All News, Notices and Media Releases
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Queen Charlotte Drive repairs update
Marlborough MattersNewsMarlborough Roads recovery works on Queen Charlotte Drive are progressing with six sites already completed and another six under construction.
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String quartet draws a crowd
Marlborough MattersNewsAround 140 people enjoyed seeing the New Zealand String Quartet at Te Kahu o Waipuna last weekend.
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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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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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Wairau River toxic algae warning
Marlborough MattersNewsMedia ReleasesCouncil is warning the public to watch out for toxic algae in the Wairau River.
