Matarawa

Matarawa is a locality in Carterton, Wairarapa, Greater Wellington. Matarawa is situated nearby to the hamlet Ahikōuka, as well as near Greytown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matarawa railway station and Cobblestones Museum.

Matarawa railway station

Railway station

Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.

Matarawa railway station is a small single-platform railway station on the Wairarapa Line that serves the small rural community of Matarawa in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand.

Cobblestones is a Heritage Village in Greytown, New Zealand. Centred around the original historic Hastwell stables and existing cobblestone courtyard used by stage coaches travelling between Masterton and Wellington. Cobblestones Museum is situated 4 km south of Matarawa.

Greytown Library

Library

Photo: David Nind, CC0.

Greytown Library is situated 3½ km south of Matarawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greytown and Dalefield.

Greytown

Town

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Greytown, is a rural town in the South Wairarapa District in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is 77 km by road north-east of Wellington and 24 km southwest of Masterton, travelling via State Highway 2. Greytown is situated 3½ km south of Matarawa.

Dalefield

Hamlet

Dalefield is a rural community in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It was the location of the Dalefield railway station on the Wairarapa Line between 1880 and 1981. Dalefield is situated 4 km northeast of Matarawa.

Pāpāwai

Hamlet

Pāpāwai is a historic settlement and marae located near Greytown, New Zealand. In the late 19th century, the marae was an important site of Te Kotahitanga, the Māori parliament movement. Pāpāwai is situated 6 km southeast of Matarawa.

Matarawa

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Carterton District, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.05018° or 41° 3′ 1″ south

Longitude

175.44791° or 175° 26′ 53″ east

Elevation

69 metres (226 feet)

Open location code

4VCQWCXX+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6807600548

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2187182

Wikidata ID

Q97482253

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In Other Languages

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Turkish: “Matarawa”

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