Blenheim, New Zealand

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Blenheim Waiharakeke (Māori)
Urban area
Blenheim pictured from the International Space Station (ISS)
Blenheim
Coordinates: 41°30′50″S 173°57′36″E / 41.514°S 173.960°E / -41.514; 173.960
Country	New Zealand
Region	Marlborough
Territorial authority	Marlborough District
Named for	Battle of Blenheim
Member of Parliament	Stuart Smith, Kaikoura Electorate
Suburbs	List Blenheim Burleigh Farnham Fairhall Grovetown Islington Mayfield Omaka Redwoodtown Renwick Riverlands Riversdale Roselands Solar Heights Spring Creek Springlands St Andrews Witherlea Wither Hills Wither Rise Woodbourne Yelverton
Government
• Mayor	Nadine Taylor
Area
• Total	27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[1]
• Total	30,600
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Postcode	7201
Area code	03

Blenheim (/ˈblɛnɪm/ BLEN-im; Māori: Waiharakeke^[2]) is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an estimated urban population of 30,600 (June 2024).^[1] The surrounding Marlborough wine region is well known as the centre of the New Zealand wine industry. It enjoys one of New Zealand's sunniest climates, with warm, relatively dry summers and cool, crisp winters.

Blenheim is named after the Battle of Blenheim (1704) in the War of the Spanish Succession, where troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough defeated a combined French and Bavarian force. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "flax stream" for the town's Māori name, Waiharakeke.^[3]