Blenheim - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:25:41 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Blenheim - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Historic Marlborough convent to be luxury accommodation https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/04/01/historic-marlborough-convent-luxury-accommodation/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:50:50 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=81472 A historic convent outside Blenheim has been bought by the Marlborough Tour Company to provide luxury accommodation for the jet-set crowd. The old St Mary's convent was built in 1901 for the Sisters of Mercy in Blenheim. It was later moved to its present location in Rapaura, 10 minutes outside Blenheim, where it has been used as Read more

Historic Marlborough convent to be luxury accommodation... Read more]]> A historic convent outside Blenheim has been bought by the Marlborough Tour Company to provide luxury accommodation for the jet-set crowd.

The old St Mary's convent was built in 1901 for the Sisters of Mercy in Blenheim.

It was later moved to its present location in Rapaura, 10 minutes outside Blenheim, where it has been used as a bed and breakfast and wedding venue.

Marlborough Tour Company general manager Scott McKenzie said the property, which would be renamed The Marlborough Lodge, made the company a "one-stop shop" for luxury experiences and accommodation.

Renovations will start in May and the former owner will operate from the site until then.

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Historic Marlborough convent to be luxury accommodation]]> 81472 Pupil numbers decline at Blenheim's only Catholic school https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/03/15/pupil-numbers-decline-blenheims-catholic-school/ Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:52:15 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=81230 Dwindling numbers at Blenheim's only Catholic school is the result of parents having more high-quality schools to choose from, its principal says. Numbers at St Mary's School have dropped by more than half in the past 11 years, from nearly 400 to 175 pupils. Continue reading

Pupil numbers decline at Blenheim's only Catholic school... Read more]]> Dwindling numbers at Blenheim's only Catholic school is the result of parents having more high-quality schools to choose from, its principal says.

Numbers at St Mary's School have dropped by more than half in the past 11 years, from nearly 400 to 175 pupils.

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