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WAIRARAPA HISTORY STORIESThe Wairarapa region is rich in history. It is one of the longest-settled regions of New Zealand, and the southern coastline has the remnants of once extensive garden plots. European settlers established the first New Zealand sheep station on the plains south of Martinborough, and the townships of Greytown and Masterton were the first planned inland towns in the country. The Wairarapa Archive staff has researched some of the stories of our region, and presents them for private study purposes, such as school projects, family and local history research. Any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact the Wairarapa Archive to ascertain the copyright status of individual images. It is the responsibility of the user of any image to obtain clearance from the copyright holder. |
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Joseph Masters and Retimana Te Korou The story of the two men whose land negotiations led to the founding of Masterton |
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The establishment of the Small Farms Association How a group of Wellington workers persuaded the government to buy the land for Masterton and Greytown |
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The Masterton stockade - Major Smith's Folly Major John Valentine Smith was determined to build a stockade whether the town needed one or not |
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Papawai - the centre of the Maori Parliament The history of Papawai marae, at the centre of Maori politics a century ago |
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The Fell Engine and the Rimutaka Incline The unique track over New Zealand's steepest railway line |
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The 1918 influenza pandemic in Wairarapa The world-wide influenza pandemic reached Masterton in 1918 |
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Doctor William Hosking, medical pioneer Masterton's charismatic medical man left a legacy for the town |
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Wairarapa's Pioneer balloonists Masterton's first balloonists were all up in the air in 1894 |
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Queen Elizabeth Park's unique memorial to peace between the races |
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Russian Jack - the last of the swaggers The story of Russian Jack - who wasn't Russian and whose name was not Jack |
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A night of terror - the 1942 earthquake The night the earth moved for the residents of Wairarapa |
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Letters between sisters in England and Wairarapa, from the 1880s tell moving of separation |
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A brief look at the changing methods of transportation in Wairarapa |
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The shearing industry is very important to Wairarapa's economy |
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A boating lake was the long-term dream of a group of Mastertonians |
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A brief look at Wairarapa aviation, forward from Percy Fisher's first flight in 1913 |
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Castlepoint's iconic lighthouse has been a safety beacon since 1912 |
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Queen Elizabeth Park was first planted in the 1870s |
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Masterton's biggest movie house opened in 1930 |
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The man behind the legend of the Greytown gum tree |
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The history of swimming in Masterton, from the Waipoua to the swimming pools |
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The building of the meeting houses called Nga Tau e Waru at Te Ore Ore |
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Featherston Miltary Training Camp Thousands of men prepared for overseas service in World War One by training at the Featherston Camp |
