# Wharanui > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wharanui > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wharanui.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharanui > Source revision: 1357163305 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Place in Marlborough, New Zealand Wharanui Small Anglican Church St Oswalds, Wharanui Interactive map of Wharanui Coordinates: 41°55′27″S 174°5′28″E / 41.92417°S 174.09111°E / -41.92417; 174.09111 Country New Zealand Region Marlborough Ward Wairau-Awatere General Ward Marlborough Māori Ward Electorates Kaikōura Te Tai Tonga (Māori) Government • Territorial Authority Marlborough District Council • Marlborough District Mayor Nadine Taylor[1] • Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith[2] • Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris[3] **Wharanui** is a small village located in [Marlborough](/source/Marlborough_Region) on the east coast of New Zealand's [South Island](/source/South_Island) between [Ward](/source/Ward%2C_New_Zealand) and [Kaikōura](/source/Kaik%C5%8Dura). [State Highway 1](/source/New_Zealand_State_Highway_1) and the [Main North Line](/source/Main_North_Line%2C_New_Zealand) railway both pass through the village. For over a decade, Wharanui was the southern [terminus](/source/Terminus_station) of a railway that ran from [Picton](/source/Picton%2C_New_Zealand) south through [Blenheim](/source/Blenheim%2C_New_Zealand). The railway reached Wharanui by 1915. It was intended to continue the line southwards via [Kaikōura](/source/Kaik%C5%8Dura) to a line being built north from [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch) that had its current terminus in [Parnassus](/source/Parnassus%2C_New_Zealand), but [World War I](/source/World_War_I) stopped construction and Wharanui remained the southern terminus of the isolated Blenheim section. Work south from Wharanui did not recommence until 1928, and delays caused by the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) and [World War II](/source/World_War_II) meant the line was not completed until 1945. Wharanui railway station is still in use today, primarily as the southern base for [bank engines](/source/Bank_engine) used to help heavy trains on the line from Picton. A small church is located in Wharanui, called [St Oswald](/source/Oswald_of_Northumbria)'s Church. This was damaged in the [2016 Kaikōura earthquake](/source/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake). Earthquake repair was complete by March 2025.[4] ## External links - [Photo of St Oswald's Church in Wharanui](http://www.3dphoto.net/world/australia_pacific/south_island/north_coastal_road_church1.html) v t e Marlborough District, New Zealand Seat: Blenheim Populated places Marlborough Sounds Anakiwa Bulwer Canvastown Elaine Bay French Pass / Anaru Havelock Linkwater Koromiko Moenui Ngākuta Bay Ōkiwi Bay Pelorus Bridge Picton Port Underwood Rai Valley Waikawa Waitaria Bay Blenheim Blenheim Central Burleigh Mayfield Redwoodtown Riverlands Riversdale Springlands Witherlea Wairau-Awatere Fairhall Grovetown Marlborough Ridge Rapaura Rārangi Renwick Seddon Spring Creek Tuamarina Waihopai Valley Wairau Valley Ward Wharanui Woodbourne Geographic features Islands Allports Island Amerikiwhati Island Anatakupu Island Arapaoa Island Blumine Island / Ōruawairua Chetwode Islands Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island Forsyth Island Long Island Matapara / Pickersgill Island Maud Island Rangitoto Islands Stephens Island Bodies of water Admiralty Bay Big Lagoon The Brothers Bryant Range Clifford Bay Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay Croisilles Harbour Elaine Bay Fairy Bay Kenepuru Sound Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau Maungatapu Meretoto / Ship Cove Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Penzance Bay Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui Tawero Point Tennyson Inlet Tory Channel / Kura Te Au Wairau Bar Landforms Cape Campbell Cape Jackson Dillon Cone Kaikōura Ranges Maungakura / Red Hill Richmond Ranges Tapuae-o-Uenuku Ward Beach Wards Pass Facilities and attractions Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve Molesworth Station Mount Richmond Forest Park Rainbow Ski Area Whale Trail Government Council Mayor Iwi Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Ngāti Kōata Ngāti Kuia Rangitāne o Wairau Ngāti Rārua Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu Ngāi Tahu Ngāti Toa Rangatira [41°55′S 174°06′E / 41.917°S 174.100°E / -41.917; 174.100](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wharanui¶ms=41_55_S_174_06_E_region:NZ_type:city) This Marlborough Region-related geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Marlborough-geo-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AMarlborough-geo-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Marlborough-geo-stub) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result"](https://www.electionz.com/LGE2025Results/ELT53MA25_Result.pdf) (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 18 October 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kaikōura - Official Result"](https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-17.html). *Electoral Commission*. Retrieved 9 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Te Tai Tonga – Official Result"](https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-71.html). [Electoral Commission](/source/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)). Retrieved 23 February 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Final Push to Reopen Saint Oswald's Church"](http://st-oswalds.weebly.com/repair-update.html). St Oswald's Memorial Trust. 10 March 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wharanui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharanui) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharanui?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.