Editing Marlborough District (section)

==Economy==
[[File:New Zealand Mussel farm-142523.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Perna canaliculus|Green-lipped mussel]] farm beside [[Havelock, New Zealand|Havelock]]]]

The subnational gross domestic product (GDP) of Marlborough was estimated at NZ$3.25 billion in the year to March 2019, 1.1% of New Zealand's national GDP. The regional GDP per capita was estimated at $66,277 in the same period. In the year to March 2018, primary industries contributed $650 million (21.3%) to the regional GDP, goods-producing industries contributed $1.55 billion (37.9%), service industries contributed $1.56 billion (51.2%), and taxes and duties contributed $260 million (8.6%).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regional gross domestic product: Year ended March 2019 {{!}} Stats NZ|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/regional-gross-domestic-product-year-ended-march-2019|website=www.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>

=== Agriculture ===
{{See also|Marlborough wine region}}
[[File:Marlborough Vineyards.jpg|thumb|View of vineyards looking north from [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]]]]
[[File:Montana Marlborough Sauvignon blanc in Iittala Glass.jpg|thumb|Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2006]]

Marlborough has {{Convert|25045|ha|acre|abbr=}} of horticultural land as of 2017, the second-largest area in New Zealand behind Canterbury. Wine grapes make up 23,050 hectares of that area, with [[Sweet corn|sweetcorn]] and [[pea]]s being the only other crops with more than 100 hectares of planted area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freshfacts.co.nz/files/freshfacts-2018.pdf|title=Fresh Facts: New Zealand Horticulture|date=2018|website=Plant & Food Research|issn=1177-2190}}</ref>

The ripening period of wine grapes is extended by Marlborough's climate, which has a strong contrast between hot sunny days and cool nights. This results in more intense flavour and aroma characters in the wine. The first commercial vineyards were planted around Blenheim in 1973, and Marlborough subsequently grew to become New Zealand's largest and most internationally well-known wine-producing region.<ref name="wm-history">{{Cite web |title=Marlborough's Wine History |last=Nicholson |first=Tessa |work=Wine Marlborough |url= http://www.wine-marlborough.co.nz/about-marlborough/marlboroughs-wine-history/ |access-date=30 October 2019 }}</ref> Due to this growth, particularly in the export market, the [[Marlborough wine region]] now produces three quarters of all [[New Zealand wine]].<ref name="nzw-2019-report">{{cite web | title = Annual Report 2019 | publisher = [[New Zealand Winegrowers]] | url = https://www.nzwine.com/media/13628/nz-winegrowers-annual-report-2019-web.pdf | access-date = 30 October 2019 }}</ref> The most important [[varietal]] is [[Sauvignon Blanc]], which is recognised as world-class; wine writers [[Oz Clarke]] and [[George M. Taber|George Taber]] have described Marlborough's Sauvignon Blanc as the best in the world.<ref name="economist1999">{{cite news|date=16 December 1999|title=The globe in a glass|url=http://www.economist.com/node/268095|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|author-last=Rachman|author-first=Gideon|quote=according to Oz Clarke, a respected British critic, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is now 'arguably the best in the world.'}}</ref><ref name="taber">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/judgmentofparisc00tabe/page/243|title=Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine|author-last=Taber|author-first=George|date=2005|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-0-74-324751-1|place=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/judgmentofparisc00tabe/page/243 243]|url-access=registration|quote=[Cloudy Bay is ...] what many people consider to be the world's best Sauvignon Blanc}}</ref> Also, important is the production of [[Traditional method|méthode traditionelle]] [[sparkling wine]] made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which has attracted investment from large [[Champagne]] producers [[G. H. Mumm|Mumm]], [[Deutz (wine)|Deutz]], [[Moët & Chandon]] and [[Veuve Clicquot]].<ref name="ther_NewZ">{{Cite web |title=New Zealand gets some food for thought from Tom Stevenson |last=Hooke |first=Huon |work=The Real Review |date=12 September 2015 |url= https://www.therealreview.com/2015/09/12/new-zealand-gets-some-food-for-thought-from-tom-stevenson/ |access-date=30 October 2019 }}</ref>

=== State security facilities ===
The [[New Zealand Defence Force]] operates [[RNZAF Base Woodbourne]], co-located with [[Woodbourne Airport]] west of Blenheim.

The [[Waihopai Station|Waihopai communications monitoring facility]], run by the [[Government Communications Security Bureau]] (GCSB) and part of the [[ECHELON]] network, is located in the [[Waihopai Valley]] {{Convert|11|km||0|abbr=on}} southwest of Renwick.