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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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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French Film Festival- The Three Musketeers: Milady
Following the events of D’ARTAGNAN, a secret from the past shatters old alliances in THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MILADY, the spectacular second chapter to Martin Bourboulon’s lavish, all-star adaptation of ...
Where: The Screening Room, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 435 Queen St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 5:45pm on Thursday 6th June 2024
To: 5:15pm on Sunday 9th June 2024
French Film Festival- Marguerite's Theorem
Immerse yourself in a tale of obsession, genius, and self-discovery set within the world of elite academia in Marguerite’s Theorem. César-winner Ella Rumpf is Marguerite, a brilliant young mathematician who ...
Where: The Screening Room, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 435 Queen St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:45am on Thursday 6th June 2024
To: 9:45pm on Tuesday 11th June 2024
Thursday Night Food Trucks
Come along to our weekly Thursday Night Food Truck market on the forecourt outside the majestic Masterton Town Hall (on SH2/Chapel Street). We have awesome street food, plenty of parking in the Perry Street carpark ...
Where: Masterton Town Hall, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 22 Perry Street, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 4:30pm on Thursday 29th September 2022
To: 7:00pm on Thursday 23rd January 2025
Jane Sinclair: Quiet Observations
Jane Sinclair MNZM, can’t help but be moved and inspired by the physical landscape of the mountains, hills, valleys, rivers, and the coastlines of her local Wairarapa and New Zealand. This geology, combined with ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 20th April 2024
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 16th June 2024
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 Thursday 30th May 2024
To: 4:00pm on Friday 12th July 2024
Thresholds
A threshold is a boundary or a gate – a point of entry or beginning. It is a precipice, or space in-between, and it is because of this that thresholds contains such poetic and conceptual potential. This ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 1st June 2024
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 28th July 2024
In Recognition
People are extraordinary. In their achievements, in the way they help others, in competition and in playfulness. In recognition of an event, for a service, or of a visit, one party will give a physical item to another to ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 11th May 2024
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 28th July 2024
Pastimes: Toys and Games
Take a trip down memory lane and explore toys and games from the last 150 years. Discover why toy soldiers are now made from plastic and not lead, the rise and fall of fad toys, why Tetris theory is used in ...
Where: Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 12 Bruce St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:00am on Saturday 1st June 2024
To: 4:00pm on Sunday 1st September 2024
French Film Festival- Abbe Pierre: A Century of Devoti
Featuring a revelatory lead performance from Benjamin Lavernhe (Delicious, C’est la vie!), writer/director Frédéric Tellier’s sweeping and deeply affecting historical drama charts the ...
Where: The Screening Room, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 435 Queen St, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 10:45am on Friday 7th June 2024
To: 1:00pm on Friday 7th June 2024
Jimmy & Christine
Playing all your Country and Singing Rock n Roll favourites. First time at the Club. Whatman Restaurant will be open for dinner or a snack from 5.30pm. Members, Affiliated Members and their guests are welcome.
Where: Club Wairarapa, Masterton, Wairarapa
Address: 20 Essex Street, Masterton, Masterton, Wairarapa
From: 7:30pm on Friday 7th June 2024
To: 11:30pm on Friday 7th June 2024