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A proposal to develop a new facility combining Nelson's library and civic centre with a community hub has been suggested to help revitalise the city centre, at a cost of $90 million.

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Ten years in the making, Blenheim's new library will open its doors to the public for the first time today.

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Marlborough District Council has not finalised its staff Covid-19 vaccination policy, despite other council's across New Zealand introducing mandates for employees.

“Heritage is more than dead things on a shelf in dusty, old buildings. To some people, the Edwin Fox is a hull and some bits of old timber. But to me, its a talisman of how my great-great-grandfather set out to raise a family in New Zealand.” According to the trusts submission, the walls of the Marlborough Museum were a fire risk, its doors let in ants, and its roof had leaked since “day one”, 31 years ago. The rear half of the building’s floor had also not been reinforced with ste...

Blenheim's high-profile museum lets in ants, reaches "very hot" temperatures, and could be a "death trap" in a quake.