New Zealand - Blenheim - Whitney Street School - Room 7 - 1981 Click the link above to view all of this schools photos Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Notes on Blenheim - Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, the surrounding area is well known as the centre of New Zealand's wine industry. - Blenheim is named after the Battle of Blenheim (1704), where troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough defeated a combined French and Bavarian force. - The area is home to the first serious clash of arms between Māori and the British settlers after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Wairau Affray which occurred in what is now the village of Tuamarina. - The settlement was originally known to Europeans as The Beaver or Beaverton due to its frequent flooding.