Witherlea

Witherlea
Suburb
Map
Coordinates: 41°32′17″S 173°57′14″E / 41.538°S 173.954°E / -41.538; 173.954
CountryNew Zealand
CityBlenheim, New Zealand
Local authorityMarlborough District Council
Electoral ward
  • Blenheim General Ward
  • Marlborough Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land381 ha (941 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total6,070
HospitalsWairau Hospital
Burleigh Redwoodtown Riverlands
Witherlea
(Wither Hills)

Witherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district.[3][4]

The Blenheim hospital campus, which includes Wairau Hospital, is in Witherlea.[5]

Omaka Cemetery has graves from early Pākehā settlement in the Wairau area.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. ^ "Wairau Hospital". Nelson Marlborough Heath. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Omaka Cemetery". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2021.