Marlborough

NZ First MP to keep job as councillor - and two salaries

Jamie Arbuckle, the Marlborough councillor who became an MP, says he has settled into having two rol...

Disappointment as Marlborough schools rebuild scrapped

There's lingering disappointment in Marlborough over the scrapping of a major school rebuild project...

Interislander ferry Aratere runs aground near Picton

The Interislander ferry Aratere has run aground just outside Picton this evening. The ferry ran agro...

Grounded ferry: Passengers disembark ahead of evening refloat attempt

Eight passengers and twelve of the crew onboard the grounded Interislander ferry are currently disem...

Operation to refloat grounded ferry Aratere underway

Marlborough’s Harbourmaster has confirmed an attempt to refloat the Aratere, which ran aground in th...

Aratere: Minimal damage found so far on grounded Interislander ferry

Ferry operator Interislander says the Aratere will be brought back into port on Sunday while an inve...

Proposal to wind up Destination Marlborough with $200k of debt

Commissioners appointed to steer Destination Marlborough after its entire board resigned over an emp...

SH1 Marlborough crash victim named as man from Kiribati

Police have released the name of the person killed in a fatal crash on State Highway 1 in Marlboroug...

Cemetery fees increase 'could cause a community pushback'

An estimated $1800 hike in burial fees in Marlborough could be met with some "pushback" from the com...

Aratere ran aground after a button was 'inadvertently pressed'

Interislander ferry Aratere ran aground after a button was "inadvertently pressed", sending the vess...

Marlborough Museum double-locked in 'ridiculous' dispute over items

A dispute over treasured collections has seen the doors of Marlborough Museum double-locked in a "ri...

Sex toy, dirty nappies: What Marlborough residents try to recycle

Used nappies, vapes, hypodermic needles and even a dildo are just some of the things Marlborough res...

Cracked Marlborough stopbanks to be rebuilt 'bigger and beefier'

The trigger point for evacuating Spring Creek has changed as council revealed the findings from dril...

Half of Kiwis disagree with axing mega ferries project – poll

Half of Kiwis think the Government made the wrong decision to cancel Interislander's new ferries, ac...

NZTA approves further $100m to repair Marlborough Sounds roads

New Zealand Transport Agency has signed off $100 million to repair Marlborough Sounds roads, but is ...