Alerts
If you're looking for specific information relating to roads affected by the August 2022 storm event:
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Old Renwick Road water shutdown
Water WorksThe Marlborough District Council wishes to advise residents and businesses served by Old Renwick oad, Waipuna Street, Clearwater Place, to MCLauchlan Street, that the water supply will be shutdown.
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Water shutdown - Colemans Road
Water WorksFrom 4.30 pm tonight, 2 May 2024, traffic management will be set up on Colemans Road between Middle Renwick Rd and Cricklewood Lane to carry out repairs to a leaking water main.
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Second day of Stop/Go day works planned for SH 6 Wairau River Bridge
RoadsMarlborough residents and regular users of State Highway 6 between Blenheim and Nelson must remember to add extra travel time to their journeys when heading through Renwick this Sunday (5 May).
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Nightworks road maintenance on Broadway, Picton
RoadsBroadway, Picton (between High Street and Auckland Street/SH1 will be closed with a detour in place on Thursday 2 May from 6.00 pm – 12.00 am – Nightworks, due to road maintenance works.
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Temporary Road Closure – Pukaka Valley Road
RoadsOn Saturday 30 April 2024 the following roads is proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicle traffic for the purposes of Marlborough Car Club Sprint Races.
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Temporary road closures – Anzac Day services
RoadsThe following streets are closed on Thursday 25 April 2024 for the Anzac Day commemoration services.
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Wairau River access from Selmes Road
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Dalton’s Bridge closed to heavy vehicles
RoadsDalton’s Bridge, at the western end of Kaiuma Bay Road just off State Highway 6, is closed to all vehicles over 3.5 tonne.
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Evacuation alert issued for part of Spring Creek, near Blenheim
Civil Defence Emergency ManagementMarlborough Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) is advising some residents in the township of Spring Creek near Blenheim to evacuate their homes by 9.00 am tomorrow morning.
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Queen Charlotte Drive Closures
RoadsFrom Monday 8 to Friday 19 April on weekdays, Queen Charlotte Drive will be closed between the Picton Lookout and Shakespeare Bay between 9am to 3pm
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Wairau River Toxic Algae Warning
Rivers, Rainfall & ReservesCouncil is warning the public to watch out for toxic algae in the Wairau River upstream from the SH1 bridge
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SH1 Picton Elevation works
RoadsWork on State Highway 1, Picton Elevation, gets back into gear next Monday (25 March).
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Stage 3 starting soon for SH6 roundabout - Bells and St Leonards Road
RoadsWork is now past the halfway point of constructing a new roundabout at the State Highway 6, Bells and St Leonards Road intersection.
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Extreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
FireExtreme fire risk in the upper Taylor River Reserve
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State Highway 6 Rai Saddle slip repairs to begin
RoadsFrom Tuesday, 31 October to mid-December, the site, between Whangamoa and Rai Valley, will be under stop/go traffic controls and a temporary speed limit of 30 km/h from 7.00 am until 6.00 pm, Mon-Fri.
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Rivers, Rainfall and Irrrigation Status Pages
Rivers, Rainfall & ReservesWe 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
RoadsThe damage to the riverbank has made the road unstable. Repair works are planned for Summer 2023.
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Dublin Street closed
RoadsDublin St closed from 20 July 2023 for 20 months.
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Nelson Street roadworks resume
RoadsWork on Nelson Street will resume on Monday 17 April in preparation for the installation of a new watermain.
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NES Air Quality Exceedances 2022
Air QualityMarlborough 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 QualityThe 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.