Blenheim Sun

Marlborough libraries to scrap overdue fines

Overdue fines have been scrapped at Marlborough libraries, one of the last in the country to go fines free. Marlborough councillors voted to remove overdue fines from library book returns last Thursday following lobbying from the Fines Free Aotearoa...

Gene pool

Rising above it all

Skyworks director and chief pilot Colin Aitchison with the Djiflycart30 drone which proved vital for locals during the recent floods.

Dance delights

Talented dancers are set to turn the stage at the Whitehaven Theatre into a whirl of colour as they treat audiences to a taste of tradition. Forty local dancers are set to showcase their skills from Thursday as the New Zealand Highland Dancing...

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Call of the wild

The huge waves heaved their mighty weight with a strength she had never witnessed. Relentless peaks and troughs tumbled with a roar as on board the historic tall ship, Margot closed her eyes briefly, willing the almost overpowering nausea to just...

Prime time

A Marlborough Boys’ College student seized the chance to take his political concerns to the top - stopping the Prime Minister in his tracks to do so. In Blenheim on Friday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was heading to a public meeting at...

Life in play

Anya (played by Ava Petersen) and Jack (Matthys-louis Van Staden) are menaced by shadow creatures, during rehearsals for Pretending to be Human, the upcoming Combined Colleges Production.

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Flower power

Marlborough Youth Trust has unveiled its special Garden of Voices mural. Manager Maxine Sweeney says the eye-catching artwork represents recent Youth Week and this year’s kaupapa, “Our Voices Matter! We Deserve to Be Heard | Taringa whakarongo! Ki te...

Scout’s honour

A young performer will be taking to the stage as the only Marlborough representative to make it through to a special variety show. Christian Grenfell-lordan, 14, is a member of Springlands Sea Scout Group in Blenheim. The Richmond View School student...