All News, Notices and Media Releases
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Wither Hills Farm Park open except for Mountain Bike Park
Media ReleasesWalking is permitted on all tracks in the Wither Hills Farm Park under lockdown Level 4.
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Road to recovery – 18 August update
Media ReleasesDuring the Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, Marlborough Roads and Waka Kotahi NZTA are responding to emergencies only.
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Road to recovery - 17 August update
Media ReleasesThe Marlborough Roads Recovery Team has advised that the Bailey Bridge will open at 7.00 pm tonight in Waihopai Valley to cross the Māori Ford.
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Road to recovery - 16 August update
Media ReleasesBarge services into the Kenepuru Sound have been subsidised thanks to support through the Mayoral Relief Fund.
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Road to recovery - 13 August update
Media ReleasesThere are no significant changes to the roading situation today except for access times from Ngakuta Bay to Grove Arm Jetty this weekend.
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Wairau Diversion closed for camping due to flood damage
Media ReleasesA strip of land from the river mouth back has been lost due to flood damage.
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Road to recovery - 12 August update
Media ReleasesSince the storm the weekend of 17 July, Marlborough Roads have been responding to a massive challenge in difficult conditions.
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New rents for Marlborough’s Senior Housing
Media ReleasesTenants will have received a letter in the mail this week advising them of their weekly rent increase.
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Northwest sewer upgrade marches on
Media ReleasesMilestones keep coming as significant works to upgrade the sewerage network in the north of Blenheim continue.
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Road to recovery - 11 August update
Media ReleasesTestament to the unique challenges the region faces, Marlborough's road to recovery will also include the underwriting of the barge services into the Kenepuru Sound
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Road to recovery - 10 August update
Media ReleasesWaihopai Valley Road residents past the Māori Ford Bridge got road access back via a temporary ford on Saturday, 20 days after Marlborough's July storm.
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Road to recovery - 9 August update
Media ReleasesFortunately yesterday's Southerly rain and snow had only a limited impact on the Marlborough roading network.
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Roading recovery team to be established
Media ReleasesMarlborough Roads is establishing a recovery team.
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Review of responsible camping bylaw planned
Media ReleasesCouncillors today decided at a full Council meeting to review the region's new Responsible Camping Control Bylaw 2020.
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Wood gathering from the Wairau River Reserve
Media ReleasesWood gathering from the Wairau River Reserve is no longer permitted for a number of good reasons, Council's Assets and Services Manager Richard Coningham says.
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New rates instalments on their way
Media ReleasesNew rates statements have been sent to Marlborough property owners, which introduce new quarterly instalments for the coming year.
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Road to recovery – the long journey back to normality
Media ReleasesNational media were on hand to capture footage of the damage along Queen Charlotte Drive, some of it described as significant as that caused by the Kaikōura Earthquake.
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Latest tech tracking ground breaking biochar use at Lansdowne Park
Media ReleasesGone are the days when a groundskeeper would put a finger to the wind or simply look out the window to check the weather.
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Road to recovery - Mayoral Relief Fund opens for applications
Media ReleasesMarlborough's Mayoral Relief Fund to assist the region in its storm recovery effort is now open for applications.
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The road to recovery continues
Media ReleasesGeotechnical engineers have largely completed their assessments of damaged roads and slips around the region.