All News, Notices and Media Releases
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Reduced services at Marlborough District Libraries next Thursday
Marlborough MattersMedia ReleasesDue to a planned system outage, Marlborough District Libraries - Blenheim and Picton will be offering limited services next Thursday 16 May.
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Call for Sister City Sub-Committee nominations
Marlborough MattersNewsCouncil is calling for nominations for community representatives on its Sister City Sub-Committee.
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Spring Creek community meeting
Marlborough MattersNewsEighty locals turned out last week to hear from the Council’s Rivers and Drainage Engineering Manager Andy White, who outlined his team’s plans to increase flood protection in the Spring Creek area.
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Last chance to have your say on LTP and RLTP
Marlborough MattersNewsSubmissions to the Long Term Plan (LTP) 2024-2034 close at 5pm on Monday 13 May.
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Seagrass critical to estuary health
Marlborough MattersNewsSeagrass is a positive indicator of a healthy estuary and the Marlborough Sounds has many productive intertidal areas, where seagrass beds of varying health and extent can be found.
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Glamorous gowns on show
Marlborough MattersNewsSome fantastic frocks from the Marlborough Museum’s large textile collection are on show this weekend as part of Blenheim’s Nativity Church Glamorous Gowns fundraiser.
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Keeping wallabies out of Marlborough
Marlborough MattersNewsCouncil’s Senior Biosecurity Officer Liam Falconer recently attended a training event in South Canterbury.
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Dam safety regulations coming into force
Marlborough MattersMedia ReleasesThe new Building (Dam Safety) Regulations 2022 come into force on 13 May 2024, covering dams of a certain height and volume threshold.
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Temporary alcohol ban – Renwick
Marlborough MattersPublic NoticesAnnual Woody Pig and Deer Hunt at the Woodbourne Tavern Sunday 2 June 2024 to 6.00 am on Monday 3 June 2024.
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National study seeks to arrest Wairau aquifer decline
Marlborough MattersNewsRecent rain has replenished river flows and soil moisture and eased water restrictions across Marlborough but the long-term decline in Wairau aquifer levels continues.
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Rainbow Run radiates colour
Marlborough MattersNewsThe Freshchoice Picton Rainbow Run brought a dash of colour to the town for the day recently.
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Fire restrictions lifted
Marlborough MattersNewsThe fire status for both Marlborough north and south zones has changed.
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Funding workshops
Marlborough MattersNewsAttention community and not-for-profit groups.
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Paint Marlborough pink for a week
Marlborough MattersNewsMarlborough is encouraged to ‘go pink’ for a week in the lead up to the Mental Health Foundation’s Pink Shirt Day on Friday 17 May.
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Blenheim’s historic port celebrated
Marlborough MattersNewsA storyboard telling the colourful past of Blenheim’s original trading port has been installed at Riverside Park as part of the Marlborough Mile project.
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Memorial plaque installed at Havelock Cemetery after nearly 100 years
Marlborough MattersNewsThe memory of a baby girl who died in the 1930s was recently honoured at Havelock Cemetery.
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Picton’s Dublin Street West reopens
Marlborough MattersMedia ReleasesMayor Nadine Taylor has welcomed news that the first step towards reopening Picton’s roads has been delivered on time.
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Marlborough sport the winner in dry turf decision
Media ReleasesMarlborough sporting codes including rugby and football will benefit from Council’s Economic Finance and Community Committee decision today to back a ‘dry turf’ for Blenheim.
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McLauchlan Street works on track
Marlborough MattersMedia ReleasesMcLauchlan Street’s $1.7m water main upgrade is well on track to be finished ahead of time.
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Wheelie bin rollout passes halfway point
Marlborough MattersMedia ReleasesMore than 18,000 wheelie bins have been delivered across Marlborough ahead of the new kerbside collection service starting on 1 July.
