The Wairarapa region

Authors

  • J. Falloon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2015.77.467

Abstract

Wai'ra'rapa - The place Maori called "Land of Glistening Waters". Wairarapa is a region of big skies, wide valleys rolling hill country and rugged coastline. It has a total land area of 8423 square kilometres. The region is named after Lake Wairarapa, which situated at the bottom of the Wairarapa Plain, North of Palliser Bay. Wairarapa is located on the South Eastern Corner of the North Island bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the East, Tararua district in the North and the Tararua Ranges in the west.

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Published

2015-01-01

How to Cite

Falloon, J. (2015). The Wairarapa region. Journal of New Zealand Grasslands, 77, 15–18. https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2015.77.467

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