Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of 28,200 and is the centre of the New Zealand wine industry. The area is home to the first serious clash of arms between Māori and the British settlers after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
About Blenheim, New Zealand in brief
Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of 28,200 and is the centre of the New Zealand wine industry. The area is home to the first serious clash of arms between Māori and the British settlers after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The settlement was originally known to Europeans as The Beaver or Beaverton due to its frequent flooding. The climate is generally very settled, largely due to the rainshadow effect of the mountain ranges to the west. Summers are typically warm and dry while winters are normally cool and frosty with clear sunny days that follow. Snowfall is rare as it is sheltered from cold southerly weather by the mountain range to the south. Thunderstorms are an uncommon occurrence because of the sheltered climate. There is a higher likelihood in summer, when afternoon heating can generate a buildup of clouds above the ranges. The highest recorded temperature is 37. 8C, Recorded on 7 February 1973, and the lowest is 88.8C.
The Blenheim urban area had a usual resident population of 26,8 at the 2018 census, an increase of 2,220 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,138 people since the 2006 census. There were 13,056 males and 13,779 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. Of the total population, 4,677 people were aged up to 15 years, were 15,526 were 30 to 64, and 6,168 were 65 or older. Ethnicities were 3,kehā, 13, 7% Mori, 9% Pacific peoples, 5, 6, 6% other ethnicities and 2,461 other ethnic groups. The boundary between the Pacific plate and the Indo-Australian plate passes just north of Blenheimer. It is in a tectonically active zone and experiences several earthquakes each year. The town is mostly flat with only its southernmost fringe rising to the base of the Wither Hills. As the plain is surrounded by mountains on all but the eastern flank, which is open to Cook Strait, it is relatively well protected from the frequent southerley weather fronts occurring during winters.
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