Stranded: Pockets of Marlborough still cut off, and could be all week

Can't view this email, [click here]( [Marlborough Express Banner]( 23 July 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Marlborough Express stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Stranded: Pockets of Marlborough still cut off, and could be all week]( Residents of a rural valley cut off from the rest of Marlborough by rising flood waters have helicopters on standby in case they need to flee their homes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Dump-truck deliveries for isolated valley, as thoughts turn to rain ahead]( “It's our biggest worry, that if we do get a certain amount of rain, we're just going to go through this whole thing all over again.” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cleanup begins for isolated community up Marlborough's Awatere Valley]( Farmers cut off by landslides are clearing muck and debris from their paddocks after the severe rain. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wairau Valley couple tell of waking up to a river around their house]( Wairau Valley couple Casey and Blair Lynam woke to their house being "in the middle of the river". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mayoral Relief Fund for Marlborough as stop banks shored up before more rain arrives]( Contractors are racing against the clock to fix damaged stop banks before another round of downpours next week. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Young Marlborough gymnast on golden streak]( Ten-year-old Sammie Williams is on a mission to score a perfect 10 in her bar routine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Harley-Davidson calls off Marlborough promo shoot hours before bridge wiped out]( Annie Howe was set to shoot a promo in the Waihopai Valley when one of the worst floods in Marlborough's history rained on her parade. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Caution urged as strong winds, rain expected in Marlborough]( Residents have been asked to stay home this weekend and to not attempt to drive through floodwaters. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmers turn central Blenheim into rural protest site]( Several hundred utes, one carrying National leader Judith Collins, and dozens of tractors headed into central Blenheim to protest at Government policies. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Charities benefit as Havelock lodge celebrates 125 years]( The local hospice will be able to offer greater comfort to patients thanks to a generous donation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](