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Renwick, New Zealand - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°30′34″S 173°49′48″E / 41.50944°S 173.83000°E

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Renwick
A country road and vineyard in Renwick

Coordinates: 41°30′34″S 173°49′48″E / 41.50944°S 173.83000°E / -41.50944; 173.83000
Country	New Zealand
Region	Marlborough
Ward	Wairau-Awatere General Ward Marlborough Māori Ward
Electorates	Kaikōura Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Marlborough District Council
• Marlborough District Mayor	Nadine Taylor
• Kaikōura MP	Stuart Smith
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi)
Population (June 2024)^[2]
• Total	2,650
• Density	1,100/km² (3,000/sq mi)

Renwick is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand, close to the south bank of the Wairau River. It is located on State Highway 6, 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Blenheim. Havelock is 31 km (19 mi) north. State Highway 63 runs southwest from Renwick through the Wairau River valley.^[3]^[4]

The town was initially known as "Upper Wairau", and then as "Renwicktown" after an early landowner, Dr. Thomas Renwick.^[5]^[6]

Renwick is located in the centre of Marlborough's grape growing region. Sauvignon blanc is the variety usually associated with the area, and famous wineries such as Isabel Estate and Forrest Estate are in close proximity. Pinot Gris (Grey Pinot) is also exported.

Demographics

Renwick is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers 2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 2,650 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 1,142 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,962	—
2013	2,253	+2.00%
2018	2,418	+1.42%
Source: ^[7]

Renwick had a population of 2,418 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 456 people (23.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 909 households, comprising 1,218 males and 1,200 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 39.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 546 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 351 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,131 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 390 (16.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.1% European/Pākehā, 11.0% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 2.0% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.8% had no religion, 28.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 408 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 312 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,038 (55.4%) people were employed full-time, 309 (16.5%) were part-time, and 42 (2.2%) were unemployed.^[7]

Education

Renwick School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8), with a decile rating of 8 with a role of 487 students (as of August 2024).^[8]

The first school in Renwick opened at the beginning of 1861,^[9] using the Presbyterian Church as a schoolroom. It was the second school in Marlborough. The present school opened in 1864.^[10]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 60. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 138. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
^ McIntosh, Alister; Redman, William Edward; Allen, William Raymond, eds. (1940). Marlborough: A Provincial History. Blenheim: Marlborough Provincial Historical Committee. p. 339.
^ Marlborough Historical Society (2005). Click – A Captured Moment – Marlborough's Early Heritage. p. 68. ISBN 0-473-10475-X.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Renwick (307100). 2018 Census place summary: Renwick
^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
^ "New Zealand Provinces". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. 4 May 1861. p. 3.
^ A. D. McIntosh, pp 339–340. The school claims to have been established in 1862.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Renwick.

v t e Wairau River
Source: Mount Dora (Spenser Mountains)—Flows into: Cloudy Bay (Pacific Ocean)
Administrative areas	Tasman Region Marlborough Region
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Hillersden Wyeburn Wairau Valley Renwick Tuamarina Spring Creek Wairau Pa Grovetown Blenheim
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Judges Creek Coldwater Creek Rainbow River Lees Creek Hamilton River Six Mile Creek Goulter River Wye River Top Valley Stream Marchburn River Waihopai River Ohinemahuta River Waikākaho River Tuamarina River Ōpaoa River
Other features (upstream to downstream)	Wairau Gorge Wairau Hydro Scheme Wairau Plain Wairau Diversion Wairau Delta Island Grovetown Lagoon Wairau Bar Big Lagoon
Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

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
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
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

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