Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough is at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. Tasman and Kaikoura districts are our western and southern neighbours respectively. On the northern side of Cook Strait is Wellington.
MARLBOROUGH — The latest survey by the Ministry for the Environment shows that the Marlborough District Council is performing well in the way it handles applications for resource consents.
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MARLBOROUGH — All property and resource consent paper files held by the Marlborough District Council are being converted to electronic records as the Council prepares to make this information available online.
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MARLBOROUGH — Councillor Francis Maher and Renwick Museum volunteer Angela Kennington examine the tools of trade of the 'chainmen'; the men who worked with early surveyors William Budge, Cyrus Goulter and Joseph Ward to survey the Wairau in the late 1840s.
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BLENHEIM — About 130 keen young cyclists turned out for the recent opening of the new gravelled cycleway from Blenheim to Riverlands funded by the District Council.
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Continuing to drive is an important way of maintaining independence for older people but it’s vital that older drivers are safe on the roads.
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MARLBOROUGH — Nine-year-old poet Travis Kendall, a Year 5 pupil from Redwoodtown School, explains his poetry to Mayor Alistair Sowman at the unveiling of the second poem featured in the “Writers’ Walk” along the Taylor River walkway.
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MARLBOROUGH — More free advice is available for people wanting to better understand their new property valuation.
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MARLBOROUGH — All property and resource consent paper files held by the Marlborough District Council are being converted to electronic records as the Council prepares to make this information available online.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough was in the top half dozen busiest areas handling resource consents in the 2010-11 year, processing a similar number to Christchurch City.
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MARLBOROUGH — A free seminar for existing and intending users of mobility scooters is being held in mid-November and registrations are invited now.
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MARLBOROUGH — Citizenship ceremonies are held regularly at the Marlborough District Council chambers.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough District Council is confident it can comply with all the recommendations made in a report from the Auditor General’s Office into freshwater quality.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough schools lead the way in the New Zealand Enviroschools programme, with the greatest proportion of schools taking up the programme of any district in the country.
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MARLBOROUGH — Finding books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, online articles, e-books and everything else held in Marlborough’s libraries should be easier from today with the installation of a new library management system that includes the latest search technology.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Alistair Sowman today announced the government has agreed to subsidise a quarter of a million dollar Miox water treatment project for the Seddon-Awatere area.
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MARLBOROUGH — The latest rateable valuation information, released in September 2011, is available on this website via the Rates Search page.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough District Council has decided to look further at the future of the site at Number 2 High Street overlooking the Taylor River with councillors determined that any decision needs to meet the principles of their town planning strategy.
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MARLBOROUGH — The touring Russian Rugby team were farewelled on Monday with a gift of a digital photographic record of their time in Marlborough handed to each player.
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MARLBOROUGH — A quarter of our ratepayers have already worked out that paying their rates by direct debit makes a lot of sense.
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MARLBOROUGH — Banking these days doesn't need to involve chequebooks and expeditions into town.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Council’s Rivers team plays a vital job in keeping the urban and rural properties of Marlborough safe by managing the rivers that criss-cross the Wairau Plain – the floodplain on which we live.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough Youth Council is an important communication channel between the Council and the young people of Marlborough.
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MARLBOROUGH — The public is invited to participate in a community cycle ride/walk and brunch from town to Riverlands School along the new rail corridor track.
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MARLBOROUGH — Parking charges of 80 cents an hour will apply from later this month when the new ticket machines and barrier arms are activated at the Alfred Street parking building.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mr Sowman officially opened the exhibition, which displays a broad range of pieces connected with Marlborough, both historic and contemporary.
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MARLBOROUGH — Spring Promotion– Free Whiteware and Scrap Steel Dumping The Marlborough District Council and its contractor for the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) and Refuse Transfer Stations (RTS) – Metallic Sweeping (1998) Limited are pleased to announce their SPRING PROMOTION.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Alistair Sowman and Councillors John Legget and Peter Jerram plant one of the 600 trees, shrubs and grasses put in on the banks of the Taylor River last weekend in a large public tree planting project.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Council is doing lots of things very well according to our annual survey of Marlborough residents, which checks on our level of customer satisfaction.
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MARLBOROUGH — While the Russian rugby team have been training hard for their upcoming games in the Rugby World Cup 2011 tournament, they've also taken time out to enjoy our local hospitality, including being formally welcomed at the Omaka Marae, and spending time meeting local fans.
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People ask from time to time why in New Zealand and 12,000 miles distant from Britain we continue to commemorate the Battle of Britain? What relevance could it possibly have in today’s society? The question is a fair one and the answer is based upon the word ‘society’ in the paragraph preceding.
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BLENHEIM — A memorial service will be held at the Blenheim War Memorial clock tower at 11.00 am on Sunday, 18 September to mark Battle of Britain Day.
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MARLBOROUGH — The three yearly revaluation of all properties within the Marlborough District is currently underway.
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BLENHEIM — New signs are being installed this week, re-branding our airport at Woodbourne as ‘Marlborough Airport’.
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MARLBOROUGH — District councillors visited the Picton Men’s Shed recently to take a look at the fully equipped community workshop where retired men can retreat to swap yarns and work together on community projects.
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MARLBOROUGH — Councillor Francis Maher, wielding his chainsaw, and Community Constable Russ Smith, armed with weed eater, both get stuck into an overgrown hedge on an Elizabeth Street property as part of a community clean-up.
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MARLBOROUGH — Rooks are considered to be one of the most destructive birds introduced to this country and they are classed as a Total Control Pest in Marlborough under the Regional Pest Management Strategy.
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MARLBOROUGH — If you could choose a tree to represent an All Black, what would it be? The community planting to mark the Rugby World Cup in Marlborough will include 15 totara to represent the New Zealand rugby team and 15 birches for the visiting Russian players.
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MARLBOROUGH — The new Blenheim-Nelson health shuttle bus service is in service and Marlborough people are urged to make use of it during its six-month trial.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough residents’ satisfaction level with their District Council compares very favourably with other regions according to the professional research company Research First.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough District Libraries are to become part of a new consortium of 15 libraries throughout New Zealand to allow for future sharing of resources and expanded access to information available from the library.
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MARLBOROUGH — A Marlborough arts trust has offered a large kinetic (wind-activated) sculpture to the people of Marlborough with the suggestion that it be located on the banks of the Taylor River opposite the new theatre site.
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MARLBOROUGH — Hundreds of dogs living in Marlborough have not been registered and their owners all face the prospect of stiff fines.
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MARLBOROUGH — Landscaping around the new Alfred Street carpark is underway with seven more trees to be planted to enhance the exterior.
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BANKS PENINSULA — Christchurch City Council is asking Banks Peninsula residents to check their stormwater drainage systems as spring approaches.
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MARLBOROUGH — A native planting and restoration guide is now available for the North Marlborough part of the region matching a similar guide produced for South Marlborough.
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MARLBOROUGH — A large range of social services exist in this district and it’s important that people understand their entitlements and know how to access any support or advice they may need.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Council is responsible for making sure that buildings constructed in Marlborough meet the legal standards.
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MARLBOROUGH — Free parking in the new Alfred Street car parking building will continue into September after a delay in the arrival of some of the new ticketing machinery.
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MARLBOROUGH — Interments at Marlborough’s historic Omaka Cemetery may begin again later this year, 35 years since the last person was buried there.
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MARLBOROUGH — It’s important to maintain companionship and social contact, particularly for older people living alone.
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MARLBOROUGH — It’s pruning time for hydrangeas and Council’s gardening team will be holding demonstrations at Pollard Park.
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MARLBOROUGH — Many of the plant species that are invading and damaging our natural areas are ornamental plants that have ‘jumped the fence’ from gardens and gone wild.
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MARLBOROUGH — Want to learn to get your tongue around a few Russian words before our international rugby visitors arrive? Free lessons are being held in the next few weeks for anyone who wants to be able to meet and greet our Russian visitors in their own language.
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MARLBOROUGH — A resource consent is the permission needed from the Council to undertake something that would have an effect on the environment and isn’t currently allowed - without consent - under the rules that govern the use of Marlborough’s resources.
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MARLBOROUGH — Many of the plant species that are invading and damaging our natural areas are ornamental plants that have 'jumped the fence' from gardens and gone wild.
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MARLBOROUGH — There's still time for Marlborough business and shopowners who want to put out the flags.
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MARLBOROUGH — Moves are underway to streamline the planning that directs the management and the decision-making relating to the natural and physical resources of Marlborough.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough Marine Radio is taking on an important new responsibility in Marlborough's civil defence response arrangements within the Marlborough Sounds.
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MARLBOROUGH — A rebate on your household rates bills may be available to you if you are a Marlborough superannuitant or a lower income home owner.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Group advises drivers to take extra care on the roads during the current cold weather system.
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MARLBOROUGH — Wither Hills mountain bike park tracks and the Rifle Range track are closed due to wet conditions until further notice.
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MARLBOROUGH — Slipping or tripping puts older people out of action every week – and, each year, one out of every two people over the age of 80 years will have a fall.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Alistair Sowman and deputy mayor Jenny Andrews were guests at Playcentre’s day of celebration in the town centre on Monday where the town’s youngest citizens introduced them to the pleasures of face paint and gloop.
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MARLBOROUGH — Council water scientist Peter Davidson has published a book which draws together all the available expert knowledge of Marlborough’s underground water resources.
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MARLBOROUGH — Community trustees have been charged with ensuring the preservation of the Marlborough RSA's collection of military memorabilia. Mayor Alistair Sowman, along with Marlborough police commander Inspector Steve Caldwell and Base Woodbourne commanding officer operational support wing, Sara Woodhouse, signed the new trust deed with RSA president Geoff Stobie at the RSA last week.
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MARLBOROUGH — Local employers and organisations have a free opportunity to ensure staff customer service skills are polished up before Rugby World Cup visitors arrive in Marlborough.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Alistair Sowman attended this week's Chamber of Commerce lunch where the Chief Executive of Business New Zealand Phil O'Reilly stressed the need for more innovation and clever thinking within the business sector.
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MARLBOROUGH — Six Marlborough people have been presented with Civic Honours by Mayor Alistair Sowman at a ceremony at the Council Chambers.
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MARLBOROUGH — Moves by Marlborough earthquake-prone building owners to strengthen their commercial buildings will usually also mean that other improvements must be made at the same time to meet the requirements of the 2004 Building Act.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman will present Civic Honours Awards to six people in a ceremony at the Council Chambers on Friday, 5 August 2011.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough District Council Mayor, Alistair Sowman and Mr Les Pye, Secretary of the NZ Korean Veterans’ Association, present a NZ Defence Service Medal to Ian Jacques, who served with the 10th New Zealand Transport Company, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps in the Korean conflict in 1953 and 1954.
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MARLBOROUGH — A rebate on your household rates bills may be available to you if you are a Marlborough superannuitant or a lower income home owner.
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MARLBOROUGH — No charge for steel and metal waste Steel, metal and scrap metal (not including whiteware) may now be dumped without charge at the Resource Recovery Centre and refuse transfer stations.
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MARLBOROUGH — Go in the prize draw at the same time as you learn more about Marlborough’s stories - such as how long it took to build the Picton to Christchurch railway line or just what the bumps on the heads of the Maungatapu murderers revealed about their characters.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Alfred Street car parking building is open for public parking.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Council is responsible for protecting Marlborough’s most precious resource; our water.
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MARLBOROUGH — Council intends undertaking works within the street near your property.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough District Council and its contractor at the Resource Recovery Centre and Refuse Transfer Stations, Metallic Sweeping (1998) Limited, have found a new purpose for Marlborough’s waste glass.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Alfred Street car parking building will be open for public parking from 8.00 am on Monday 1 August.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough District Council, supported by NZTA, ACC and The Marlborough Express, have produced a supplement focusing on road safety.
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MARLBOROUGH — Maintaining social contact can become increasingly difficult as people reach the latter stages of their life, especially when health and mobility begin to fail.
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MARLBOROUGH — An ethnic food market is proposed for Pollard Park.
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MARLBOROUGH — It’s been a battle against the elements to maintain Marlborough’s rural roads this year.
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough’s playgrounds and sports fields are No Smoking zones.
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MARLBOROUGH — Mayor Alistair Sowman inspected the work that Marlborough Boys’ College Leo Club members were doing for the community last week, planting native shrubs along the bank of the Opawa River just past Raupo Café.
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MARLBOROUGH — A report on Blenheim’s town centre has been produced, giving a snapshot of the area’s business makeup, pedestrian flow, traffic and environmental measurements.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Marlborough District Council wishes to advise residents in Argosy Place and Dillon Street that sewer cleaning will be carried out on Monday 1 August 2011 from 8.00 am until 12.00 noon.
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MARLBOROUGH — Council has now set its priorities for the first round of work it will do on the town centre based on the Growing Marlborough town planning strategy.
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Your wood merchant can check the moisture content of wood; a moisture meter will give the green light to dry wood - with less than 20% moisture content - which will burn clean and hot.
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MARLBOROUGH — Council intends undertaking works within the street near your property.
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MARLBOROUGH — Heat pumps are being installed in Council’s 177 housing for the elderly units to provide clean heating and warmer, drier living conditions.
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MARLBOROUGH — Picton people who don’t like to drive into Blenheim now have the option of catching a bus, timetabled to allow shopping, movies or hospital appointments.
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MARLBOROUGH — Get together with your neighbours and get creative by entering the Best Dressed Street competition.
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MARLBOROUGH — Across Marlborough there is a patchwork of areas where, through owner vigilance and RHD persistence, rabbit populations are being controlled.
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