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Oct 14
Pelorus River Fishing: Trout near Pelorus Bridge

The Pelorus River, known as Te Hoiere, runs through native bush and farmland in Marlborough and is fished as a trout river, with Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve on State Highway 6 as the best known access. Fish & Game describes it as having wild, rugged headwaters and gentle lowland reaches, and about 70 percent of […]

Oct 12
Thomsons Ford, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Vineyards and Country Living

Discover Thomsons Ford, where vineyard blocks and quiet lifestyle land sit a short drive from Blenheim town.

Oct 12
Dillons Point, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Vineyards and River Plains

Discover Dillons Point, a quiet rural pocket east of Blenheim where vineyards run toward the lower Wairau rivers.

Oct 12
Hawkesbury, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Vineyard Valleys and Hill Country

Discover quiet vineyard country in Hawkesbury, where irrigable flats and rolling hills sit southwest of Blenheim and working farms line the valley roads.

Oct 12
Fairhall, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Vineyards and Country Living

Explore Fairhall, where vineyard country, a historic homestead and quiet rural living sit a short drive from Blenheim.

Oct 12
Tuamarina, Blenheim: Settlement Guide to Wairau History and Valley Life

Discover Tuamarina, a quiet valley settlement north of Blenheim where Wairau history and open dairy country meet.

Oct 11
Redwood Pass, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Hills and Vineyard Country

Head south of Blenheim into Redwood Pass, where a quiet rural road climbs the hills toward vineyards, the coast and Seddon.

Oct 11
Rapaura, Blenheim: Rural Area Guide to Vineyards and Running Water

Explore quiet vineyard country on the Wairau Plain, where a name meaning running water still fits the springs and river.

Oct 11
Riverlands, Blenheim: Settlement Guide to Industry on the Plain

Explore Riverlands on the edge of Blenheim, where processing estates and a country school share the highway plain.

Oct 11
Rārangi, Blenheim: Settlement Guide to Coastal Living on Cloudy Bay

Discover a quiet Cloudy Bay settlement where beach walks, a golf course and vineyard country sit a short drive from Blenheim.

Oct 11
Koromiko, Blenheim: Settlement Guide to Valley Farms and Picton Airport

Head to Koromiko for quiet valley farmland, a roadside timber church and Picton Airport on the highway between Blenheim and Picton.

Oct 11
Spring Creek, Blenheim: Suburb Guide to River-Plain Living North of Town

Discover a quiet Wairau Plain settlement where a spring-fed creek, marae and highway life sit just north of Blenheim.