Marlborough & Nelson - New Zealand's South Island - page 124

Post Office (cnr Scott & Main Sts)

Wairau Hospital ( 03-520 9999; www.nmdhb.govt.nz ; Hospital Rd)

Getting There & Around

AIR
Marlborough Airport ( www.marlboroughairport.co.nz ) is 6km west of town on Middle Renwick Rd.
Air New Zealand ( 0800 747 000; www.airnewzealand.co.nz ) has direct flights to/from Wellington,
Auckland and Christchurch. Soundsair ( www.soundsair.co.nz ) connects Blenheim with
Wellington and Paraparaumu.

BICYCLE
Avantiplus ( 03-578 0433; www.bikemarlborough.co.nz ; 61 Queen St; hire per half-/full day from $25/40) Rents
bikes; longer hire and delivery by arrangement.

BUS
InterCity ( 03-365 1113; www.intercity.co.nz ) buses run daily from the Blenheim i-SITE to Picton
(30 minutes) and Nelson (1¾ hours). Buses also head down south to Christchurch (two
daily) via Kaikoura. Naked Bus ( www.nakedbus.com ) tickets bargain seats on some of the same
services, and on its own buses on major routes.
Shuttles (and tours) around Blenheim and the wider Marlborough region are offered by
Blenheim Shuttles (

03-577 5277, 0800 577 527; www.blenheimshuttles.co.nz ) .

TAXI
Four-wheeled rescue is offered by Marlborough Taxis (

03-577 5511) .

TRAIN
KiwiRail Scenic ( 04-495 0775, 0800 872 467; www.kiwirailscenic.co.nz ) Runs the daily Coastal Pacific
service, stopping at Blenheim en route to Picton (from $29; runs October to May) heading
north, and Christchurch (from $79) via Kaikoura (from $49) heading south.

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Kaikoura
POP 3550
Take SH1 132km southeast from Blenheim (or 183km north from Christchurch) and
you'll encounter Kaikoura, a pretty peninsula town backed by the snowcapped Seaward