Melissa Hailstone-Workman said this was the final stage of works following the new ... More >>
Quarry Expansion Underway
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 8:34 am | Marlborough District Council
Work to extend Marlborough’s Pukaka Quarry is well underway, freeing up more armour rock for the region. Senior Rivers Engineer Frank Westergard was pleased to see progress on the extension over the winter months, bringing a plan some years in the making ... More >>
Sounds’ Access Study Business Case Endorsed - Mayor Urges Govt To Provide Funding
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 11:57 am | Marlborough District Council
Council’s Assets & Services Committee today approved the Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study’s Programme Business Case. The committee’s recommendation will be reviewed at a special Council meeting on 10 October, before it is submitted ... More >>
More Progress For Renwick Water Upgrades
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 8:56 am | Marlborough District Council
Renwick’s new water treatment plant in Terrace Road is one step nearer to completion. Simcox Construction, who were awarded the civil and structural works contract, has handed the building over to the water treatment process contractor Mason Engineers, ... More >>
Chief Executive Mark Wheeler To Step Down
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:34 pm | Marlborough District Council
Mark Wheeler announced today he is stepping down as Council’s Chief Executive on 28 June 2024. “I have been privileged to work for Marlborough District Council over the last 25 years. It’s been challenging but rewarding, working with very ... More >>
Specialist Change Facilities Up For Review
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 9:23 am | Marlborough District Council
Council’s Specialist Change Facilities policy is due for review this year. These facilities are dedicated places with specialist equipment where people with multiple or complex disabilities can be changed or toileted by a caregiver. Council already ... More >>
New Board Members To Be Appointed At Destination Marlborough
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 9:07 am | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough District Council will appoint new board members to Destination Marlborough, the region’s visitor promotion and management agency. Mayor Nadine Taylor said: “I was surprised to learn last Thursday that the chairman and board of Destination ... More >>
Waste Collection Issues At An End
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 11:42 am | Marlborough District Council
The impact of winter ills on waste collection services is at an end with kerbside collections back to full capacity. Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas acknowledged there had been challenges in past months with Metallic Sweeping, who provide the ... More >>
Final Chapter Confirmed For Old Marlborough Clubs Building
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 11:56 am | Marlborough District Council
The old Marlborough Clubs building on Russell Terrace in Blenheim’s CBD is to be demolished, it was confirmed at today’s full Council meeting. In May 2017, Council purchased the 1700m2 site for $1.33M from the Clubs of Marlborough, who benefited ... More >>
Tsunami And The Sounds Presentation Next Month
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 11:09 am | Marlborough District Council
If you live in a part of Marlborough that could be affected by a tsunami, the Marlborough Emergency Management team would love to see you at a tsunami science talk and workshop next month. The public event will be held at Picton’s Port Marlborough Pavilion ... More >>
Protecting Marlborough’s Heritage For The Future
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 12:38 pm | Marlborough District Council
Marlborough’s heritage is in secure hands with a full team now on board to preserve and protect the region’s treasured history and taonga. The team charting a new course for the protection and preservation of Marlborough’s heritage gather at ... More >>
Marlborough Sounds’ Study Survey Shows Road Access And Cost Are Key, With Some Support For Marine Access
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 3:13 pm | Marlborough District Council
Results from the survey conducted during the second phase of public engagement on the Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study are in. Data from the 1,742 completed surveys has been analysed by the project team at Stantec as part of the business ... More >>
Resident Satisfaction On The Up
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 1:45 pm | Marlborough District Council
Council’s 2023 resident survey has recorded an increase in satisfaction of 66 per cent, up from 62 per cent in 2022. The survey and report were presented at this morning’s Economic, Finance and Community Committee. Mayor Nadine Taylor said Council’s ... More >>
