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1142 days ago

Paint it orange with Resene for Arthritis New Zealand!

The Team from Resene ColorShop Blenheim

Buy any orange Resene testpot 60 ml at your local Resene owned ColorShop in November 2021 and Resene will donate $1 to Arthritis New Zealand!

The more orange testpots you buy, the more will be donated. Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene orange testpots (includes metallics and wood … View more
Buy any orange Resene testpot 60 ml at your local Resene owned ColorShop in November 2021 and Resene will donate $1 to Arthritis New Zealand!

The more orange testpots you buy, the more will be donated. Offer applies to all retail purchases of Resene orange testpots (includes metallics and wood stains) at Resene owned ColorShops.

Help us help our fellow kiwis.

Find your local Resene ColorShop, www.resene.co.nz/colorshops

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1143 days ago

Great work team: We're approaching 90 per cent

Jennifer Eder Reporter from Marlborough Express

Gee, Marlborough is getting close. Data released on Wednesday shows Riverlands is 95 per cent double vaccinated, and Lower Wairau is 91.5 per cent double vaccinated, while Woodbourne, Springlands, Mayfield, central Blenheim, and Witherlea East and West have all surpassed the 80 per cent mark.

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1143 days ago

More amazing gardeners up for the 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

These Palmerston North green thumbs ensure hospice patients and their families get to enjoy flowers, foliage and fragrance. Read their story, then don't forget to vote for them!

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1144 days ago

Meet the 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year finalist from Matakana

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Trish Allen is giving away her garden harvest -- again! During the 2020 lockdown, she gave away over 140kg in fruit from her home orchard. This year, she didn’t have fruit to swap but her vegetable garden was packed with winter crops. “I had masses of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet and… View moreTrish Allen is giving away her garden harvest -- again! During the 2020 lockdown, she gave away over 140kg in fruit from her home orchard. This year, she didn’t have fruit to swap but her vegetable garden was packed with winter crops. “I had masses of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet and French sorrel. So I gave out a lot of parcels of those to anyone I knew who needed it.”

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1145 days ago

UPDATE: Office closed due to storm damage

Hannah Cunningham from Volunteer Marlborough

After assessing the damage to our offices following Friday's storm, we have realised that the VM offices will be closed for quite a while. We are still working, however, but we will do this from home or from alternative locations.

For volunteers or anyone interested in volunteering, if you … View more
After assessing the damage to our offices following Friday's storm, we have realised that the VM offices will be closed for quite a while. We are still working, however, but we will do this from home or from alternative locations.

For volunteers or anyone interested in volunteering, if you would like to meet with our Coordinator for Volunteer Services, please txt/call 021478330 or email vm@volunteermarlborough.org.nz
Manager (Meg) - mgr@volunteermarlborough.org.nz
You can also message us on social media.

Thank you to everyone who has offered help and support! We will get back to you soon!

1145 days ago

Meet Alexandria Lindsay, our 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year finalist from Waitara

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Alexandria Te Ripeka "Pearl" Lindsay (Te Āti Awa o Taranaki) started gardening to grow her own food -- and now she's growing food for her community too.

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1146 days ago

Enjoy all the comforts of home.

Oceania Health Care

You’ll feel right at home in our luxury Care Suites at Green Gables. Our spacious, well-appointed rooms are perfect for entertaining family or
friends with your very own living area, kitchenette and ensuite.

Thoughtfully designed to provide Rest Home and Hospital level care with
all the … View more
You’ll feel right at home in our luxury Care Suites at Green Gables. Our spacious, well-appointed rooms are perfect for entertaining family or
friends with your very own living area, kitchenette and ensuite.

Thoughtfully designed to provide Rest Home and Hospital level care with
all the comforts of home, you can relax knowing that you won’t have to
move again, even if your needs increase. Best of all, this means that
couples can continue living together even if their needs are different.

As a housewarming gift, you and your guests will enjoy a complimentary
high tea paired with a lovely bottle of bubbles when you move in.

To learn more about our Care Suites, with Rest Home and Hospital level
care, visit oceaniahealthcare.co.nz.
Learn more

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1146 days ago

Marlborough Dragon Boat Club

Jim Luff from Marlborough Dragon Boat Club

Hi everyone, Marlborough Dragon Boat Club is now paddling into its 4th competition season and we are recruiting for new members.

We are a mixed open team and compete in south island and national Regattas but some of us just come along to get on the water for fun and fitness.

We currently train… View more
Hi everyone, Marlborough Dragon Boat Club is now paddling into its 4th competition season and we are recruiting for new members.

We are a mixed open team and compete in south island and national Regattas but some of us just come along to get on the water for fun and fitness.

We currently train on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm on the Wairau River from the Wairau Rowing Club. You don’t need to be a super athlete or even to have paddled before. Male or female, young in body or at heart, Dragon Boating is for everyone and we would love for you to come and have a go.

Send me a message on here or give me a call or txt 0276755533 if you would like to know more.

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1146 days ago

Meet our first finalist for the 2021 Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Get to know Darfield gardener Bronwyn Adams-Hooper, who runs a horticulture programme for the 18- to 21-year-olds serving time in the youth unit at Christchurch Men’s Prison. With her help, they've been growing veges that win awards at their local A&P show.

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1147 days ago

Meet Caitlin, a mechanical engineering apprentice and racing enthusiast

Competenz

Caitlin chose a career path that works with her passion for building stock cars.
Find a job you actually like - this is your sign to embrace the fluro!

Click here for more info.

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1147 days ago

Win a $20k advertising package

2degrees

2degrees is all about fighting for fair which is why we’re giving Marlborough businesses the chance to win a $20,000 advertising package.

Apply before 6th December at 2degrees.nz/shoplocal.

T&Cs apply
Find out more

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1147 days ago

CLOSED tomorrow

Hannah Cunningham from Volunteer Marlborough

The VM office will be closed tomorrow for the Marlborough Anniversary holiday.
We will be back in the office as usual from 10am, Tuesday, 2nd November.


To everyone who is working or volunteering over the long weekend to keep important services running, we would like to say a massive thank you!

1148 days ago

Some Blenheim businesses closed following rainstorm

Jennifer Eder Reporter from Marlborough Express

Did you get caught in the rain and hail on Friday evening? The Blenheim library and several businesses in central Blenheim will be closed this long weekend for a clean-up after the flooding.

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1149 days ago

What are your long weekend plans?

Jennifer Eder Reporter from Marlborough Express

Are you going fishing, this Marlborough Anniversary weekend? Did you know the blue cod fishery is closed until December 20 in the Sounds? Download the NZ Fishing Rules app before you head out, for tips, size limits and info, or visit the MPI website.

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1149 days ago

Craft with Resene, from the Australian Women's Weekly

The Team from Resene ColorShop Blenheim

Get organised this year with these handy storage ideas for the office or kids’ corner. Create a colourful geometric inspired space with Resene paints.

Find out how to create your own.

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