wairarapa

Wairarapa

Highlights

  • The Wool Shed - sheep & shearing museum
  • Annual Golden Shears shearing contest

Proximity

  • by car:

    1.5 hours from Wellington

In Masterton every March, sheep shearing is hailed as an art form. This town is the main shopping and service centre for the rural Wairarapa region.

Masterton is the largest town in Wairarapa region, and extremely family friendly.

In the centre of town is the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park, which has one of the best children’s playgrounds in New Zealand as well as a flying fox, paddle boats, bike hire, miniature train, skate park, swing bridge and mini golf course.  Just across the road is Aratoi: Wairarapa Museum of Art & History(opens in new window) which holds exhibitions of national significance and explores the region’s history and stories.

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