Wairau Valley | |
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 Wairau Valley Tavern | |
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| Coordinates: 41°33′56″S 173°31′44″E / 41.56556°S 173.52889°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Marlborough |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Marlborough District Council |
| • Marlborough District Mayor | Nadine Taylor |
| • Kaikōura MP | Stuart Smith |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,177.50 km2 (1,612.94 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,230 |
| • Density | 0.53/km2 (1.4/sq mi) |
Wairau 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.[3][4] The Alpine–Wairau Fault runs along the length of the valley.[5]
Wairauite is an iron-cobalt alloy which is named after the valley.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 138. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ Marlborough Historical Society (2005). Click - A Captured Moment - Marlborough's Early Heritage. p. 16. ISBN 0-473-10475-X.
- ^ "Mineral names – 2". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.