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Marlborough · New Zealand Capital
In the destination Marlborough.
In the photo: Blenheim viewed from the Wither Hills
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Blenheim is Marlborough’s seat and the region’s largest town, with about 30,000 residents, at the meeting of the Taylor and Ōpaoa rivers. It is surrounded by the vineyards of the Wairau Valley, the country’s main wine region, and hosts a large collection of wartime aircraft at the Omaka aerodrome. The climate is dry and sunny for much of the year.
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The local experience
Aviation museum at the Omaka airfield, about 5 km from Blenheim town centre. Aircraft and staged scenes from the First World War (Knights of the Sky) and the Second (Dangerous Skies), with figures made by Wētā Workshop.
The Wairau River plain between Blenheim and Renwick, home to Marlborough’s main vineyards. The first large-scale commercial vineyards were planted in 1973; today the region produces about three quarters of the country’s wine.
Hills south of Blenheim with a public farm area crossed by walking and cycling trails. From the top you can see the Wairau Valley, the town and, on clear days, the sea and the mountains.
