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Kōrero: Marlborough region

Marlborough landforms

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  • Vegetation

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Marlborough’s landscape is dominated by mountains, which are broken into blocks by massive fault lines. Settlement is concentrated on the alluvial plains, particularly those formed by the Wairau and Awatere rivers, and at Kaikōura.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough region – Geology and landscape, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/31704/marlborough-landforms (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 9 May 2011, updated 1 November 2016.