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Blenheim

Blenheim may refer to a number of traveller destinations in a variety of countries. These include:

#Blenheim Palace is near Woodstock (Oxfordshire) in England
#Blenheim (Netherlands)
#Blenheim (New York) -- a town in upstate New York
#Blenheim (New Zealand)

Events and points of interest


Omaka Aerodrome, south of the town centre, is the setting for the biennial Classic Fighters Marlborough airshow. The show, with a large emphasis on aircraft of World War One, has been held biannually since 2001, with the next show set to be held over the weekend of 10-12 April 2009.

In December 2005 the third meeting of the biennial Australasian Ornithological Conference series, initiated and organised by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, and jointly sponsored by the RAOU and the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (OSNZ), was held in Blenheim.

;Spy Base
The GCSB Waihopai communications monitoring facility, part of the ECHELON network, is situated near Blenheim.

Highlights
  • Marlborough residents have the highest median age of 36.1 years, compared with 33.0 years nationally.
  • The population of Marlborough is increasing at a faster rate than the national average.
  • The population of the land surrounding the Marlborough Sounds is the fastest growing in the region.
  • The region had the third-lowest population (38,397 usual residents on census night 1996), and a low population density.
  • The population is predominantly New Zealand European.
  • Agriculture and horticulture are important to the economy. The region is currently the largest and fastest growing grape producing area in the country.
  • The region has the highest proportion of businesses in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries - 16.9% compared with 4.4% nationally (as at 30 June 2004).


  • External links
  • Destination Marlborough
  • Marlborough District Council
  • Marlborough Express daily newspaper
  • Blenheim Street Map


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    Blenheim Airport Departure Transfer - From Hotels 30 minutes

    Blenheim Departure Transfer - From Hotels

    You will be collected from your accommodation doorstep and transferred to Blenheim Airport. They'll even help you with your luggage.

    Super Shuttle keeps fares rock-bottom by picking up or dropping off other air travelers en route to or from the airport. They don't have meters, so even if the traffic is heavy, you won't have to worry about your fare going up. They only travel to and from the airport, so book now and lock in a affordable and convenient airport transfer.

    With modern and spacious minivans capable of seating up to 11 passengers, and a huge trailer accommodating luggage of all shapes and sizes, you'll have a job filling up a Super Shuttle.

    This transfer must be pre-booked at least 48 hours prior to arrival so get in early and book online today! When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Blenheim accommodation details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. It's easy.

    Click here for more information and Booking Details


    Blenheim Airport Arrival Transfer - To Hotels 30 minutes

    Blenheim Arrival Transfer - To Hotels

    Let the drivers collect you from the Blenheim Airport and drop you off at your accommodation doorstep. They'll even help you with your luggage. On arrival please proceed from the baggage collection area to the Super Shuttle rank located outside the airport terminal main exit door where your Super Shuttle will be waiting for you.

    Super Shuttle keeps fares rock-bottom by picking up or dropping off other air travelers en route to or from the airport. They don't have meters, so even if the traffic is heavy, you won't have to worry about your fare going up. They only travel to and from the airport, so book now and lock in a affordable and convenient airport transfer.

    With modern and spacious minivans capable of seating up to 11 passengers, and a huge trailer accommodating luggage of all shapes and sizes, you'll have a job filling up a Super Shuttle.

    This transfer must be pre-booked at least 48 hours prior to arrival so get in early and book online today! When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Blenheim accommodation details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. It's easy.

    Click here for more information and Booking Details


    Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter At your leisure

    Cara the diver and Phoebe the Stingray,<br> Stingray Bay

    Plunge under Auckland?s waterfront and you'll discover spectacular secrets of the Southern Ocean and see the magic of an Antarctic fantasyland, complete with Penguins strutting in fresh snow and ice!

    Head for the Antarctic Encounter, where you'll be taken back in time to the life-sized replica hut of intrepid South Pole explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Come out of the hut and into an Antarctic snowcat, where you're transported to a magical world of snow and ice. Frolicking in the white wilderness is a colony of sub-Antarctic Penguins. From your snowcat, you'll get a fantastic fish eye view of the birds as they swim underwater.

    After your Antarctic encounter; head to the Amazon tank to view the deadly Piranha. Now step onto the moving walkway in the Underwater World, you?ll come face-to-face with a Broadnosed Sevengill Shark, proudly displaying some of the most powerful jaws on the planet.

    You?re travelling in a clear tunnel, surrounded by two million litres of ocean water and the hundreds of awesome sea creatures within it - you're just centimetres away from a Bronze Whaler and a two-metre wide Stingray!

    There's so many sea creatures for you to enjoy at Kelly Tarlton?s, including the Moray Eels, magical Seahorses, huge Crayfish and some of the worlds most poisonous fish.

    There?s even a special learning place [The NIWA Discovery Room - located next to the exit] where children can see, feel and hear the special sea creatures including Snuggles the Octopus, who changes colour and texture to match his surroundings!

    Stingray Bay Now Open:

    Stingray Bay shows off Kelly Tarlton?s stingrays to their best advantage in a giant 350,000 litre open topped acrylic tank allowing visitors to view these remarkable winged creatures at close quarters. There will be opportunities to learn more about the stingrays from staff as you can now hand feed them.

    The Stingray Bay development also includes an interactive area for children including touch screens, new bathroom facilities and a new loading area for the snow cat ride. There are also large picture windows with views over Okahu Bay.

    Jump on the FREE shuttle to Kelly Tarlton's from downtown Auckland. Departs from the Sky Tower on the hour, every hour from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

    Click here for more information and Booking Details




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