Marlborough
Marlborough gets disaster-ready for cruise season
The Marlborough District is bolstering its hazards response plan ahead of its largest ever schedule of cruise ship visits to the Sounds.
Insight: The Future of Marine Farming in Marlborough’s Seaways
RNZ's regional reporter for Nelson and Marlborough, Tracy Neal, explores the future for marine farming in the Marlborough Sounds as hundreds of consents come up for renewal. Video, Audio, Gallery
Changes ahead for Marlborough Sounds marine farmers
Investing in agriculture in the Marlborough Sounds is becoming fraught as the licences for almost 300 marine farms in the region are set to expire, the local iwi says. Video, Audio
Marlborough leads on seabed protection
The Marlborough District Council has become the first in the country to include protections for important seabed habitat in its annual plan. Last year a report by marine biologist Rob Davidson found… Audio
ATV carrying three plunges off cliff
Three people were injured when a 4-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle left a road and went down a cliff in the the Marlborough Sounds this morning.
How to grow almonds
Riverina almonds in Marlborough has been a 30 year labour of love for Gill Smith and Graham Farnell. The pioneering orchardists developed their 11 hectare property in the Blenheim hinterland from… Audio
How partisan papers pushed to break up NZ
Restive regions demanding independence? Angry clashes over breaking away? The media taking sides and telling people and politicians which side to back? The UK's Brexit in 2016 - and here 150 years… Audio
Regional Wrap - Farmers on the Land
Taranaki has had a couple of cracker frosts and Northland vegetable crops haven't like the wet, dreary weather. In Marlborough, ewe scanning results are up between 10 and 15 percent. Audio
Wairau Bar: How it all began
Veronika Meduna joins Rangitane iwi members and scientists at Wairau Bar, New Zealand's most significant archaeological site, to find out about the place and its people, who were among the first to… Video, Audio
'Privatisation surprise' for DHB radiology - union
The radiographers' union has threatened the Nelson Marlborough DHB with an injunction over what it says is a surprise proposal to privatise radiology services.
Marlborough council backs further funding for theatre
Marlborough District Council backs move to contribute more funding for Blenheim's $23m ASB Theatre.
Marlborough's mayor pressured to resign
Marlborough's mayor says calls for his resignation months out from an election are pathetic, but not surprising.
Murder accused in Blenheim remanded on bail
A 48-year-old woman charged with the murder of a 20-year-old woman in Blenheim has been remanded on bail.
Picton aims to be first pest-free town
Locals fed up with rats swimming to a predator-free sanctuary near Picton have decided to make the whole town pest-free.
Making Picton NZ's first predator-free town
A group of locals is aiming to eradicate pests from the entire Picton region. Audio, Gallery
Mapping the Marlborough Sounds Seabed
A new project has been green lit, to map the seabed of the Marlborough Sounds. It will be the first time in 70 years, any mapping has been done in the area. It's a multi-million dollar marine project… Audio
Hut choppered to stable ground
A 1700kg hut in danger of sliding into mountain bush in Marlborough has been airlifted to stable ground by an airforce helicopter.
Air NZ pulls out of Whanganui
Air New Zealand is pulling out of Whanganui and scrapping flights from Blenheim to Christchurch. Audio
Blenheim name change push continues
A group hoping to change the name of Blenheim to Marlborough City plans to push ahead despite negative feedback.
Storm brewing over idea to change Blenheim's name
Blenheim - or Marlborough City? A group of businesspeople from the South Island region have suggested a name change, but are facing a backlash from locals. Audio
