Wharanui

Place in Marlborough, New Zealand

Wharanui

Wharanui

Coordinates: 41°55′27″S 174°5′28″E﻿ / ﻿41.92417°S 174.09111°E﻿ / -41.92417; 174.09111
Country| New Zealand
Region| Marlborough

Wharanui is a small village located in Marlborough on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island between Ward and Kaikōura. State Highway 1 and the Main North Line railway both pass through the village.

For over a decade, Wharanui was the southern terminus of a railway that ran from Picton south through Blenheim. The railway reached Wharanui by 1915. It was intended to continue the line southwards via Kaikōura to a line being built north from Christchurch that had its current terminus in Parnassus, but World War I stopped construction and Wharanui remained the southern terminus of the isolated Blenheim section. Work south from Wharanui did not recommence until 1928, and delays caused by the Great Depression and World War II meant the line was not completed until 1945. Wharanui railway station is still in use today, primarily as the southern base for bank engines used to help heavy trains on the line from Picton.

A small church is located in Wharanui, called St Oswald's Church. This was slightly damaged in the 2016 earthquake, the future remains uncertain.

Small Anglican Church St Oswalds, Wharanui

## External links

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* Photo of St Oswald's Church in Wharanui

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Marlborough District, New Zealand

Seat: Blenheim

Populated places|

| Marlborough Sounds|

* Anakiwa
* Bulwer
* Canvastown
* Havelock
* Linkwater
* Koromiko
* Moenui
* Ngākuta Bay
* Ōkiwi Bay
* Pelorus Bridge
* Picton
* Port Underwood
* Rai Valley
* Waikawa
* Waitaria Bay

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Blenheim|

* Blenheim Central
* Burleigh
* Mayfield
* Redwoodtown
* Riversdale
* Springlands
* Witherlea

Wairau-Awatere|

* Fairhall
* Grovetown
* Marlborough Ridge
* Rapaura
* Rārangi
* Renwick
* Riverlands
* Seddon
* Spring Creek
* Tuamarina
* Waihopai Valley
* Wairau Valley
* Ward
* Wharanui
* Woodbourne

Geographic features|

| Islands|

* Allports Island
* Amerikiwhati Island
* Anatakupu Island
* Arapaoa Island
* Blumine Island / Ōruawairua
* Chetwode Islands
* Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island
* Forsyth Island
* Long Island
* Matapara / Pickersgill Island
* Maud Island
* Rangitoto Islands
* Stephens Island

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Bodies of water|

* Admiralty Bay
* Big Lagoon
* The Brothers
* Bryant Range
* Clifford Bay
* Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay
* Croisilles Harbour
* Elaine Bay
* Fairy Bay
* Kenepuru Sound
* Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau
* Maungatapu
* Meretoto / Ship Cove
* Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere
* Penzance Bay
* Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore
* Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui
* Tawero Point
* Tennyson Inlet
* Tory Channel / Kura Te Au
* Wairau Bar

Landforms|

* Cape Campbell
* Cape Jackson
* Dillon Cone
* Kaikōura Ranges
* Richmond Ranges
* Tapuae-o-Uenuku
* Ward Beach
* Wards Pass

Facilities and attractions|

* Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve
* Molesworth Station
* Mount Richmond Forest Park
* Rainbow Ski Area

Government|

* Council
* Mayor

Iwi|

* Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
* Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui
* Ngāti Kōata
* Ngāti Kuia
* Rangitāne o Wairau
* Ngāti Rārua
* Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu
* Ngāi Tahu
* Ngāti Toa Rangatira

41°55′S 174°06′E﻿ / ﻿41.917°S 174.100°E﻿ / -41.917; 174.100

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