Blenheim
Waiharakeke (MaoriMāori or te reo Māori commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Maori people, where it has is the status of an official language...
) |
 |
| Population: |
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| Mayor: |
Alistair Sowman |
| Territorial Authority |
| Names: |
Blenheim |
| Regional Council: |
Marlborough District Council |
Blenheim is a town in
MarlboroughMarlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. Marlborough is a unitary authority, both a region and a district, and its council is located at Blenheim. Marlborough is known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and Sauvignon blanc...
, in the north east of the
South IslandThe South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry. It enjoys one of New Zealand’s sunniest
climateClimate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of time...
s, with hot, relatively dry summers and crisp winters.
The Marlborough region in which Blenheim is situated has a wide range of
leisureLeisure or free time, is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational and discretionary time before or after compulsory activities such as eating and sleeping, going to work or running a business, attending school and doing homework,...
activities, from swimming with dolphins in the
Marlborough SoundsThe Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the South Island of New Zealand...
to watching whales in
KaikouraKaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch.Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard....
; from walks through the bush and along the rugged coastline, as well as scenic boat cruising,
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, water-skiing and
kayakingKayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined by the International Canoe Federation as a boat where the paddler faces forward, legs in...
. The relaxed lifestyle and the flourishing
wineWine is an alcoholic beverage typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast consumes...
and
gourmetGourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses....
food industry in Marlborough are enjoyed by both locals and visitors alike.
Blenheim is named after the
Battle of BlenheimThe Battle of Blenheim , fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement...
(1704), where troops led by
John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough was a prominent English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
defeated a combined
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
and
BavariaBavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest state of Germany by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n force.
History
The sheltered coastal bays of Marlborough supported a small
MāoriThe Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand . The group probably arrived in southwestern Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300...
population possibly as early as the 12th century. Anthropologists have christened this part of central
AotearoaAotearoa is the most widely known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand. It is used by both Māori and non-Māori, and is becoming increasingly widespread in the bilingual names of national organisations, such as the National Library of New Zealand / Te Puna Mātauranga o...
, Waenganui, a region that stretched from inland Ureweras to Kaiapohia. Māori in the Marlborough Region cultivated crops, including kumara (
sweet potatoThe sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Amongst the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of this family, only I. batatas is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots are an important root vegetable...
) and exploited marine resources.
Although the early history of Marlborough was closely associated with the
NelsonThe city of Nelson is close to the centre of New Zealand. It lies at the shore of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island, and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region....
settlement, the people of Marlborough wanted independence from Nelson. Nineteen years after the original Nelson settlement the request of Marlborough settlers was granted, and Marlborough became a separate province in 1859. Although
goldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. It has been a highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since the beginning of recorded history. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. Gold is...
was discovered in the province in the early 1860s the boom did not last and, while it helped to expand the region, the development of pastoralism provided the greatest long-term benefits. Marlborough squatters developed huge sheep runs that dominated the countryside, rivalling
Canterbury'sThe New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council and the University of Canterbury.- Geography :Canterbury is New...
sheep stations in size and wealth.
Today the region's economy is still rurally based with
pastoralPastoral, as an adjective, refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and food. "Pastoral" also describes literature, art and music which depicts the life of shepherds, often in a highly...
and horticultural farming, providing a major source of income. The region's inhabitants continue to utilise the marine resources.
Lake GrassmereLake Grassmere is close to Cook Strait in the northeastern South Island of New Zealand.- Geography :Lake Grassmere, 25 miles south of Blenheim and 6 miles south of the mouth of the Awatere River, is a shallow lagoon protected from the open sea by a single barrier beach covered by sand dunes...
is the country's only source of
saltA salt, in chemistry, is an ionic compound, and can result from the neutralization reaction of acids and bases. Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
, and
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and
musselThe common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
farming are also extremely important in the region.
GrapeA grape is the non-climacteric fruit, botanically a true berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, and grape seed oil...
growing has been one of the fastest growing industries and Marlborough is now New Zealand's largest wine producing region, receiving worldwide recognition for its
sauvignon blancSauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France. It is now planted in many of the world's wine regions,...
wines.
OliveThe Olive is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea...
growing has also become popular in recent years.
The sunny, pleasant
climateClimate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of time...
has attracted people to the region, either as holiday-makers or as permanent settlers. The region is especially popular among retired people, as well as people seeking an alternative
lifestyleLifestyle was originally coined by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in 1929. The current broader sense of the word dates from 1961.In sociology, a lifestyle is the way a person lives. A lifestyle is a characteristic bundle of behaviors that makes sense to both others and oneself in a given time...
. Rapid population growth and other factors though have led to a contemporary chronic shortage of affordable housing for low and middle income earners.
Geography
Blenheim, situated on the Wairau Plain, is mostly flat with surrounding hills, which do not, however, give it as much protection from prevailing winds as might be expected. Open areas in and around Blenheim are hit quite hard by winds blowing in from Cook Strait. Blenheim sits at the confluence of the Taylor and
OpawaOpawa River is the name of two separate rivers in the South Island of New Zealand.-Opawa River, Marlborough:The northern Opawa River is in the Marlborough region. It begins in the Wairau valley where floodways are joined. It makes its way down the valley and flows through and looping around the...
rivers. Blenheim is in a tectonically active zone and experiences several (usually small) earthquakes each year. The boundary between the Pacific plate (on which Blenheim sits) and the Indo-Australian plate passes just north of Blenheim.
Climate
Based on the number of hours of sun recorded, in more recent years the title of "New Zealand's Sunniest Town" has gone to Blenheim. Historically, Nelson has been the Sunniest.
For the 2008 calendar year, NIWA ("National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research") which is New Zealand's "Crown owned research and consultancy company", states:
- "The sunniest centre in 2008 was Blenheim, recording 2505 hours, followed by Nelson with 2472 hours, then Lake Tekapo with 2444 hours"
Demographics
| Historical population |
Census
year | 1986
| 22,998 |
|---|
| 1991 |
23,787 |
| 1996 |
25,713 |
| 2001 |
26,550 |
| 2005 |
35,000 |
According to the
2001 censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Blenheim had a
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 26,550, a change of 3.3% since the
1996 censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
. The put Blenheim's population at .
Age
- 21.3% of people living in Blenheim were under 15, compared with 22.7% for all of New Zealand.
- 16.7% of people living in Blenheim were aged 65 years and over, compared with 12.1% for all of New Zealand.
Education
- 28.7% of people aged 15 years and over had a post-secondary-school qualification
The term qualification may refer to:*Professional certification *A certificate of having passed a course such as a GCSE*Product certification...
, compared with 32% for New Zealand as a whole.
Ethnic background
Most Blenheim residents are of European origin, predominantly of British, Irish, German and Dutch descent. Many of these people however, identify as Pakeha or New Zealanders rather than anachronistically refer to themselves as European. Small
MāoriThe Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand . The group probably arrived in southwestern Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300...
, Pacific Island and
AsianAsian people or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia...
communities exist. Ethnic diversity has increased in recent years with the arrival of large numbers of South Americans (mostly Brazilians) and Asians (mainly Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Filipino) who work in the expanding
viticultureViticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
sector.
The
2001 New Zealand Census is dated now, but showed that in 2001, of people in the Blenheim Urban Area who actually completed the census forms (which are not available in either Japanese or Korean script):
- 94.4% belonged to the Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
an or PakehaPākehā are New Zealanders who are not of Māori blood lines. They are mostly descended from British and to a lesser extent Irish settlers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although some Pākehā have Dutch, Scandinavian, German, Yugoslav or other ancestry...
ethnic group.
- 3.1% belonged to the Asian
Asian people or Asiatic people is a demonym for people from Asia. However, the use of the term varies by country and person, often referring to people from a particular region or subregion of Asia...
ethnic group.
- 1.1% belonged to the Māori
The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand . The group probably arrived in southwestern Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300...
ethnic group.
- 1.1% belonged to the Pacific Island ethnic group.
Economy
The Marlborough region is famous for its wine production, although other forms of agriculture are significant and the services sectors is also important.
With the growing international critical recognition of Marlborough
Sauvignon BlancSauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France. It is now planted in many of the world's wine regions,...
, much of the wine industry has come to be dominated by large firms, owned by major New Zealand companies or offshore investors. Wages for most industry participants are low (around NZ$12-NZ$13/hour) and often calculated on a piece rate basis. Employment arrangements are often insecure and frequently not in accordance with New Zealand employment law. Agricultural land prices in the
Wairau ValleyWairau 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...
have increased dramatically in value through the 1990s and 2000s.
Overall, income and wealth distribution in the town and wider region is highly uneven by New Zealand standards.
Education
The first school was opened in Blenheim in 1859. By 1875 there were three classes: Blenheim Upper Boys, Blenheim Lower Boys, and Blenheim Girls and Infants. A Blenheim High School was formed within the school in 1879.
Catholic schools for boys and girls also were established in Blenheim in 1872. St Mary's Boys' school replaced it in 1886. In 1929, St Mary's was rebuilt after a fire.
A coeducational secondary school called Marlborough High School was founded in Blenheim in 1900. It moved to the Marlborough Boys' College Stephenson Street site in 1901. In 1919 it changed its name to Marlborough College. The intermediate section was split to form Bohally Intermediate in 1956, and the girls moved to form Marlborough Girls' College in 1962, at which time the school took its current name.
Marlborough Boys' CollegeMarlborough Boys' College is a single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand.-Overview:The first board of Marlborough High School met on the 13th November 1899. Three acres on Stephenson Street were purchased for £600 and another 3 acres were gifted by Thomas Carter, taking the grounds...
is a boys' secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 1006.
Marlborough Girls' CollegeMarlborough Girls' College is a single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand.-History:This school was established in 1963. Previously Blenheim was served by the co-educational Marlborough College, which subsequently continued to serve as Marlborough Boys' College.-Uniform:The uniform is a...
is a girls' secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 1029. Both have a
decile ratingDecile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 7.
The other schools in Blenheim are all coeducational.
Bohally Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of 407 and a decile rating of 6.
Blenheim School and Whitney Street School are contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with decile ratings of 3 and 5, respectively. Blenheim School has a roll of 81, and Whitney Street School has a roll of 248.
St Mary's School is a state integrated full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 376.
Other primary schools are in the suburbs of
RedwoodtownRedwoodtown is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district.The population was 5,151 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 270 from 2001.-Education:...
,
WitherleaWitherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district.The population was 4.542 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 546 from 2001.-Education:...
,
MayfieldMayfield is a suburb to the north of Blenheim's central district. Pollard Park and Lansdowne Park are large parks to the west and north of the suburb, and a racecourse lies to the northwest....
, and
SpringlandsSpringlands is a suburb to the west of Blenheim's central district. It is located heading out of Blenheim on Nelson Street towards Renwick. It has a tavern, video shop, various takeaways, and a superstore....
, and in the surrounding localities of
FairhallFairhall is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. Blenheim is about 7.5 km to the northeast. The Fairhall River runs past to the west.The river and locality were named in 1847 for a chainman in a survey team in the area.-Education:...
,
GrovetownGrovetown is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the northeast. Spring Creek is about 2.5 km to the north, and Blenheim is about 3.5 km to the south...
,
RapauraRapaura is a village northwest of Blenheim, New Zealand. The Wairau River flows past to the north. Spring Creek lies to the east.Rapaura consists of a church and a school. It also has high quality land for growing grapes.-Education:...
and
RiverlandsRiverlands is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the settlement, and the Opawa River flows past to the northeast...
.
The
Nelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyA public NZ Tertiary Education Institution. Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology main campuses are in Nelson and Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand....
has a campus in Blenheim.
Air
Woodbourne AirportWoodbourne Aerodrome is a small, controlled aerodrome located 3NM west of Blenheim in the South Island of New Zealand, on State Highway Six, Middle Renwick Road.-History:Woodbourne was one of the first airports in New Zealand...
is a
domestic airportA domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. Domestic airports don't have customs and immigration facilities and are therefore incapable of handling flights to or from a foreign airport....
and is also used by the
RNZAFThe Royal New Zealand Air Force is the air arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zealand components of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s...
as an operational base. There are direct flights from
WellingtonWellington is the capital of New Zealand, at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is New Zealand's third most populous urban area with residents. There are ...
,
ChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area. It is one third the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch.The city was named by...
and
AucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with a population approaching 1.4 million residents, percent of the country's population. Demographic trends indicate that it will continue to grow faster than the rest...
. Omaka Aerodrome, to the south of the city centre, is used solely by private and vintage aircraft pilots. An airshow (based mainly on World War I and II aircraft) is held at Omaka Aerodrome every two years on Easter.
Road
State Highway 1State Highway 1 is the most significant road in the New Zealand roading network. It runs the length of both main islands, and officially has two designations: SH 1N in the North Island and SH 1S in the South Island, but both sections appear on road signs and road atlases as SH 1.It is 2047 km...
runs through Blenhiem and
State Highway 6The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...
terminates at the junction of the two state highways. Blenheim is notable for a town of its size, in that it does not have
traffic lightTraffic lights, also known as stop lights, stoplight, traffic lamps, stop-and-go lights, robots or semaphore, are signaling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control competing flows of traffic.Traffic lights have been installed in most cities...
s at any intersection. Instead,
roundaboutA roundabout is one of several types of circular road junctions or intersections at which traffic is slowed down and enters a one-way stream around a central island. Technically these junctions sometimes are called modern roundabouts, in order to emphasize the distinction from older circular...
s were installed to speed arterial traffic flow. Since the installation of these roundabouts, traffic volumes have quickly increased and upgrading options are being considered, eg. traffic lights, longer 2-lane approches and even a bypass.
Rail
Blenheim is on the northern section of the
South Island Main Trunk RailwayThe Main North Line between Picton and Christchurch and the Main South Line between Lyttelton and Invercargill, running down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, are sometimes together referred to as the South Island Main Trunk Railway...
. A daily long-distance passenger service between Picton and Christchurch, the
TranzCoastal|}The TranzCoastal is a long-distance passenger train between Picton and Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand, operated by Tranz Scenic. It was known as the Coastal Pacific at the time of its introduction.- History :...
, stops at the Blenheim Railway Station.
A major railway classification yard is located north of Blenheim at
Spring CreekSpring Creek is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east...
.
A
heritage railwayA heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a term used for a railway which is run as a tourist attraction, is usually but not always run by volunteers, and often seeks to re-create railway scenes of the past A heritage railway (United Kingdom and Australia),...
, the
Blenheim Riverside RailwayThe Blenheim Riverside Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway located in Blenheim, New Zealand and runs down the Taylor River which winds its way through the middle of the town...
runs through the town.
Media
Print
Blenheim is served by a variety of print publications. The major daily newspaper serving the Blenheim-Picton area is
The Marlborough ExpressThe Marlborough Express is a newspaper servicing the Marlborough area of New Zealand. Its headquarters are in Blenheim and it is a division of Fairfax....
. Its headquarters are in downtown Blenheim.
The Saturday Express and
Midweek newspapers are published by the same company.
The Blenheim Sun is a weekly newspaper distributed to every home in the Marlborough region each Wednesday. It is the main community newspaper in Blenheim.
Radio
This is a list of FM &
AMAM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation.-History:AM was the dominant method of broadcasting during the first eighty years of the 20th century and remains widely used into the 21st....
radio stationRadio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both...
s in Blenheim. Note that the town can also receive most FM radio stations from the capital city of
WellingtonWellington is the capital of New Zealand, at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is New Zealand's third most populous urban area with residents. There are ...
, across
Cook StraitCook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east....
; these are not included in this list.
| FM Frequency |
NicknameA nickname is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience A nickname (also spelled "nick name") is a descriptive name...
|
Callsign |
Format |
| 88.1 |
The Shed |
|
Classic rock |
| 88.7 |
Sunshine Radio |
|
Easy listening |
| 89.2 |
Fresh FM NelsonFresh FM is a not-for-profit community access radio station run by the Tasman Broadcasting Trust that covers the top of New Zealand's South Island.Local iwi have gifted it the name "te reo irirangi o te tau ihu o te waka a maui"....
|
|
Alternative Community Radio |
| 90.5 |
ZM ZM or Zm may refer to:* ZM , a New Zealand radio network* Zettametre , a unit for length or distance* .zm, the Internet domain for Zambia* Metroid: Zero Mission, a game in the Metroid series of video games...
|
|
Top 40 |
| 91.3 |
The RockThe Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. The station has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number of complaints upheld against broadcasts on The Rock. The Rock's major competitors are Radio Hauraki, ZM and Classic Hits...
|
|
Classic/Modern Rock |
| 92.1 |
Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talkback radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in most of them...
|
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News/Talk |
| 92.9 |
MORE FM Marlborough MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by RadioWorks, a subsidiary of MediaWorks New Zealand....
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Adult Contemporary |
| 94.5 |
Radio HaurakiRadio Hauraki is a New Zealand radio network, specialising in AOR and classic rock. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in NZ and operated illegally to break the monopoly held by the government...
|
|
Classic Rock |
| 95.3 |
Radio LiveRadioLIVE is a nationwide New Zealand talkback and news radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Its weekday line-up includes programmes presented, primarily from Auckland studios, by Marcus Lush, Michael Laws , John Tamihere, Willie Jackson, Maggie Barry, Karyn Hay and Andrew Fagan.RadioLIVE...
|
|
News/Talk |
| 96.1 |
The BreezeThe Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35-54 year old female audience. There are 16 stations currently broadcasting throughout New...
|
|
Easy Listening |
| 96.9 |
Classic Hits Marlborough |
2ZZE-FM |
Classic Hits |
| 98.5 |
Radio SportRadio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio station which broadcasts a variety of sports. It has live commentary rights to most cricket matches, rugby union games, some National Rugby League games and New Zealand tennis tournaments...
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Sports/Talk |
| 99.3 |
Radio New Zealand Concert |
|
Classical |
| 101.7 |
Radio New Zealand National |
|
Public Radio |
| 106.7 |
Whisper FM |
|
Nostalgia |
| AM Frequency |
NicknameA nickname is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience A nickname (also spelled "nick name") is a descriptive name...
|
Callsign |
Format |
| 1539AM |
Radio Sport |
2ZE-AM |
Sports/Talk |
Events and points of interest
Omaka Aerodrome, south of the town centre, is the setting for the biennial
Classic FightersClassic Fighters is a biennial air show in Blenheim, New Zealand, held on the Easter weekend of odd-numbered years. It is held at Omaka Airfield, just outside of the main town of Blenheim. Each year the air show is run with a different theme...
Marlborough airshow. The show, with a large emphasis on aircraft of World War One, has been held biannually since 2001, with the last show held over the weekend of 10-12 April 2009.
In December 2005 the third meeting of the biennial
Australasian Ornithological ConferenceAustralasian Ornithological Conferences are biennial meetings of ornithologists that focus on the Australasian region and Antarctica. They were initiated by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union , also known as Birds Australia, with the inaugural meeting held at Bathurst, New South Wales in...
series, initiated and organised by the
Royal Australasian Ornithologists UnionThe Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...
, and jointly sponsored by the RAOU and the
Ornithological Society of New ZealandThe Ornithological Society of New Zealand was founded in 1940. It is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the study of birds and their habitats in the New Zealand region. It caters for a wide variety of people interested in the birds of the region, from professional ornithologists to casual...
(OSNZ), was held in Blenheim.
Seymour SquareSeymour Square is an open public area at the centre of Blenheim, New Zealand. The Square contains the War Memorial and Clock Tower, unveiled in 1928, which is classified as a "Category I" historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The Square was named after Henry Seymour....
and Pollard Park are two of the town's main attractions for walks and general tourism.
The first weekend in February sees the festival "Blues, Brews and BBQ's", which comprises Blues and Jazz music, food and a variety of Beer and wine. It starts at 12pm and ends at 7pm, and its located at the A and P park near Redwood Town.
The Wither Hills are just out of Blenheim and have many attractive walks found just off Maxwell Road. They are dry and arid and have seen many severe forest fires in the past.
The
GCSB WaihopaiNew Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau operates what it describes as a satellite communications monitoring facility in the Waihopai Valley...
communications monitoring facility, part of the
ECHELONECHELON is a name used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states to the UK-USA Security Agreement...
network, is situated near Blenheim.
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