The South Marlborough Network

04/11/2024

Have your say on the future path of Destination Marlborough
As we enter the next stage of the ILM (Investment Logic Mapping) process, Council is now seeking public feedback on the future of the visitor industry support services in Marlborough through a survey as part of the Destination Marlborough Future Path Project. The project aims to redesign the role and structure of Marlborough’s tourism management.

Councillor Croad said “The purpose of the Future Path Project is to rescope and redesign the future role, purpose, functions, structure and resourcing of Destination Marlborough to deliver destination management, marketing and visitor attraction services that meet expectations and are fit for purpose to contribute to Marlborough’s future success".

We invite you to the Public meeting about the Destination Marlborough Future Path Project which is being held in Seddon on the 7th of November

Seddon:
7 November
10am-12pm
The Train Station
8 Mills St, Seddon, Marlborough 7210 New Zealand

If you are unable to attend, you can access the survey and information booklet below:

The survey is now live. If you are interested in completing the form here is the link: https://haveyoursay.marlborough.govt.nz/economic-development/destination-marlborough-future-paths-project/

To learn a little more about DM please read booklet below:
https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/repository/libraries/id:2ifzri1o01cxbymxkvwz/hierarchy/documents/about-marlborough/GD2024-118_DM%20Engagement%20Booklet_WEB.pdf

11/09/2024

Curious about what's happening or how you can be a part of it?
Come along next Monday with your questions and ideas!

28/08/2024

AND we're back!! It's been a while, but TSMN is gearing up to help us get South Marlborough ready for The Whale Trail.

What do you need? Destination Kaikoura and Destination Marlborough are coming to update and engage with our community in the lead up to The Whale Trail coming on line.

28/03/2023

Here's a fantastic event to get our green teeth into!
Marlborough has potential to lead Aootearoa New Zealand in our climate planning. Come and join the conversation!!

Marlborough - The road to Carbon Zero When we launched Climate Action Week Marlborough in February 2023 we brought together a collective of local businesses and industry experts to unpack some big and juice topics like carbon, waste, energy and bio-diversity and how these aligned to the overall goal...

15/03/2023

Kia ora all, we've had several requests for how to watch our fabulous documentary Maunga Awa Moana. Well - here's the link to our very own YouTube channel. You can watch 2 chapters at a time - 7 total.
Enjoy!!

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31/01/2023

Climate Action Week Marlborough.
13th - 17th February

You are invited to attend some of the Climate Action Week exciting events!
Each day an onsite Immersion Experience followed by a series of workshops aligned to carbon, water, regenerative economies and communities, waste, vermiculture, energy and innovation.
-Dog Point
-Sanford Bioactives Hub
-Yealands
-One forty One Kaituna Sawmill
-Elemental Distillers

Would love to see some familiar South Marlborough faces in the mix to drive our region forward and ensure the South doesn't get left behind.

Have a wonderful day - Cath

Climate Action Week Marlborough has been designed to create awareness, develop our Marlborough business community's knowledge by embracing education, and take action towards creating a low carbon emissions, highly productive, and thriving community. We know that it takes a village to create change,....

11/12/2022

ALL WELCOME to see Tracey and Jade from Destination Marlborough today.
10am Yealands Awatere Memorial Hall.

22/06/2022

Middlehurst Delivered; winners of Outstanding Food Producers Awards Paddock Section.

06/04/2022

MARLBOROUGH REGIONAL SKILLS LEADERSHIP GROUP (RSLG)

Please find an email from Vance Kerslake below. He works for MBIE, and facilitates a fairly new group focussed on labour market planning, with regional focus. The group is made up of local members, and Vance provides a ministry connection, similar to the Smart & Connected structure. So decisions and planning is locally focussed but with a central govt connection.

As we’ve seen in recent years, labour planning for our region and industries is so important.
It would be wonderful for South Marlborough to have representation on such a body.
- Are YOU interested?

Please check out the Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) webpage. https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/employment-and-skills/regional-skills-leadership-groups/marlborough/

EMAIL FROM VANCE KERSLAKE:

Kia ora,

In this update from the Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) we cover:
· RSLG membership
· Latest Local Insights Report
· Successful consultation round.


RSLG membership
The annual process for renewing membership and filling vacancies on RSLGs is underway. The Expressions of Interest (EOI) Process in open until 21 April 2022. The EOI Link for Marlborough is below:

· Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group Members - Expressions of Interest (mbie.govt.nz)

Please note that these roles have also been posted on jobs.govt.nz, LinkedIn, Seek and the Institute of Directors website. The perspectives being sought for the Marlborough RSLG through this EOI process are: Supply/Community member, Industry member, Worker/Union member.

We would appreciate if you could please share with your regional network.

Latest Local Insights Report
Our latest Local Insights Report is now available on our Marlborough RSLG webpage.

Successful consultation round
Thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to the consultation on the Marlborough Regional Workforce Plan. We received over 30 submissions, which we really appreciate given the consultation occurred during the busiest time of year for the wine industry and the whole community was dealing with the surge of Omicron cases. The feedback was very thoughtful and insightful, we are incorporating as much as we can into the Regional Workforce Plan.


Ngā mihi

Vance Kerslake (he/him) | REGIONAL LEAD - MARLBOROUGH
Strategic Labour Market Planning | Employment, Skills & Immigration Policy | Labour, Science & Enterprise
Hīkina Whakatutuki (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment)
[email protected] | Telephone +64 (0) 21 839 893
85 Budge Street, Blenheim, 7201

The Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group has been established to identify and support better ways of meeting future skills and workforce needs in the region.

13/12/2021

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/marlborough/300469527/world-famous-in-new-zealand-marlboroughs-startling-alienlike-salt-lake

You can't swim in this seaside lagoon but you can sprinkle its end product on your eggs and chips.

10/11/2021

Congratulations Puro🥂😊

Puro, which has farms in Kekerengu and the Wairau Valley and is New Zealand’s largest cultivator of medicinal cannabis, was awarded Cultivator of the Year award at the 2021 Australian Cannabis Industry Awards.