The Marlborough District Council has asked for more information about a solar farm proposal, such as possible glare from panels and their lifespan. Neighbours of the site, on Dillons Point Rd near Blenheim, have previously expressed their opposition .
Haysley MacDonald was born and bred on the family farm near Marlborough's Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi. The coastal land, that overlooks Cloudy Bay, is where his ancestors first landed over 800 years ago, and have lived there ever since those early migrations.
Creeks in Marlborough that have "never dried out before" are empty, leaving questions about how long until the region needs tighter water restrictions.
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