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Mayor Thanks Emergency Responders - Marlborough Emergency Management
Update No. 14 (final)
The Marlborough Emergency Management response is winding down and transitioning to a recovery phase.
The Civil Defence Centre at Stadium 2000 has now closed.
Mayor Nadine Taylor said the many response agencies, working under the unified command of Marlborough Emergency Management, had done a great job.
“I’m really proud of the hundreds of people who worked selflessly on behalf of the community to keep everyone safe. Many of the people participating are volunteers. The response was very well managed and all the agencies worked seamlessly together.”
“Giving an early warning to exposed communities in Spring Creek and Renwick was the right thing to do. It’s not an easy call especially when the rainfall predictions are unclear but the emergency management team took the precautionary approach.”
“While there is ongoing roading damage and surface flooding, these will be addressed by individual agencies such as Council, Marlborough Roads and NZTA over the coming days and weeks. The Council’s Rivers (flood protection) team will immediately begin a project to fix the compromised stop bank at the Waihopai/Wairau rivers confluence.”
“Regarding Spring Creek, an $8.7M construction programme was agreed with the community in May last year, which includes $3.6M funding from Central Government. The project involves major groundwork, which will commence over the summer period from November 2025. During this period, rock and materials will be stockpiled near the site, temporary infrastructure like haul roads will be built, and other preparations made, to maximise the stop bank construction window in November 2026.”
This is the final media update for this response. Public information will continue to be posted on Council’s website and Facebook page, and NZTA’s communications channels.
People are encouraged to check for updates from local authorities for the latest information, and to report any state highway faults or damage to 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49).
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