Marlborough

Sounds killer’s parole hearing told of 'very serious' prison violence

Scott Watson appeared for his seventh Parole Board hearing where prison incidents were outlined.

6:00am

An expert panel has recommended short and long-term plans to preserve the Edwin Fox, as the maritime museum completes year one of its three year strategic plan. (File photo).

Picton dry-dock supporting 172-year-old ship at risk of failing

A recent inspection of the Edwin Fox Museum found numerous issues including corroding walls, cracked beams and deterioration of the 172-year-old ship itself.

Friday 1:49pm

Members of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui involved in the revitalisation of London Quay, from left, Maia Hegglun, Rāhera Hate, Maika Waaka, Justin Carter, Keni-Duke Hetet, Kristie Paki Paki and Jimmy Skipper.

Sacred stone marks official reopening of Picton's London Quay

The welcoming of a kōhatu, or sacred stone, marked the official reopening of Picton’s London Quay after its revitalisation.

Tue, Jan 27

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits off the coast of Levin

GeoNet said the quake hit at 1.53pm with a depth of 5km.

Tue, Jan 27

Ward’s favoured whitebait stand is thought to be 40 years old. Its owner is unknown.

Whitebait stand takedown orders spark concern from casual users

Whitebaiters are worried they could be held liable for stands they use but did not build on a waterway near Blenheim after the Marlborough District Council ordered their removal.

Fri, Jan 23

Sounds killer’s parole hearing told of 'very serious' prison violence

Scott Watson appeared for his seventh Parole Board hearing where prison incidents were outlined.

6:00am

Picton dry-dock supporting 172-year-old ship at risk of failing

A recent inspection of the Edwin Fox Museum found numerous issues including corroding walls, cracked beams and deterioration of the 172-year-old ship itself.

Friday 1:49pm

Sacred stone marks official reopening of Picton's London Quay

The welcoming of a kōhatu, or sacred stone, marked the official reopening of Picton’s London Quay after its revitalisation.

Tue, Jan 27

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits off the coast of Levin

GeoNet said the quake hit at 1.53pm with a depth of 5km.

Tue, Jan 27

Whitebait stand takedown orders spark concern from casual users

Whitebaiters are worried they could be held liable for stands they use but did not build on a waterway near Blenheim after the Marlborough District Council ordered their removal.

Fri, Jan 23

Practices for appearance industry procedures such as manicures will be investigated by the council to decide whether an industry regulation bylaw is necessary.

Marlborough council moves to regulate appearance industry

The appearance industry covered cosmetic procedures such as waxing, manicures and pedicures, derma-blading, micro-needling, tattooing, and body piercings.

Thu, Jan 22

Severe thunderstorm watches issued for large parts of North Island

A low pressure system to the west is bringing "plenty of rain today to both islands", MetService said.

Thu, Jan 15

Work on Port Marlborough’s Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project begins in Picton this week.

Berth control: Major ferry facilities upgrades begin in Picton

Work kicked off this week with demolition of the old 250m steel and concrete vehicle access bridge by Port Marlborough contractor HEB Construction.

Tue, Jan 13

StraitNZ Bluebridge said the 8.30pm sailing from Wellington to Picton was forced to return on Thursday night when the issue was found.

Ferry cancellations: Travellers stranded with thousands in costs

One Christchurch family said they took four days to get home, starting with driving from Whangamatā to Wellington for a sailing that never happened.

Mon, Jan 12

Pedestrian injured, police car rammed in Nelson hit‑and‑run incident

Police say a man hit and assaulted a pedestrian in Nelson before fleeing and deliberately swerving into an police car during a pursuit in Marlborough.

Mon, Jan 12

Beachgoers try to beat the heat in the Hawke's Bay region.

Napier, Hastings top 36C as gale-force winds cause damage, fan fires

Napier was the hottest centre as of 2.30pm on Sunday, reaching 36.7C, with neighbouring Hastings forecast to climb to a high of 38C.

Sun, Jan 11

Swampy the digger begins its month-long project of dredging a hard-to-reach section of the Taylor River in Blenheim

Swampy to the rescue: Swimming excavator dredges Blenheim river

Meet Swampy, the purpose-built amphibious excavator that has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of the Taylor River in central Blenheim.

Wed, Jan 7

The silt that Swampy collects will be dried out and loaded onto small trucks on the north side of the river.

Is Swampy the digger walking on water? Nope, that's silt built up

Marlborough District Council rivers and drainage engineering manager Andy White said the digger making its way down to the river and through the weeds was "quite a sight".

Tue, Jan 6

A Galeolaria tubeworm mound being smothered by parchment worm at Kokomohua-Long Island marine reserve in the Marlborough Sounds.

Dying scallops: Marlborough Sounds parchment worm 'in too-hard basket'

An environmental group calling for control of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds has criticised the Marlborough District Council for years of inaction.

Mon, Jan 5

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