Wairarapa

The Wairarapa district is the south-eastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. Separated from the Wellington metropolitan area by the Rimutaka Ranges, its proximity and good transport connections with the capital make it a popular place for Wellington day-trippers and commuters.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Masterton and Carterton.

Masterton

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Masterton is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges.

Carterton

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Carterton is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District. It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island.

Martinborough

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Martinborough is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton.

Wairarapa

Type: Region
Description: region in New Zealand
Also known as: “The Wairarapa”
Category: locality
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude of center

-40.8813° or 40° 52′ 53″ south

Longitude of center

175.7098° or 175° 42′ 35″ east

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Wairarapa” goes by many names.

Chinese: “懷拉拉帕”
Chinese: “懷拉拉帕區”
Chinese: “瓦拉拉帕市”
Czech: “Wairarapa”
Dutch: “Wairarapa”
French: “Wairarapa”
German: “Wairarapa”
Japanese: “ワイララパ地方”
Maori: “Wairarapa”
Persian: “وایراراپا”
Portuguese: “Wairarapa”
Russian: “Вайрарапа”
Slovak: “Wairarapa”
Spanish: “Wairarapa”
Urdu: “وائراراپا”

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