Population
At the last New Zealand census in 2013, the combined population of the Marlborough and Kaikoura regions was 49,857. The majority of these people are located in the towns
of Blenheim, Picton and Kaikoura. Blenheim, which is located on the fertile Wairau Plain, has a population of over 24,000; Picton, at the terminus for the
Wellington-Picton ferries, has a population of over 2,500; and the Kaikoura township has a population of 3,555.| Main population centres: | |
| Blenheim | 24,183 |
| Renwick & Woodbourne | 2,517 |
| Picton | 2,745 |
| Havelock | 489 |
| Seddon | 507 |
| Kaikoura | 3,555 |
| Population mix: | |
| European | 93% |
| Maori | 13% |
| Pacific Island | 1% |
| Asian & Other | 1% |
| Age mix: | |
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% |
Statistics from Statistics New Zealand
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THE BROTHERS
The Brothers is a group of tiny islands in Cook Strait, off the west coast of Arapawa Island. The island group is a sanctuary for a rare reptile species, the Brothers Island tuatara. Found only on The Brothers Islands, it differs from the common tuatara in having olive skin with yellowish patches. Although resembling lizards, tuatara are related equally distantly to lizards and snakes, which are their closest living relatives.
The Brothers is a group of tiny islands in Cook Strait, off the west coast of Arapawa Island. The island group is a sanctuary for a rare reptile species, the Brothers Island tuatara. Found only on The Brothers Islands, it differs from the common tuatara in having olive skin with yellowish patches. Although resembling lizards, tuatara are related equally distantly to lizards and snakes, which are their closest living relatives.