Marlborough
Training, loaded containers will help iwi to mount effective emergency response
Iwi across the top of the South Island are now well equipped to be part of the official emergency management response in the event of a disaster.
Arrest after investigation into methamphetamine near school
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man after an investigation into methamphetamine dealing near a primary school in Blenheim.
King Salmon announces $73m loss; hopes to raise $60m to meet challenges
Marlborough-based King Salmon has made a large full year loss, and is raising more than $60 million to improve its balance sheet.
Trading halt placed on King Salmon ahead of full year result release
Marlborough-based King Salmon has been placed in a trading halt ahead of the scheduled release of its full year result and a potential capital raising.
Censoring content: Readers reminded not to judge a book by its cover
Marlborough's libraries will not censor content just because someone takes offence to it.
Marlborough Sounds salmon dying after hot summer
Environmental watchdog group Guardians of the Sounds has obtained figures showing New Zealand King Salmon dumped close to 1300 tonnes of fish waste in landfill over the last three months.
Council axing QR codes in light of government changes
Marlborough District Council intends dropping QR codes at its facilities from this weekend.
Blenheim waste dumping charges to rise as new greenwaste weighbridges near
Marlborough's waste dumping charges are set to increase, as the Government tries to encourage people to dump less.
Horse and plough add French touch to Marlborough vineyard
Best of 2022 - Gordon the Clydesdale has been roped in to help plough between the rows of Churton Vineyard in Marlborough. Video, Audio
Marlborough council significantly raising dump prices to afford levies
Landfill prices in Marlborough are set to increase, in a bid to encourage people to send less waste to the dump.
What does everyone want for Marlborough in the future?
Whisper the words "post-pandemic". Because while we're not there yet, some among us are planning for that special day.
Missing man Wayne Taylor last seen in Blenheim
Police are appealing for information about missing man Wayne Taylor after air and land searches failed to find him.
Council backs iwi collaboration on freshwater management
Marlborough District Council has backed an initiative that will involve Te Tauihu iwi in the management of freshwater.
'Glaring omission' corrected with extra funds for Marlborough Heritage Trust
The $170,000 of extra funding will help ease the pressure on the trust due to insurance hikes and the effects of Covid-19, say district councillors.
Concerns come out as council hears submissions on ferry precinct loan
Traffic woes and dead tuatara are among the concerns residents have about Picton's ferry precinct development.
Marlborough running out of land for housing - report
Predicted strong population growth within 10km of central Blenheim could see a shortfall of land for urban development within the next 30 years.
Tinseltown, Taika and an old timber mill could be a match made in Hollywood heaven
A "business partner" of Taika Waititi has visited an old sawmill in Marlborough that is being looked at as a new film studio.
Picton protest: 'It's now time for them to move'
A trespass notice has been delivered to protesters at a park in Picton. Marlborough's mayor says a conciliatory approach has been tried, but they now have to go. Audio
Erosion control needed for Havelock sewage treatment plant after floods
Emergency works are needed at Havelock's sewage treatment plant, after last year's major flood event caused significant erosion.
Proposal to turn former landfill site into ‘rugged, rustic’ park
Marlborough District Council is proposing to turn the former Taylor Pass landfill site into a new "rustic, rugged" park for the community at a cost of $1 million.
