Masterton
Masterton is the largest town in the Wairarapa region. Enjoying a temperate climate with sunny summers, Masterton is the centre of major annual events including the International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta and the Golden Shears shearing competition.
Masterton is home to numerous attractions, activities, and classic kiwi adventures such as hot air ballooning and jet boating. Actvities and places to visit include Pukaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Cape Palliser, nearby Castlepoint Beach, Queen Elizabeth Park and numerous award winning vineyards. Masterton is also an ideal base to explore further afield, around the beautiful Wairarapa region, and the lower North Island. more
Masterton is a great family destination. There you can find the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park with towering English trees and fabulous Kids Own Playground. Just along the road you will also find the indoor and outdoor swimming pools and hydro-slide; The Wool Shed — the National Museum of Sheep and Shearing and Aratoi: Wairarapa Museum of Art & History. Masterton is also a great base to explore nearby Castlepoint, Wairarapa’s most spectacular beach with its 100-year-old lighthouse, giant limestone outcrop and landmark Castle Rock. The road north offers rich pickings with Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, home to Manukura the first all-white kiwi chick to be hatched in captivity and the Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka.
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MASTERTON i-SITE VISITOR CENTRE - Wairarapa
MASTERTON i-SITE VISITOR CENTRE - Wairarapa
At the heart of the NZ Wine Trail, the Masterton i-SITE are the local Wairarapa experts. They'll make nationwide bookings for you too. Collect a free wine map and visitor-guide. Book a tour to Pukaha Mount Bruce, Tui Brewery or the Martinborough Gourmet Wine Tour. Buy DoC back country hut tickets and maps. They’ll book the perfect Wairarapa accommodation for you.
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- +64 6 370 0900
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- Cnr Bruce and Dixon Sts, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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PUKAHA NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTRE - Wairarapa
PUKAHA NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTRE - Wairarapa
Mobile-friendly - New Zealand's Pukaha National Wildlife Centre is renowned for conservation breeding of our threatened wildlife, conservation education and forest restoration. Demonstrating that everyone can make a difference in restoring kiwi, kokako, kaka and other native wildlife once present in our forest and returning the dawn chorus for everyone to enjoy.
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- +64 6 375 8004
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- Mount Bruce, SH2, Masterton/Tararua, New Zealand.
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STONEHENGE AOTEAROA - Wairarapa
STONEHENGE AOTEAROA - Wairarapa
Mobile-friendly - Stonehenge Aotearoa is a unique place of science and wonder in New Zealand. It was built by members of The Phoenix Astronomical Society with the support of the Royal Society of New Zealand the purpose of Stonehenge Aotearoa is to encourage people of all ages to rediscover the knowledge of their ancestors.
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- +64 6 377 1600
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- 51 Ahiaruhe Road, Carterton District, Carterton, New Zealand
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uTours - Wellington, Kapiti Coast & Wairarapa NZ
uTours - Wellington, Kapiti Coast & Wairarapa NZ
Mobile-friendly - Be blown away by Wellington. Explore the spectacular Wellington region with a friendly local on a personalised relaxing private, or small group, day tour or shore excursion (Max 10 people). Hosted by uTours, you will enjoy informed conversation, individual attention, personal space and the opportunity to connect with the Wellington that locals love.
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- +64 4 934 8389
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- +64 21 472 972
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- Happy Valley Rd, Owhiro Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
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Wairarapa DHB and Hospital is located at the eastern edge of Masterton on a regular bus route. It is a new and modern hospital which was completed in 2006. It has a range of services including outpatients, an emergency department and rehabilitation, medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity inpatient services with a total of 80 beds.
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Word Weavers: Kaiwhatu Kōrero
Join us for a storytelling adventure as two local writers share and perform some of their original work. Rangi Hapi: hailing from the Hawkes Bay, Rangi is a poet and first time fantasy author who shares an authentic ...
Where: Masterton Club, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 98 Chapel Street, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 6:30pm on Friday 11th November 2022
To: 8:30pm on Friday 11th November 2022
Day Out at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is a not-for-profit charity managing an unfenced breeding sanctuary for native wildlife. Our 942-hectare forest is home to wild birds. Inside our aviaries, we hatch kiwi, kākā and ...
Where: Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 85379 State Highway 2, Mount Bruce, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 9:00am on Thursday 7th April 2022
To: 6:00pm on Saturday 31st December 2022
A great slice of New Zealand’s Farming History
The Museum is housed in two century-old historic woolsheds, relocated and situated in the cultural heart of Masterton. At The Wool Shed you will: - Experience the sights, smells and noises of being inside a real ...
Where: The Wool Shed, National Museum , Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Dixon Street, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Friday 28th January 2022
To: 3:00pm on Tuesday 31st January 2023
Kotahitanga: Coming Together Again
An exhibition to stand together in unity as Wairarapa’s artistic community after the last few years of Covid-19. With hundreds of items on display, this exhibition is celebrating both Wairarapa arts and crafts and ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 22nd October 2022
To: 4:00pm on Wednesday 16th November 2022
Dursley Garden's Little Jewels
Little Jewels is our popular biennial fundraiser, organised by the Friends of Aratoi and sponsored by Dursley Gardens. Established artists with an international reputation as well as emerging artists have contributed ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 5th November 2022
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 4th December 2022
Rā Whānau ki a King Street Artworks - Celebrating 25 Years
An exhibition to celebrate 25 years of King Street Artworks featuring 25 featured artists to acknowledge all of those that have passed through the doors. To all those who have created and connected, supported and shaped ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 22nd October 2022
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 4th December 2022
Masterton Museum: A Cabinet of Curiosities
From the 1880s until 1954 there was a Museum in Masterton, established under the guidance of Richard Brown, the secretary of Masterton Trust Lands Trust. The collection consists of some 170 fascinating and curious ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 2nd July 2022
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 2nd July 2023
Wairarapa Farmers' Market
At the Masterton Solway Showgrounds, every Saturday, sample our artisan produce, meet the makers and support small Wairarapa businesses. Come get your locally made groceries and then stay for lunch. With stalls both ...
Where: Solway Showgrounds, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: Judds Road, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 9:00am on Saturday 11th June 2022
To: 1:00pm on Saturday 13th May 2023
Saturday in the Park
Weekly pop-up Food Trucks at the Queen Elizabeth Skate Park, Masterton, every Saturday 10am-2pm. Sweet and savoury crepes, coffee, cold drinks, and snacks! Come and enjoy all of the facilities that the beautiful park ...
Where: Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: Dixon Street, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 1st October 2022
To: 2:00pm on Saturday 7th October 2023
Thursday Night Food Trucks
Come along to our weekly Thursday Night Food Truck market on the forecourt outside the Masterton Town Hall (on SH2/Chapel Street). There's great food, plenty of parking in Perry Street (adjacent to the forecourt), ...
Where: Masterton Town Hall, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 22 Perry Street, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 4:30pm on Thursday 29th September 2022
To: 7:30pm on Thursday 30th March 2023