Marlborough
Coronavirus: Freight trips quicker, less stressful with lack of traffic
The Covid-19 lockdown has led to a noticeable drop in traffic, with some truck drivers saying it is much easier to meet timetables.
Covid-19: Lockdown not the best time for a spring clean
Give spring cleaning a miss if it'll create piles of rubbish for under-pressure staff, a recycling boss says.
Wine industry faces worker accommodation woes during lockdown
The wine industry is facing criticism for continuing harvest during the Covid-19 lockdown, and is facing problems with worker accommodation.
Quad bike ban in Marlborough divides stakeholders
More opinions are needed on a proposed beach quad bike ban as early chats reveal a division between stakeholders.
Marlborough winery aiming to be herbicide-free by 2025
The technical director of a major Marlborough winery says the tide is turning on the use of herbicides in European viticulture and agriculture.
'Mystical product' casts a spell on Marlborough wine student
A Marlborough wine maker is close to gaining one of the world's highest qualifications in wine.
Planter boxes uprooted after one crash too many in Picton
Brick planter boxes will be removed from a town centre in Marlborough after thousands of dollars were spent fixing damage caused from people driving into them.
Councillors roast developer's 'poor' street names for subdivision
Proposed road names at Blenheim's newest subdivision have been criticised for reeking of "colonial cringe".
Ransomware attack behind offline parking app
A parking app used by several New Zealand councils has gone offline, with councils scrambling for a quick fix amid social media backlash.
Govt says top of South Island economy 'in good shape'
Industry leaders and government ministers say this year's Marlborough vintage is adding a rosy glow to the economic outlook in the top of the south.
Marlborough exceeds 'self-imposed' rates cap
Keeping up with environmental rules from the government has forced Marlborough's council to go over its "self-imposed" rates limit - again.
'Shut down the quarry': Emotions run high at hearing
Tearful residents have begged a quarry company looking to increase its operations to let them keep their "peaceful and safe valley".
Record prices lift New Zealand King Salmon net profit nearly 38pc
New Zealand King Salmon has had a better-than-expected first half, driven by record prices for its fish products.
Climate change chapter moves up in Marlborough environment plan
Climate change is "so important" in Marlborough that it has been bumped up the list on the contents page in the region's new environment plan - a "blueprint" for sustainability.
Marlborough quarry seeks to ring-fence road funding
A quarry company wants its road levies to be spent on roads leading to and from its Marlborough quarry, rather than some of the funding going on other roads in the district.
Chorus wins court costs after ‘grossly misleading flattery’ case
A telecommunication giant that used "grossly misleading flattery" in a bid to secure a broadband contract with a council has won back court costs.
Six helicopters brought in to assess Rarangi fire
A large scrubfire in Marlborough has been contained.
Bacteria DNA could police fish farms
Policing environmental compliance at salmon farms could become cheaper and faster thanks to a new test using bacterial DNA.
Quarry quarrel: Double rubble would cause trucking trouble - residents
Mining nearly twice as much rubble from a Marlborough quarry would be a safety risk, generate unbearable noise and "severely deteriorate" lifestyles, residents say.
$750k to seal leaky roof of Marlborough council building
Hammers and drills will be the background track for decision-makers for the next three months while their sagging "beehive" roof is replaced.
