Marlborough Mayor Nadine Taylor has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an additional $10.2 million in funding for stop bank repairs and upgrades at Spring Creek near Blenheim.
“This is great news and I’d like to thank Minister for Regional Development Hon Shane Jones for his support for flood protection in Marlborough.”
“With increasingly severe and frequent weather events, it is heartening to see the Government investing in flood resilience projects here and around the country.”
“The residents of Spring Creek have experienced precautionary evacuations in recent years. Like myself they will be pleased to hear the Government is stepping in with funding and that the cost of the project - which is significant - will not fall on Marlborough ratepayers alone.”
The $1.2 billion Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) is the Government’s commitment to investing in and improving New Zealand’s regional infrastructure and is administered by Kānoa Regional, Economic Development & Investment Unit. The total RIF contribution to the Spring Creek project is now $13.8 million.
Work on Spring Creek’s stop bank repair programme has already started with the engineering design completed and preliminary ground works underway. The project is on track for completion in June 2027.
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