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At the last New Zealand
census in 2001, the combined population of the Marlborough and Kaikoura regions was
43,035. The majority of these people are located in the towns of Blenheim, Picton and
Kaikoura. Blenheim,
which is located on the fertile Wairau Plain, has a population of over 21,000; Picton, at
the terminus for the Wellington-Picton ferries, has a population of about 3,000; and the Kaikoura township has a
population of 2,100.
Main population centres: |
Blenheim |
22,617 |
Renwick & Woodbourne |
2,460 |
Picton |
3,003 |
Waikawa |
987 |
Havelock |
471 |
Seddon |
477 |
Kaikoura |
2,106 |
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Population mix: |
European |
93% |
Maori |
13% |
Pacific Island |
1% |
Asian & Other |
1% |
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Age mix: |
Under 15 |
20% |
15 to 64 |
64% |
65+ |
16% |
Statistics from Statistics New Zealand |
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Separated from the South Island by the narrow French Pass channel, d'Urville Island is the largest island in the outer Marlborough Sounds. With an area of approximately 150 square kilometres, it is the eighth-largest island of New Zealand. The island is named after Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville, a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.
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