Marlborough Sounds
New walking and cycling track to be built through Marlborough Sounds native bush
The Marlborough District Council approved the consent application, subject to 24 conditions.
One Hundred Havens: A history of the Marlborough Sounds
Author Helen Beaglehole first visited the Marlborough Sounds in a small yacht after a very stormy Cook Strait crossing. She returned numerous times over the next 40 years, exploring and sailing the… Audio
Two winters' damage means some Marlborough roads will never be the same
Marlborough Sounds residents have been told some roads will never be the same - after recent weather caused further damage to the already fragile roading network.
Roads to be affected by July 2021 flooding until 2023
Road networks in the Marlborough Sounds affected by the floods of July 2021 won't be completely repaired until 2023. . Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association treasurer Stefan Schulz talks… Audio
Queen Charlotte Drive still a mess after Marlborough floods
More than two weeks after heavy rain caused devastation in the Marlborough Sounds, some residents remain without road access.
Samantha Gee joined a convoy with Marlborough District Council staff… Video, Audio
Weka: a wily but wary bird
Ornithologist and author Ralph Powlesland is intimately acquainted with the weka families on the regenerating Marlborough Sounds farm where he lives. Audio
On a mission to destroy wilding pines
Dr John Hellstrom is at the helm of a group leading the way in New Zealand in the battle against wilding pines which are being blamed for creating tinder box conditions in parts of the country. The… Audio
A Precious Endeavour
The global pandemic has touched even the lives of people in remote Endeavour Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds. Video, Audio, Gallery
Case #001 - Olivia Hope and Ben Smart
Olivia Hope and Ben Smart disappeared in the Marlborough Sounds in the early hours of New Year's Day in 1998. Investigative journalist and author, Mike White, has covered this case through all its… Audio
Marlborough Sounds valleys drown further after quake
The drowned valleys of the Marlborough Sounds drowned a little more in the Kaikoura earthquake. GPS monitoring shows some parts of the sounds dropped by up to three centimetres in the 2016 quake. That… Audio
Marlborough oyster cull almost done
The removal of oysters from areas in the Marlborough Sounds is almost complete.
Shipwrecks and lost BBQs: Mapping Marlborough's seafloor
Mapping the seafloor in Marlborough has thrown up some surprises, including that it has shifted since the Kaikōura earthquake, an information agency says.
Sunken Soviet cruise liner falls victim to November's quake
Divers exploring the wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov in the Marlborough Sounds say its top decks were sliced clean off by the Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
Aquaculture rights in the Marlborough Sounds
Iwi say they want their aquaculture rights met after the sudden creation of new space for New Zealand King Salmon, in the Marlborough Sounds. Kathryn Ryan talks with Te Tau Ihu customary fisheries… Audio
Debate about shifting Marlborough salmon farms
Debate is heating up over the relocation of salmon farms in Marlborough Sounds as the axe hangs over the industry. Audio
New Marlborough salmon farms could cutdown pollution
The Government has chosen six spots in the Marlborough Sounds to shift salmon farms to, in an effort to cut down seabed pollution. Audio
MPI sting nets 'multiple' Sounds cod fishers
A Labour weekend sting by fisheries officers caught 'multiple' people illegally fishing blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds, including a charter vessel.
Al Bramley: predator control
Kim Hill talks to Al Bramley, CEO of Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) in Wellington, a research and development entity focused on developing the tools and techniques to enable the complete removal of… Audio
Anger as Picton left off the Map
A group from the area is wanting to know why the gateway town to the Marlborough Sounds is not on the official Metservice weather map. Audio
Call for improvements to ship pilot training
Calls are being made for improved training of ship pilots after a cruise ship hit a rock in the Marlborough Sounds. Audio