Spring Creek

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Spring Creek

Total population

576

Air quality index

27Good

WeatherAvg high 64.1°F

Coordinates-41.46°, 173.97°

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

Overview

Spring Creek is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east. Picton is 22 km to the north, and Blenheim is 6 km to the south.

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

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)

F

Frank Devine

New Zealand-born Australian journalist (1931-2009)

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

Nearby places in Marlborough

• Grovetown
  1.6 mi away · pop. 357
• Tuamarina
  1.9 mi away · pop. 237
• Mayfield
  3.2 mi away · pop. 3,390
• Riversdale
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,520
• Islington
  3.6 mi away
• Springlands
  3.8 mi away · pop. 6,080
• Blenheim
  3.8 mi away · pop. 28,800
• Yelverton
  4.2 mi away
• Redwoodtown
  5.2 mi away · pop. 11,110
• Burleigh
  5.2 mi away
• Witherlea
  5.6 mi away · pop. 5,960
• Rārangi
  5.8 mi away · pop. 672

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 Spring Creek

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Button Fern

Pellaea rotundifolia

Seen 2026-06-24

South Island Fernbird

Poodytes punctatus punctatus

Seen 2026-06-24

Karamū

Coprosma robusta

Seen 2026-06-23

orange pore fungus

Favolaschia claudopus

Seen 2026-06-21

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-06-21

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Seen 2026-06-21

Swamp Harrier

Circus approximans

Seen 2026-06-21

New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus vagans

Seen 2026-06-21

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard

Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-21

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

Gallery

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

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