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Picton's water supply is at its limit and with no easy way of sourcing more, the Marlborough District Council is having to look at "demand management".

THIRSK and Sowerby Harriers celebrated the achievements of the year with a dinner, presentation evening, and get together earlier this month.

FATHERS' Day may not be the optimum day, in the eyes of some families, to hold a running event, but nevertheless, 18 teams of at least 16 runners, including fathers and grandfathers, mothers and grandmothers, sons and daughters, entered the Cleveland Way Relay from Filey to Helmsley, about 110 miles, on June 20. Rain had been forecast for days, but in the event, it was only wet for the very early departure from Thirsk to be at Filey for a 5am start, and the rest of the day was good for running. There are 16 "legs" varying in length from just over eight miles down to about 3.5 miles. Each ...

An artist's impression of what the larger ferry terminal could look like, in Picton. Photo: Supplied About 200 workers are estimated to be needed to build the replacement terminal, which would accommodate KiwiRail's new larger ferries. The construction project was approved last week, and is a partnership between Port Marlborough, the Marlborough District Council, KiwiRail and Waka Kotahi. The council's long-term plan, which is open for feedback, warned the terminal was one of two projects set to "stretch" Marlborough's "already very tight housing supply". Options to help ease the problem "co...

Chloe Ranford Local Democracy Reporter09:01, May 10 2021 Brya Ingram The Villa Backpackers Lodge owner Rob Burn outside his hostel, which he is willing to sell to house new ferry terminal workers. The owner of a backpacker hostel in Picton has offered to sell his property to help house the 200 workers needed to build a new multimillion-dollar ferry terminal. The project – a partnership between Port Marlborough, the Marlborough District Council, KiwiRail and Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency – was approved last week and is needed to accommodate KiwiRail’s new larger ferries. The...