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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CROISILLES HARBOUR
Croisilles Harbour, on the Tasman Bay side of the Marlborough Sounds and to the south of d'Urville Island, is named after Jeanne Francoise Julie Victoire de Croisilles, the mother of Dumont d'Urville, the French explorer and naval officer who explored the area in 1827. d'Urville declared the bay unsuitable for ships, although a safe anchorage and shelter from most winds.
Croisilles Harbour, on the Tasman Bay side of the Marlborough Sounds and to the south of d'Urville Island, is named after Jeanne Francoise Julie Victoire de Croisilles, the mother of Dumont d'Urville, the French explorer and naval officer who explored the area in 1827. d'Urville declared the bay unsuitable for ships, although a safe anchorage and shelter from most winds.