Burleigh

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Burleigh is a suburb in inner Blenheim, in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

R

Robert Burns Watson

New Zealand doctor

J

Julia Aranui-Faed

psychiatrist in New Zealand (1945-2025)

Ben Sigmund

New Zealand footballer

Cameron Howieson

New Zealand footballer

L

Leon MacDonald

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach

David Teece

New Zealand - American business academic

J

Jason Allen

New Zealand cyclist

A

Aaron Bancroft

New Zealand rugby union player

A

Alan Sutherland

New Zealand rugby union player (1944–2020)

A

Alex Pledger

New Zealand basketball player

C

Chip Bailey

Communist, taxi driver, trade unionist

D

David Hill

New Zealand rugby union player

Jamie Joseph

New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player and coach

J

Jeremy Manning

rugby union player

Liam Messam

New Zealand rugby union player

J

Jim Love

New Zealand rugby union coach (born 1953)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Marlborough

• Redwoodtown
  1 mi away · pop. 11,110
• Yelverton
  1.1 mi away
• Witherlea
  1.5 mi away · pop. 5,960
• Springlands
  1.6 mi away · pop. 6,080
• Blenheim
  1.7 mi away · pop. 28,800
• Islington
  2.1 mi away
• Mayfield
  2.1 mi away · pop. 3,390
• Riversdale
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,520
• Marlborough Ridge
  2.9 mi away
• Woodbourne
  3.6 mi away
• Grovetown
  3.8 mi away · pop. 357
• Spring Creek
  5.2 mi away · pop. 576

Browse all places in Marlborough →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Burleigh

Verses written to the Duke of Marlborough upon his leaving England

1715

The Duke of Marlborough's return

1715

Beauty and virtue

Francis Chute · 1716

Celebrated trials connected with the aristocracy in the relations of private life

Burke, Peter · 1849

[Letter to] Mrs. Chapman, Dear friend

Oliver Johnson · 1840

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Tūī

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Seen 2026-06-17

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-06-17

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard

Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-17

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata domestica

Seen 2026-06-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-06-17

Epyaxa lucidata

Epyaxa lucidata

Seen 2026-06-16

New Zealand Grebe

Poliocephalus rufopectus

Seen 2026-06-13

Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

Seen 2026-06-08

Blewit

Collybia nuda

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Burleigh, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.