Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:25 am
From Sunday 1 August our four-legged friends will be
allowed back into Blenheim’s CBD as the new Dog Control
Policy and Dog Control Bylaw 2021 comes into
effect.
Animal Control Subcommittee Chair, Councillor
Jamie Arbuckle says the Marlborough community is passionate
about dogs and dog access to public places.
“The
submissions received during the recent bylaw review reflect
that and it’s fantastic that dogs will be allowed back
into the CBD provided they are on-leash and under control at
all times,” he said.
“It’s important for owners
to note that dogs will still be prohibited in Seymour Square
Press Release – Marlborough District Council The assessment of damage to the Kenepuru Road is on-going by Marlborough Roads and it is likely to be many months before it is fully open, Marlboroughs Recovery Manager Dean Heiford says. We might be able to clear some sections of the road …
The assessment of damage to the Kenepuru Road is on-going by Marlborough Roads and it is likely to be many months before it is fully open, Marlborough’s Recovery Manager Dean Heiford says.
“We might be able to clear some sections of the road more quickly. However, full connectivity will not be possible for quite some time.”
Hayward said he had asked Endeavour Live, which runs Golden Sounds, to consider an alternative date. ”The organisers are aware it is not possible for Fire and Emergency to provide the necessary level of support for two large events in our area on the same day.” A sold out Bay Dreams would see 25,000 people descend on Nelson, while 10,000 tickets were made available for Golden Sounds in Blenheim. Endeavour head Hamish Pinkham said there was “an element of being blindsided” by the suggestion that two neighbouring regions could not hold events on the same day.
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Golden Sounds promoter Hamish Pinkham is in discussions with the local council and emergency services.
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 3:52 pm
Acting Minister of Emergency Management the Hon Kris
Faafoi was in Marlborough this morning to assess the damage
to the region caused by the recent storm.
Minister
Faafoi joined a briefing at the Emergency Operations Centre
and thanked the response team, led by Incident Controller
Richard McNamara, for its work over the last ten days.
Minister Faafoi said he was aware that Marlborough’s
multi-agency emergency management response team was a
“well-oiled machine” and had been successful in
responding to and managing the storm’s immediate
impacts.
Minister Faafoi also witnessed first-hand the
serious damage to Queen Charlotte Drive at Cullen Point near
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