The six towns in wairarapa are:
Masterton
Masterton is the largest town in wairarapa
Masterton also has a museum just for sheep shearing
Carterton
Carterton is the top wine producing areas
Eketahuna
Early pioneers originally named the town Mellemskov, which means “Heart of the Forest”. This name was eventually discarded in favour of ‘Eketahuna’, a Maori word which means to “run aground on a sandbank” (this name originated because Maori canoes could not paddle beyond this part of the Makakahi River).
Featherston
Featherston is home to the world’s only Fell Engine - a survivor from the days of the Rimutaka Incline Railway. The town’s history is strongly linked to the railway and World War One
Greytown
Historic Greytown is home to excellent examples of Victorian colonial architecture that line the main street - in fact, it's New Zealand's most complete street of wooden Victorian buildings.
Martinborough
Martinborough has more than twenty wineries and it is said that it has the best Pinot noir
Wow, you have really good facts maybe next time put a capital letter in the title.
ReplyDeletei really like how you give a interesting facts for very place next time put capitals in the right place.
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