All News, Notices and Media Releases
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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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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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Shellfish Biotoxin Warning
Harbour NoticesPublic NoticesNewsNew Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from Queen Charlotte Sound due to a high paralytic shellfish toxin (PSP) risk.
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Youth Council sworn in
Marlborough MattersNewsTwenty-one young Marlburians have been sworn on to Marlborough’s 2024 Youth Council.
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Agencies working together to reopen Picton roads
Marlborough MattersNewsGetting the roads reopened and traffic flowing smoothly is a matter of urgency for the community, iReX Programme Director David Warburton said.
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Locals gather to hear creativity message
Marlborough MattersNewsAn early start did not dampen the enthusiasm of more than 100 people from a wide variety of Marlborough’s creative sectors at a recent breakfast gathering in Blenheim.
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Civil Defence long service awards presented
Marlborough MattersNewsTwo hard working members of Marlborough’s Emergency Management Team have been presented with long service awards.
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Free soil health workshops in May
Marlborough MattersNewsIn partnership with NZ Landcare Trust, Te Hoiere farmers are invited to two interactive sessions in Kaituna and Rai Valley exploring soil health by visual assessments.
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Seymour Square flower giveaway
Marlborough MattersPublic NoticesNewsBlenheim locals are invited to take some colour home when Council gardeners pull out the annuals in Seymour Square next Monday.