Rai Valley | |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′39″S 173°34′59″E / 41.22750°S 173.58306°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| District | Marlborough |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Marlborough District Council |
| • Marlborough District Mayor | Nadine Taylor |
| • Kaikōura MP | Stuart Smith |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.96 km2 (10.80 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 190 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Rai Valley is a rural settlement in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 6, 68 km (42 mi) northwest of Blenheim and 46 km (29 mi) east of Nelson. The Rai River runs past the locality to join the Pelorus River at the locality of Pelorus Bridge to the south.[3][4] At the 2018 census, the settlement had a population of 177.[5]
The area may have been named for the Rangitāne chief, Rai kau moana.[6]
The locality supports dairy farming in the area,[7] with a dairy and cheese factory established in about 1909.[8]
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- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 59. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 131. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Marlborough Historical Society (2005). Click – A Captured Moment – Marlborough's Early Heritage. Blenheim: Marlborough Historical Society. p. 64. ISBN 0-473-10475-X.
- ^ "Marlborough Region – Landscape Pattern". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
- ^ Marlborough Historical Society, pp 84–85