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| Getting Here |
Marlborough is located
near the centre of New Zealand at the north-east corner of the South Island, accessible by
road, air, inter-island ferry and rail. There are two airports: Blenheim Airport, which is
the regional base for Air New Zealand and Air2There, and Picton Airport
at Koromiko, operated by Sounds Air.
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Christchurch |
Blenheim |
4 hr 25 min |
308 km |
Christchurch |
Picton |
4 hr 50 min |
336 km |
Christchurch |
Havelock |
5 hr 20 min |
371 km |
Christchurch |
Kaikoura |
2 hr 35 min |
183 km |
Nelson |
Blenheim |
1 hr 40 min |
116 km |
Nelson |
Picton |
1 hr 35 min |
110 km |
Nelson |
Havelock |
1 hr 5 min |
75 km |
Nelson |
Kaikoura |
3 hr 30 min |
245 km |
Blenheim |
Picton |
0 hr 25 min |
28 km |
Blenheim |
Havelock |
0 hr 55 min |
63 km |
Blenheim |
Kaikoura |
1 hr 50 min |
129 km |
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Wellington |
Picton |
2 hr 30 min |
Lynx |
Wellington |
Picton |
3 hr 00 min |
Interislander |
Wellington |
Picton |
3 hr 20 min |
Bluebridge |
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Auckland |
Blenheim |
1 hr 20 min |
Air NZ |
Wellington |
Blenheim |
0 hr 25 min |
Air NZ |
Christchurch |
Blenheim |
0 hr 50 min |
Air NZ |
Wellington |
Picton |
0 hr 25 min |
Sounds Air |
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Lake Grassmere opens into Clifford Bay near Cape Campbell. Covering an area of 17km², it has no natural inflow and is subject to strong warm winds. Close to the sea, it has a very high salinity and is ideal for natural salt extraction. The lake has been divided into solar evaporation ponds. Seawater is pumped in and moved between ponds over several months, each time increasing in salinity. As the salinity increases, crystallised salt forms and is harvested.
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