Marlborough
Te Tauihu-o-te-waka | |
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Territorial authority Region and district | |
Country | New Zealand |
District | 1989 |
Unitary authority | 1992 |
Seat | Blenheim |
Wards | Blenheim Marlborough Sounds Wairau-Awatere |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nadine Taylor |
• Deputy Mayor | David Croad |
Area | |
• Total | 12,484.59 km2 (4,820.33 sq mi) |
• Land | 10,457.79 km2 (4,037.78 sq mi) |
Population (June 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 51,900 |
• Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12:00 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13:00 (NZDT) |
Postcode(s) | |
Area code | 03 |
ISO 3166 code | NZ-MBH |
HDI (2021) | 0.935[2] very high · 5th |
Website | www |
Marlborough (Māori: Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka) is one of the 16 regions of New Zealand. It is on the South Island. Its largest city is Blenheim.
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* Governed by a unitary authority rather than a regional council |