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Construction is well and truly underway on your new home…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t perfectly positioned for the sun. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building budget to planning an energy … View moreConstruction is well and truly underway on your new home…Yay! But then you realise your home isn’t perfectly positioned for the sun. OH NO!
Avoid ‘OH NO’ moments...get along to a New Home Builders Info Session with Jennian. From establishing a true building budget to planning an energy efficient home, it’s all covered in the New Home Builders Info Sessions being held by us, your local Jennian Homes team.
Here's the latest on our roads and directions for those drivers who have to get to Christchurch.
Click on the link to see a slideshow of some of our earthquake photos. We will keep adding to the slideshow as more pics arrive.
If you have photos to share, please send them to megan.leov@mex.co.nz. Thank you.
Click through for the latest information about our roads and public spaces after the earthquakes and flooding.
A rescue operation has been launched to help shell-shocked sea life on the new sea shore of the Kaikoura coast.
Thousands of paua have been thrust from their watery homes after the devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake lifted the coastline on Monday morning.
Residents around the Kaikoura area … View moreA rescue operation has been launched to help shell-shocked sea life on the new sea shore of the Kaikoura coast.
Thousands of paua have been thrust from their watery homes after the devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake lifted the coastline on Monday morning.
Residents around the Kaikoura area up to Ward, in southern Marlborough, have described a rise of 2 metres, exposing sea life including paua, crayfish and leaving fish stranded and dead.
Good luck Marlborough!
Instead of spending our Melbourne Cup winnings on morning tea, the team at the The Marlborough Express bought this Lotto ticket for the region.
If it’s the winning ticket, we'll donate every cent to Marlborough.
How do you suggest we spend the winnings?
People in Kaikoura are describing the aftermath of Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake as "armageddon".
Our Kaikoura Star reporter Emma Dangerfield said the town felt isolated, though she knew pictures of the area were being beamed across the world.
"There are so many … View morePeople in Kaikoura are describing the aftermath of Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake as "armageddon".
Our Kaikoura Star reporter Emma Dangerfield said the town felt isolated, though she knew pictures of the area were being beamed across the world.
"There are so many helicopters going over all the time, it's a bit like armageddon really. There's thousands of people camping in places you wouldn't normally see them, and then the rest of it is like a ghost town. The shops are closed, and things are cordoned off.
UPDATE
State Highway 6 is closed between Renwick and Nelson
Queen Charlotte Drive is closed with slips at Momorangi.
Waikakaho closed at the bridge.
Kenepuru Rd is closed beyond Portage.
Para Rd is closed due to flooding.
Wakamarina Rd is closed due to flooding.
Elizabeth St / Dillons Pt … View moreUPDATE
State Highway 6 is closed between Renwick and Nelson
Queen Charlotte Drive is closed with slips at Momorangi.
Waikakaho closed at the bridge.
Kenepuru Rd is closed beyond Portage.
Para Rd is closed due to flooding.
Wakamarina Rd is closed due to flooding.
Elizabeth St / Dillons Pt Footbridge is closed due to bridge damage.
Diversion is closed to road damage
Lansdowne Park is closed due to liquefaction
Endeavour Park Pavilion Closed till an inspection is completed.
Today our reporters were out and about bringing you the quake stories as they happened.
Tomorrow we'd like to follow up with the important stories about those heroes who rushed out in the middle of the night to check on their friends and neighbours.
Do you have a hero neighbour in your … View moreToday our reporters were out and about bringing you the quake stories as they happened.
Tomorrow we'd like to follow up with the important stories about those heroes who rushed out in the middle of the night to check on their friends and neighbours.
Do you have a hero neighbour in your street?
It's been a long and rocky day for us all.
Hopefully you've all had a warm dinner and have a comfortable place to stay tonight.
Good idea to make sure you have a family emergency plan in place and your shoes and warm coat at hand.
These are the things you need to know in … View moreIt's been a long and rocky day for us all.
Hopefully you've all had a warm dinner and have a comfortable place to stay tonight.
Good idea to make sure you have a family emergency plan in place and your shoes and warm coat at hand.
These are the things you need to know in Marlborough.....
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Lights Over Marlborough Fireworks Extravaganza: Gates open 6pm. Hot chips & donuts, BBQ, nachos, coffee, glowsticks, mystery bottle, auction, chocolate wheel. Local bands, school Kapa Haka group. Bring a blanket or something to sit on, and something warm. $8 per person or $35 for a family of … View moreLights Over Marlborough Fireworks Extravaganza: Gates open 6pm. Hot chips & donuts, BBQ, nachos, coffee, glowsticks, mystery bottle, auction, chocolate wheel. Local bands, school Kapa Haka group. Bring a blanket or something to sit on, and something warm. $8 per person or $35 for a family of five. Under 5s free. Postponed until Sunday if wet.
Garage Sale: St Mary's Preschool fundraising garage sale. Household items, books, clothing, toys, bake stall, sausage sizzle and more. 9am to noon, St Mary's Preschool, 41 Maxwell Rd, behind the Catholic Church).
St Christopher's Market: 8.30am to 1pm. Plants, crafts, books, jams and preserves, morning tea, gourmet barbecue, books, clothing, morning teas, yesterday's treasures.. Corner Weld and Cleghorn Sts.
Eastern States Speedway: Round one Farmlands/Gulf Oil street car race series. Streetcars, streetstocks, saloons, production saloons, youth ministocks, grass karts. Pak Lims Rd. Gates open 5pm, race start 6pm.
Spring Concert: Marlborough District Brass Band, 7pm, ASB Theatre Marlborough.
Show Me The Shorts: Film festival, today 12.45pm and Sunday 6.45pm, Top Town Cinema 3.
Picton Conversation: Public conversation with MDC to discuss the improvements to Picton's public spaces. 10am to 12.30pm, outside Gusto Cafe, High St, Picton.
Redwood Market: 8am to noon, Cleghorn St car park. Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers, handcrafts. Supporting hospice. Alison 5785109.
Kaikoura Schoolyard Market: 9am to 1pm. Stalls $10 (3.5m x 3.5m.), no need to book as there is plenty of room. Marlene 033195759.
Ulysses Club: 10am, meet at The Vines Village. Prospective members welcome.
Marlborough Museum: Brayshaw Heritage Park, daily 10am to 4pm. 5781712. New exhibition Sole Mates.
Picton Museum: 10am to 4pm daily, 9 London Quay, 5738283.
Vintage Farm Machinery: 10am to 3pm, Brayshaw Vintage farm. Guided tours available, Doris 5794357.
Brooklyn Croquet Club: Golf croquet at Whitehead Park, 15 Brooklyn Dr. 1pm, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday. Afternoon tea supplied.
Boot Sale: 8am to 2pm Blenheim Railway Station car park, Grove Rd. John 5783918.
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