Situated at the north-east corner of New Zealand's South Island, Marlborough comprises three main regions: the Marlborough Sounds, the Wairau Plain and the Awatere Valley. Further south, at the southern border of the region, Kaikoura lies mid-way between Blenheim and Christchurch.
Blenheim, Marlborough's main town has an estimates population for 28, 200 The official combined population of Marlborough and Kaikoura at the last New Zealand census (2006) was 46,167 people and growing! (Latest Census data 2013 not available) The majority of these people are located in Blenheim, Picton and Kaikoura.