Alerts
If you're looking for specific information relating to roads affected by the August 2022 storm event:
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Awatere Water Supply Outage
Water Works
The water will be shut off from 3.00pm for approximately 2 hours.
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Planned Water Shutdown - Francis Street, Blenheim
Water Works
There is a planned water shutdown for residents and businesses served by Francis Street, Seymour Street and Scott Street water mains on: Monday 24 February 2025 between 10.00 pm and 4.00 am
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NZTA/Waka Kotahi planned state highway roadworks
Roads
Details of the planned state highway roadworks occurring in Marlborough over the coming week.
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Resurfacing Works - Budge Street, Blenheim
Roads
Budge Street, Blenheim will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place on Thursday 20 February 2025 from 7.00 am – 6.00 pm due to resurfacing works.
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Resurfacing works - Hunter Road, Tuamarina
Roads
Hunter Road, Tuamarina will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 February 2025 from 7.00 pm – 6.00 am.
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Resurfacing Works - Tennyson Inlet Road, French Pass
Roads
Tennyson Inlet Road, French Pass will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place between Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 February 2025 from 7.00 am –6.00 pm.
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Resurfacing Works - Queen Charlotte Drive
Roads
Queen Charlotte Drive, at various sites between Havelock and the Grove Jetty will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place between Mon 17 to Fri 21 Feb 2025.
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Wellington Street, Picton
Roads
Wellington Street, Picton from Broadway Street to the southern end of the road
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Milton Terrace, Waikawa
Roads
Milton Terrace, Waikawa will be under stop/go traffic management
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Dillons Point Road, Grovetown
Roads
Stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions
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SH1 Grovetown night works set to begin
Roads
People travelling to and from Picton can expect to see more road works on State Highway 1, Marlborough over five nights in early March.
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Planned Water Shutdown - Awatere Water Supply Outage - Marama Rd
Water Works
Water will be temporarily shut down on Wednesday 12 February from 10.00 am for approximately 4 hours.
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Plan ahead for roadworks on SH6 Havelock and Pelorus
Roads
Plan ahead for daytime STOP/GOs at two sites between Havelock and Pelorus, starting Monday 10 February to Friday 21 March.
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SH1 Dashwood Resilience Works
Roads
Plan ahead for 24/7 STOP/GOs on SH1 Dashwood, north of Seddon starting Thursday 20 February to Thursday 13 March for resilience work.
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Resurfacing Works - SH6 Pelorus East
Roads
SH6 Pelorus East will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place from 10 February to 11 March 2025 from 7.00 am – 6.00 pm due to resurfacing works.
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Taylor Pass Road
Roads
Taylor Pass Road, for 40m near property 1739 will be under stop/go traffic management .
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Resurfacing Works - Redwood Pass Road
Roads
Redwood Pass Road between Awatere Valley and Renners roads will be under stop/go traffic management with temporary speed restrictions in place between Thursday 30 and Friday 31 January 2025.
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SH6 Whangamoa and Pelorus Bridge closures
Roads
This route will have three weeks of night closures from late-February until mid-March for road resurfacing and maintenance work.
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Plan ahead for roadworks on SH1 south of Seddon
Roads
Plan ahead for daytime STOP/GOs at two sites between Ward and Seddon, starting Monday 27 January to Friday 28 March, 7am-6pm each day for resurfacing work.
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More state highway summer maintenance in Marlborough
Roads
State Highway summer maintenance work continues to move at pace in Marlborough with work planned for State Highway 1 south of Seddon.
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Water main upgrades in Francis Street and Lakings Road
Roads
Work to replace aging sections of water main on Francis Street in Blenheim is set to begin next Monday, January 20.
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Kenepuru Road Closures
Roads
Details of Kenepuru Road closures for the week ahead.
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NZTA/Waka Kotahi planned state highway roadworks
Roads
Details of the planned state highway roadworks occurring in Marlborough over the coming week.
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Summer maintenance means smoother and safer journeys for drivers
Roads
Drivers travelling at the top of the South Island can expect lots of activity this summer as NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi invests in resurfacing and rebuilding the region’s highways.
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Taylors Pass Road closure
Roads
Taylors Pass Road between 1353 Taylor Pass Road and 1739 Taylor Pass Road will be closed on an intermittent basis for earthworks and harvesting from 18 November 2024 from 6.00 am - 5.00 pm.
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Wairau River Toxic Algae Warning
Rivers, Rainfall & Reserves
Council is warning the public to watch out for toxic algae in the Wairau River upstream from the SH1 bridge
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Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
Fire
Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
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Rivers, Rainfall and Irrrigation Status Pages
Rivers, Rainfall & Reserves
We are working to resolve an issue affecting Google Chrome users. Please use Microsoft Edge or Safari to access these pages while we fix the issue.
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Access to Wairau Diversion is closed
Roads
The damage to the riverbank has made the road unstable. Repair works are planned for Summer 2023.
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NES Air Quality Exceedances 2022
Air Quality
Marlborough District Council gives notice that the NES for PM10 has been breached in the Blenheim airshed in 2022.
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Air Quality NES Exceedances 2021
Air Quality
The NES for PM10 allows the threshold of 50 µg m-3 to be exceeded on no more than 1 day per 12 month period. These exceedances mean the NES has been breached on four occasions in Blenheim in 2021.
