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Blenheim (/ ˈ b l ɛ n ɪ m / BLEN-im; Māori: Waiharakeke [2]) is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an estimated urban population of 30,600 (June 2024). [1] The surrounding Marlborough wine region is well known as the centre of the New Zealand wine industry.
The first commercial vineyards were planted around Blenheim in 1973, and Marlborough subsequently grew to become New Zealand's largest and most internationally well-known wine-producing region. [16] Due to this growth, particularly in the export market, the Marlborough wine region now produces three quarters of all New Zealand wine. [17]
All schools are coeducational except for two secondary schools in Blenheim: Marlborough Girls' and Boys' Colleges. In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. [1] Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities.
Blenheim Central had a population of 1,152 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 84 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42 people (3.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 453 households, comprising 606 males and 543 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female.
Woodbourne Airport (IATA: BHE, ICAO: NZWB) trading as Marlborough Airport is a small, controlled airport located 8 km west of Blenheim in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, on State Highway 6, Middle Renwick Road. It is co-located with RNZAF Base Woodbourne in the Wairau Valley on the north-eastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand ...
Riversdale is a suburb of Blenheim, in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. Riversdale is separated from the rest of Blenheim by the Ōpaoa River on the north, east and western sides, and by the Main North Line and State Highway 1 on the western side. To the south, Islington is similarly separated on three sides by the Ōpaoa.
Wairau Valley is the valley of the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand and also the name of the main settlement in the upper valley. State Highway 63 runs through the valley. The valley opens onto the Wairau Plain, where Renwick and Blenheim are sited. [3] [4] The Alpine–Wairau Fault runs along the length of the valley. [5]
Seddon is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Blenheim, close to the mouths of the Awatere and Blind Rivers and the Lake Grassmere salt works. [3] [4] Salt and lime [5] are major local industries, and the Awatere Valley is an important part of the Marlborough wine region. [6]
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