Wairau Valley
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.
Wairau Valley
- Type: Village with 2,150 residents
- Description: locality in Marlborough District, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.56354° or 41° 33′ 49″ south
Longitude
173.53141° or 173° 31′ 53″ east
Population
2,150
Elevation
165 metres (541 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NZ WAR
Open location code
4VCMCGPJ+HH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Wairau Valley” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wairau”
- Cebuano: “Wairau Valley”
- Dutch: “Wairau Valley”
- French: “Wairau Valley”
- Malay: “Lembah Wairau”
- Maori: “Wairau Valley”
- Polish: “Wairau Valley”
- Turkish: “Wairau Valley”
- Ukrainian: “Вайрау”
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Places to explore: Te Rou and Hillersden.
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Highlights: Wairau Valley School (Blenheim) and Wairau Valley Golf Club.
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