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Blenheim
Town in Marlborough, New Zealand

Blenheim

Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.

Plan a trip to Blenheim→From Wellington

It has an estimated population of 29,800 as of June 2025. The surrounding Marlborough wine region is well known as the centre of the New Zealand wine industry. It enjoys one of New Zealand's sunniest climates, with warm, relatively dry summers and cool, crisp winters.

How locals move

Getting around Blenheim the local way

  • Get inA short 20 minute drive south on State Highway 1 from Picton which is the home of the terminal for the inter-island ferry service from Wellington.

From Wikivoyage: Blenheim (New Zealand), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Michal Klajban (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.