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Marlborough District Council Services - Christmas And New Year Holiday Hours
Marlborough District Council’s Blenheim office will be closed from noon on Thursday 24 December and will reopen at 8.00 am on Tuesday 5 January 2021. All transfer stations, the Waste Sorting Centre, Resource Recovery Centre, Greenwaste Acceptance Facility and Composting, and the landfill are closed on Christmas Day Friday 25 December.
Transfer stations
Blenheim
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Dec: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 28 Dec - Fri 1 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.30 pm
Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jan: 8.00 am - 4:00 pm
Mon 4 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.30 pm
Picton
Sat 26 Dec - Mon 4 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Havelock
Sat 26 Dec - Mon 4 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Seddon
Sat 26 Dec: closed
Sun 27 Dec: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 28 Dec: closed
Tues 29 Dec: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Wed 30 Dec: closed
Thurs 31 Dec: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Fri 1 & Sat 2 Jan: closed
Sun 3 Jan: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 4 Jan: closed
Rai Valley
Sat 26 Dec: closed
Sun 27 Dec: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Mon 28 Dec: closed
Tues 29 Dec: 9.00 am - midday
Wed 30 & Thurs 31 Dec: closed
Fri 1 Jan: 9.00 am - midday
Sat 2 Jan: closed
Sun 3 Jan: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Mon 4 Jan: closed
Wairau Valley
Sat 26 Dec: midday - 4.00 pm
Sun 27 - Tues 29 Dec: closed
Wed 30 Dec: midday - 4.00 pm
Thurs 31 Dec - Fri 1 Jan: closed
Sat 2 Jan: midday - 4.00 pm
Sun 3 & Mon 4 Jan: closed
Resource Recovery Centre and Green Waste Acceptance Facility
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Dec: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 28 Dec - Fri 1 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.30 pm
Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Mon 4 Jan: 8.00 am - 4.30 pm
Kerbside rubbish bag and recycling collections
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
Rubbish bags and recycling crates normally collected on Fridays will be collected on Thursday 24 December and Thursday 31 December.
Boxing Day and the day after New Year’s Day
Rubbish bags and recycling crates normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday 29 December and Tuesday 5 January.
Marlborough District Library (Blenheim) hours
Thurs 24 Dec: 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Fri 25 - Mon 28 Dec: closed
Tues 29 - Thurs 31 Dec: 9.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Fri 1 - Mon 4 Jan: closed
Picton Library hours
Thursday 24 Dec: 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
Fri 25 - Mon 28 Dec: closed
Tues 29 - Thurs 31 Dec: 9.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Fri 1 - Mon 4 Jan: closed
Bus services
The Blenheim, Renwick and Picton bus services will not operate on the following days:
Christmas Day: Friday 25 December
Boxing Day: Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day observed: Monday 28 December
New Year’s Day: Friday 1 January
Day after New Year’s Day: Saturday 2 January
Day after New Year’s Day observed: Monday 4 January
Normal bus services operate on all other days.
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