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The Marlborough Sounds were created by a combination of <a href="/wiki/Subsidence" title="Subsidence">land subsidence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sea_level_rise" title="Sea level rise">rising sea levels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_mythology" title="Māori mythology">Māori mythology</a>, the sounds are the <a href="/wiki/Bow_(watercraft)" title="Bow (watercraft)">prows</a> of the many sunken <a href="/wiki/Waka_(canoe)" title="Waka (canoe)">waka</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aoraki_/_Mount_Cook#Māori_history,_legends_and_traditions" title="Aoraki / Mount Cook">Aoraki</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Covering some 4,000 km<sup>2</sup> (1,500 sq mi) of sounds, islands, and peninsulas, the Marlborough Sounds lie at the South Island's north-easternmost point, between <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Bay" title="Tasman Bay">Tasman Bay</a> in the west and <a href="/wiki/Cloudy_Bay" title="Cloudy Bay">Cloudy Bay</a> in the south-east. The almost <a href="/wiki/Fractal" title="Fractal">fractal</a> coastline has 1/10 of the length of New Zealand's coasts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The steep, wooded hills and small quiet bays of the sounds are sparsely populated, as access is difficult. Many of the small settlements and isolated houses are only accessible by boat. The main large port is <a href="/wiki/Picton,_New_Zealand" title="Picton, New Zealand">Picton</a> on the mainland, at the head of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Charlotte Sound (New Zealand)">Queen Charlotte Sound</a>. It is at the northern terminus of the South Island's main railway and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_state_highway_network" title="New Zealand state highway network">state highway</a> networks. The main small-boat port, <a href="/wiki/Waikawa,_Marlborough" title="Waikawa, Marlborough">Waikawa</a>, is one of New Zealand's largest and provides a base for leisure sailors and vacationers. </p><p>The main sounds, other than Queen Charlotte Sound, are <a href="/wiki/Pelorus_Sound_/_Te_Hoiere" class="mw-redirect" title="Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere">Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenepuru_Sound" title="Kenepuru Sound">Kenepuru Sound</a>. <a href="/wiki/Havelock,_New_Zealand" title="Havelock, New Zealand">Havelock</a> is a small port town at the head of <a href="/wiki/Pelorus_Sound_/_Te_Hoiere" class="mw-redirect" title="Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere">Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tory_Channel" title="Tory Channel">Tory Channel</a> is a major arm of Queen Charlotte Sound, and between them, the Channel and the Sound isolate the hills of <a href="/wiki/Arapaoa_Island" title="Arapaoa Island">Arapaoa Island</a> from the mainland. Other major islands in the sounds include <a href="/wiki/D%27Urville_Island,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Urville Island, New Zealand">D'Urville Island</a>. </p><p>The Sounds are home to the entire breeding population of the rare and <a href="/wiki/Vulnerable_species" title="Vulnerable species">vulnerable</a> <a href="/wiki/Rough-faced_shag" class="mw-redirect" title="Rough-faced shag">rough-faced shag</a> (also known as the New Zealand king cormorant) which nests on a <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_Sounds_Important_Bird_Areas" title="Marlborough Sounds Important Bird Areas">small number of rocky islets</a> there.<sup id="cite_ref-bli_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bli-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of Conservation (New Zealand)">Department of Conservation</a> manages a total of over 50 reserves in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-modern_era">Pre-modern era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-modern era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sounds were extensively travelled and partly inhabited by <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> groups before the coming of the Europeans, using the sounds as shelter from bad weather and partaking of the rich food sources. Māori were also known to carry their canoes over some stretches of land on <a href="/wiki/Portage" title="Portage">portage</a> paths.<sup id="cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as in most areas of the South Island, populations were smaller than in the North Island. </p><p>European history of the area is considered to start with <a href="/wiki/Captain_Cook" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Cook">Captain Cook</a>'s visit to the sounds in the 1770s, discovering a plant (<a href="/wiki/Lepidium_oleraceum" title="Lepidium oleraceum">Cook's scurvy grass</a>) high in <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">vitamin C</a> which helped to cure <a href="/wiki/Scurvy" title="Scurvy">scurvy</a> amongst his crew. On <a href="/wiki/Motuara_Island" title="Motuara Island">Motuara Island</a>, Cook also proclaimed British sovereignty over the South Island.<sup id="cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some parts of the sounds also later developed a significant <a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">whaling</a> history,<sup id="cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and much of the sounds was (thinly) settled by European farmers in the late 19th and early 20th century.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ferries_and_marine_farms">Ferries and marine farms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ferries and marine farms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg/220px-Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg/330px-Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg/440px-Marlborough_Sounds_From_Ferry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>The Marlborough Sounds as seen from the Wellington-Picton ferry.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Marlborough Sounds are connected to <a href="/wiki/Cook_Strait" title="Cook Strait">Cook Strait</a> at the north-east extreme. At this point, the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> is at its closest to the South Island, and the inter-island road, rail, and passenger <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> service between Picton and <a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> travels through the sounds. </p><p>Marine farming, especially of <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mussel" title="Mussel">mussels</a>, is increasingly common, having started in the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the <a href="/wiki/Wake_(physics)" title="Wake (physics)">wakes</a> caused by fast <a href="/wiki/Catamaran" title="Catamaran">catamaran</a> vehicular ferry services to the North Island have allegedly damaged farms and destroyed <a href="/wiki/Crab" title="Crab">crab</a> grounds. They were also blamed for stripping the local beaches bare of sand, and damaging landings and other facilities built close to the water's edge. This resulted in a dispute heard in the New Zealand <a href="/wiki/Environment_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment Court">Environment Court</a> in the early 1990s, brought forward by the 'Guardians of the Sounds' group. The court, however, not only refused to restrict the fast ferries but also awarded NZ$300,000 in court costs against the citizen group which had brought the case. This was seen as a strong blow against civic action, and a curtailing of the powers of the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">Resource Management Act</a>. </p><p>However, as damage increasingly became visible, and protests continued, the fast ferries (which only operated for the summer season) were eventually restricted to a lower speed of 18 knots in the sounds (officially for safety reasons), reducing their time advantage over the conventional ferries.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have since been discontinued. </p><p>In July/August 2007, the 'Guardians of the Sounds' environmentalist group planned a 100-ship flotilla protest against <a href="/wiki/Scallop_dredge" class="mw-redirect" title="Scallop dredge">scallop dredging</a> in the sounds, which they consider damages the ecosystem of the sounds similar to <a href="/wiki/Trawling" title="Trawling">bottom trawling</a> in the open sea. The protest was intended to call attention to what they allege is the Ministry of Fisheries ignoring the detrimental effect of the practice. Commercial scallops harvesting companies have warned that protests could endanger lives if the protesters engaged in dangerous manoeuvres, while the Ministry of Fisheries has also noted that only 6% of the sounds are set aside for the dredging, though this had been much more extensive in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_Herald_10450166_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_Herald_10450166-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dangerous_waters">Dangerous waters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Dangerous waters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main channels of the Marlborough Sounds have calm water and are popular for <a href="/wiki/Sailing" title="Sailing">sailing</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cook_Strait" title="Cook Strait">Cook Strait</a>, however, is infamous for its strong currents and rough waters, especially when the wind is from the south or north. Because of this, some of the narrow channels closer to the Strait are dangerous to navigate. Notable amongst these is <a href="/wiki/Te_Aumiti_/_French_Pass" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Aumiti / French Pass">French Pass</a> at the southern end of D'Urville Island, which has several <a href="/wiki/Whirlpool" title="Whirlpool">vortices</a>. </p><p>The most notable shipwreck in the sounds is that of the Russian cruise liner <a href="/wiki/MS_Mikhail_Lermontov" title="MS Mikhail Lermontov">MS <i>Mikhail Lermontov</i></a>, which sank in 1986 in <a href="/wiki/Port_Gore,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Gore, New Zealand">Port Gore</a>, close to the mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound, after colliding with rocks. One crew member was killed in the disaster. The ship herself is now a popular <a href="/wiki/Dive_wreck" class="mw-redirect" title="Dive wreck">dive wreck</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/OceanStudyAndConservation/CoastalErosion/2/en">Rocky coasts</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Te_Ara:_The_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand" title="Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand">Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DOCHIST-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DOCHIST_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=35179">Marlborough Sounds</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015213713/http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=35179">Archived</a> 2008-10-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)" title="Department of Conservation (New Zealand)">Department of Conservation</a> website. Accessed 2008-05-16.)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A Nicol (2011). <i>Landscape history of the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand</i>, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 54:2, 195–208, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F00288306.2010.523079">10.1080/00288306.2010.523079</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bli-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bli_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">BirdLife International. (2012). <i>Important Bird Areas factsheets: Duffers Reef. Sentinel Rock. Trio Islands. White Rocks.</i> Downloaded from <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.birdlife.org">http://www.birdlife.org</a> on 2012-02-03.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070814143153/http://the6322s2.handel.2day.com/industry/aton/marifarm.asp">History of the NZMFA</a> New Zealand Seafood Industry Council</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guardiansofthesounds.org.nz/fastferries.htm">Fast Ferries</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070718212826/http://www.guardiansofthesounds.org.nz/fastferries.htm">Archived</a> 2007-07-18 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (from the <i>Guardians of the Sounds</i> action group website)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NZ_Herald_10450166-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NZ_Herald_10450166_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBooker,_Jarrod2007" class="citation news cs1">Booker, Jarrod (7 July 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10450166">"100-strong flotilla to stage protest on scallop fishing"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Zealand_Herald" title="The New Zealand Herald">The New Zealand Herald</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 October</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+Zealand+Herald&rft.atitle=100-strong+flotilla+to+stage+protest+on+scallop+fishing&rft.date=2007-07-07&rft.au=Booker%2C+Jarrod&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fsection%2F1%2Fstory.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10450166&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMarlborough+Sounds" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marlborough_Sounds&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Populated places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Marlborough Sounds</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anakiwa" title="Anakiwa">Anakiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulwer,_New_Zealand" title="Bulwer, New Zealand">Bulwer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canvastown" title="Canvastown">Canvastown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_New_Zealand" title="Havelock, New Zealand">Havelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linkwater" title="Linkwater">Linkwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koromiko,_New_Zealand" title="Koromiko, New Zealand">Koromiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moenui" title="Moenui">Moenui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81kuta_Bay" title="Ngākuta Bay">Ngākuta Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckiwi_Bay" title="Ōkiwi Bay">Ōkiwi Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelorus_Bridge" title="Pelorus Bridge">Pelorus Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picton,_New_Zealand" title="Picton, New Zealand">Picton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Underwood" title="Port Underwood">Port Underwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rai_Valley" title="Rai Valley">Rai Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waikawa,_Marlborough" title="Waikawa, Marlborough">Waikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waitaria_Bay" title="Waitaria Bay">Waitaria Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blenheim_Central" title="Blenheim Central">Blenheim Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burleigh,_New_Zealand" title="Burleigh, New Zealand">Burleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayfield,_Blenheim" title="Mayfield, Blenheim">Mayfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redwoodtown" title="Redwoodtown">Redwoodtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riversdale,_Blenheim" title="Riversdale, Blenheim">Riversdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springlands" title="Springlands">Springlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witherlea" title="Witherlea">Witherlea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wairau_River" title="Wairau River">Wairau</a>-<a href="/wiki/Awatere_River" title="Awatere River">Awatere</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairhall" title="Fairhall">Fairhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grovetown,_New_Zealand" title="Grovetown, New 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href="/wiki/Blumine_Island_/_Oruawairua" class="mw-redirect" title="Blumine Island / Oruawairua">Blumine Island / Ōruawairua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetwode_Islands" title="Chetwode Islands">Chetwode Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Urville_Island_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Urville Island (New Zealand)">Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_Island_(New_Zealand)" title="Forsyth Island (New Zealand)">Forsyth Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_(Marlborough)" title="Long Island (Marlborough)">Long Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matapara_/_Pickersgill_Island" title="Matapara / Pickersgill Island">Matapara / Pickersgill Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_Island" title="Maud Island">Maud Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangitoto_Islands" title="Rangitoto Islands">Rangitoto Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephens_Island_(New_Zealand)" title="Stephens Island (New Zealand)">Stephens Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bodies of water</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Bay_(New_Zealand)" title="Admiralty Bay (New Zealand)">Admiralty Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Lagoon_(Marlborough)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Lagoon (Marlborough)">Big Lagoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_(New_Zealand)" title="The Brothers (New Zealand)">The Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Range" title="Bryant Range">Bryant Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Bay" title="Clifford Bay">Clifford Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Koko-o-Kupe_/_Cloudy_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay">Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croisilles_Harbour" title="Croisilles Harbour">Croisilles Harbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Bay" title="Elaine 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Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennyson_Inlet" title="Tennyson Inlet">Tennyson Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tory_Channel_/_Kura_Te_Au" class="mw-redirect" title="Tory Channel / Kura Te Au">Tory Channel / Kura Te Au</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wairau_Bar" title="Wairau Bar">Wairau Bar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Landforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Campbell" title="Cape Campbell">Cape Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Jackson,_New_Zealand" title="Cape Jackson, New Zealand">Cape Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dillon_Cone" title="Dillon Cone">Dillon Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaik%C5%8Dura_Ranges" title="Kaikōura Ranges">Kaikōura Ranges</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richmond_Ranges&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richmond Ranges (page does not exist)">Richmond 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