Marlborough

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.

Marlborough District Council intends dropping QR codes at its facilities from this weekend.

Marlborough's waste dumping charges are set to increase, as the Government tries to encourage people to dump less.

Best of 2022 - Gordon the Clydesdale has been roped in to help plough between the rows of Churton Vineyard in Marlborough.

Landfill prices in Marlborough are set to increase, in a bid to encourage people to send less waste to the dump.

Whisper the words "post-pandemic". Because while we're not there yet, some among us are planning for that special day.

Police are appealing for information about missing man Wayne Taylor after air and land searches failed to find him.

Marlborough District Council has backed an initiative that will involve Te Tauihu iwi in the management of freshwater.

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.

Traffic woes and dead tuatara are among the concerns residents have about Picton's ferry precinct development.

Predicted strong population growth within 10km of central Blenheim could see a shortfall of land for urban development within the next 30 years.

A "business partner" of Taika Waititi has visited an old sawmill in Marlborough that is being looked at as a new film studio.

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

Emergency works are needed at Havelock's sewage treatment plant, after last year's major flood event caused significant erosion.

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.

The roses at Blenheim's most picturesque park keep getting pinched.

Farming in Marlborough's Kenepuru Sound has turned nautical, as locals wait for road repairs to be completed following a storm in July last year.

Fire and Emergency Marlborough district manager Grant Haywood said the current hot, dry weather was the reason for the change.

Five Air NZ flights have been linked to nine cases in the Nelson Tasman area, and a crew member has tested positive for the virus.