Marlborough District Council

Blenheim General Ward
The Marlborough District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also passes local regulations and makes decisions about infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage, and about the region’s resources, including water, soil and the coastline. The council is made up of 14 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the district). seven councillors will be elected from the Blenheim ward. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Marlborough District Council election.

Environment and biodiversity

Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.

Environment and biodiversity

Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.

  • Keep tracking environmental changes, promote ongoing assessments and implement drone surveillance.

    Protect native species, eradicate pests and manage consistent control.

    Reduce waste and keep monitoring through recycling and composting programs.

  • Maintain local amenities.

    Maintain refuse collection services.

    Manage wastewater and stormwater to minimise pollution.

  • Increase biodiversity planting to encourage more birdlife.

    Increase work on waste minimisation and more circular use of resources.

    Work on a pest management strategy to cover a wider range of pest species.

  • Enforce current waste regulations with stricter penalties for offenders.

    Partner with community organisations to work on continued pest eradication throughout Marlborough.

  • Support continued pest management to protect native flora and fauna.

    Support waste management, further recycling and thus waste minimisation.

  • Improve waste management by reducing landfill, supporting reuse as much as possible and reporting progress so our community sees real results.

    Strengthen biodiversity with pest control, habitat restoration and evidence-based monitoring to protect native species.

    Support community composting systems to cut waste and emissions while measuring progress for a healthier Marlborough.

  • Keep tracking environmental changes, promote ongoing assessments and implement drone surveillance.

    Protect native species, eradicate pests and manage consistent control.

    Reduce waste and keep monitoring through recycling and composting programs.

  • Maintain local amenities.

    Maintain refuse collection services.

    Manage wastewater and stormwater to minimise pollution.

  • Increase biodiversity planting to encourage more birdlife.

    Increase work on waste minimisation and more circular use of resources.

    Work on a pest management strategy to cover a wider range of pest species.

  • Enforce current waste regulations with stricter penalties for offenders.

    Partner with community organisations to work on continued pest eradication throughout Marlborough.

  • Support continued pest management to protect native flora and fauna.

    Support waste management, further recycling and thus waste minimisation.

  • Improve waste management by reducing landfill, supporting reuse as much as possible and reporting progress so our community sees real results.

    Strengthen biodiversity with pest control, habitat restoration and evidence-based monitoring to protect native species.

    Support community composting systems to cut waste and emissions while measuring progress for a healthier Marlborough.