Featherston wairarapa history books

Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Nestled under the rimutaka range, featherston, the southern gateway to wairarapa, is a town crammed with historic interest. New zealands strongest recorded earthquake magnitude 8. White pages listings matching directories in wairarapa. Messines bookshop tourism information from destination wairarapa. Sharing the regions history, book by book times age.

About the wairarapa tourism information from destination. Messines bookshop, located online and in militarily historic featherston booktown, within new zealands wairarapa valley is a mecca for all interested in military history accross the ages. First settled by maori in the 0s, the wairarapa later became a farming area known for its meat and butter. Check out the growing number of book stores open all year round featherston. The wairarapa archives second book, street wise, which explained the origins of street names in carterton, greytown, featherston and martinborough, was published in 1999.

We look forward to welcoming you at our spacious and inviting bookstore in featherston, wairarapa, where we offer a wide selection of secondhand books which we have cleaned, repaired where needed and where possible and categorised to help you find what you are looking for. Mar 27, 2017 messines bookshop, located online and in militarily historic featherston booktown, within new zealands wairarapa valley is being developed as a mecca for all interested in military history accross the ages. History, biographical, sport, outdoor and recreation, travel and exploration. With a 20 population of 2,253, featherston is a rural servicing and distribution centre, and home to many wellington commuters.

Featherston township at the southern gateway to wairarapa, 34 km southwest of masterton at the foot of the remutaka range. It is at the eastern foothills of remutaka range close to the northern shore of lake wairarapa, 63 km 39 mi northeast of central wellington and 37 km 23 mi southwest of masterton. The first settlers to live on the site were the redoubtable henry burling who lived to well over 100 and his family, who operated a hotel at the foot of the hill. Featherston railway station is a singleplatform, urban railway station serving the town of featherston in the wairarapa district of new zealand. Each article contributes to a body of work that highlights aspects of wairarapa history. In this sense, featherston is the gateway between the wairarapa, on one side, and wellington and overseas, on the other. Visit the wairarapa library service website to find out about membership, services including online and events. Booktowns are an international phenomenon, celebrating books, from their stories through to their paper, glue and ink. The lake and its people at the anzac hall, featherston. It is at the eastern foothills of remutaka range close to the northern shore of lake wairarapa, 63 km 39 mi northeast of central wellington and 37 km 23 mi southwest of masterton the town has a population of 2,480 june 2019. Featherston military training camp and the first world.

Led by district archivist gareth winter, who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of people, places and things that make up the wairarapa s past, they have a wide selection of resources available, including. It occupies the southeastern corner of the north island, east of metropolitan wellington and southwest of the hawkes bay region. Situated near the small town of featherston, gateway to the wairarapa, it was opened on 24 january 1916. Alwyn featherston books list of books by author alwyn. A book town is a small rural town or village, close to major cities, in which secondhand. A transcript of the featherston camp death register from the first world war. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The trees have grown so strongly that blooming branches are even touching each other. There was a strong emphasis on local history books and i scored these two gems. Fell locomotive museum featherston 2020 all you need. South wairarapa history the south wairarapa coastline features some of new zealands oldest inhabited sites, and local tradition states that the explorer kupe lived there for a period. Wairarapa book launch aratoi wairarapa museum of art and. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.

It is thirtyfive minutes journey time to masterton, or fifty five minutes journey time to wellington. The southernmost point of the north island, cape palliser, is known to maori as matitaki a kupe, and other points along the coast also commemorate polynesias. Featherston military training camp and the first world war. Wairarapa archive if you want to find out about the history of the wairarapa, the wairarapa archive should be your first port of call. In the south wairarapa section of the 2004 wairarapa telephone directory, the name burt appeared 10 times, but there were burt family members living in more distant parts of wairarapa as well. Join an historical tour or follow the history of the wairarapa yourself. All about an hours drive or train ride from wellington. Township at the southern gateway to wairarapa, 34 km southwest of masterton at the foot of the rimutaka range. The 30th divisions heroic stand at mortain, august 712, 1944, and more on. An hour or so north of wellington, martinborough is fast making a name for itself as one of the southern hemispheres leading wine regions. Aratoi offers a special presale rate from october 1st 10th, when purchased directly from the museum. Yukiko numata bedford1 sixtyeight cherry trees are in full bloom each year in midseptember at the japanese memorial gardens near featherston, south wairarapa new zealand. South wairarapa history south wairarapa district council. Nov 27, 2012 this sunday 24 november sees the launch of a major new book entitled wairarapa moana.

Wharekauhau lodge wairarapa accommodation in luxury. Paetumokai is a town in the south wairarapa district, in the wellington region of new zealands north island. The military carnival, masterton, where troops demonstrated their training to the wider public. Aratois pathways, a brief timeline of the wairarapa. Its one of the regions highlights with an historic lighthouse, native fur seals and the putangirua pinnacles, which provided an eerie backdrop. Websites and books rangitane o wairarapa education. The south wairarapa and carterton district councils work together as the wairarapa library service.

There are accommodation types to suit every style and budget and its the gateway to wharekauhau country estate and ocean beach. Local flavours wairarapa food heroes share their stories. Featherston military training camp was built by the public works department in 1915 following the outbreak of the first world war. The series features on the masterton district library website. The wairarapa is a large and bountiful region with a long and complex history. And the area, where the track over the rimutakas met the wairarapa plain, became known as burlings.

Featherston, new zealand news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2018 learn. May 19, 2019 so it seemed appropriate that anzac hall was the hub of the featherston booktown festival, now in its fifth year held on 1012 may. Situated in featherston the gateway to the wairarapa, you are ideally situated to explore the area by car or bike and enjoy the stunning coast or vineyards or to indulge in your love of books in new zealands only booktown, featherston. Archaeological sites show that maori settled around palliser bay in the 14th century. Quality 2ndhand books at ill be back for more prices, collectors items. Featherston military training camp 1 featherston camp and the camp system a wairarapa camp featherston camp grew out of the need for a convenient, wellequipped, and safe place where the everincreasing numbers of wartime recruits could receive their four or more months of military training before serving with the new zealand expeditionary force. Just outside the wairarapa town of featherston, a memorial garden marks the site of a second world war riot that resulted in the deaths of 48 japanese prisoners of war and one guard. Its rich history and an influx of young families and wellington. Featherston information centre, wellington, new zealand. This light and airy two bedroom unit is ideal for overnight or longer stays. To become a booktown, a small town must punch above its weight when it comes to all things readingrelated, and with six second hand bookstores located in close. Featherston booktown destination wairarapa tourism. Wairarapa region te ara encyclopedia of new zealand.

Messines bookshop, located online and in militarily historic featherston booktown, within new zealands wairarapa valley is being developed as a mecca for all interested in military history accross the ages. Featherston booktown is on from friday 8 sunday 10 may 2020. Hanratty was discharged, with a recommendation for his admission to one of the local homes. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Carterton, wairarapa, new zealand places librarything. Proudly designed, produced and printed in wairarapa, this richly illustrated book will be a keepsake for every wairarapa family and those interested in the art and history of the museum. Featherston s business directory as at 2 august 2017 if you are a featherston business owner who would like to be added to the directory please contact us 100% proofred contact. A fabulous programme of events has come together, thanks to booksellers, writers, craftspeople and our community, to offer you the best experience of featherston and books. Featherstons history is strongly linked to the railway, but these days its the place to rest and recover after biking the nearby rimutaka cycle trail, a 115km trail on nga haerenga, the new zealand cycle trail network. Lake wairarapa glistening waters, the northern shore of which is three miles from featherston, was bought by the crown from the maoris in 1896.

Wairarapa new zealand history information, historical places. Featherston military training camp preface featherston camp was the largest of the military camps in new zealand where reinforcements for the new zealand expeditionary force trained during the first world war. Alfred matthews of waiorongomai was known as the father of featherston, a title bestowed on him for his many generous gifts to the town of featherston. This report is an offshoot of a book about first world war heritage sites in new zealand. The book brings together essays by contributors focussing on. They settled on a small farm near featherston, where during the maori troubles, many of the women and children of the settler families in wairarapa sought safety in the hutt valley. This means you can borrow and return books from the library in featherston, martinborough, greytown, or carterton. So it seemed appropriate that anzac hall was the hub of the featherston booktown festival, now in its fifth year held on 1012 may.

This bibliography features books and websites that are useful in researching wairarapa maori history. Featherston is one of only 22 accredited booktowns in the world, and the only one in new zealand. History royal hotel luxury accommodation featherston. A history of the fortunes of one hundred and ten years of methodism in the wairarapa particularly relating to greytown and featherston, published by the greytown methodist church book committee, greytown, new zealand. Discover 119 holiday homes to book online for your featherston, wairarapa holiday.

The 5 best things to do in featherston 2020 with photos. Featherston information centre old court house 70 72 fitzherbert street featherston 5710 phone 06 308 8051. A book town is a small rural town or village, close to major cities, in which second hand. Featherston booktown is part of a global concept, with the most famous booktown being hayonwye in the uk. It is located on the western boundary of the wairarapa plain where the highway state highway 2 exits the rimutaka ranges onto the plain. See all books authored by alwyn featherston, including tobacco road. Each weekend, wellingtonians make the trek over the remutakas to escape to this europeanstyle wine village. It is with great disappointment that, in light of the covid19 pandemic and the latest guidelines from the new zealand government and following extensive consideration by the featherston booktown board of trustees, featherston booktown has decided to cancel the 2020 festival scheduled for 710 may 2020. The wairarapa archive will shortly be publishing a book on an interesting early pakeha settler by one of his descendants. Ken scadden, left, maritime expert and author of rugged coast, rough seas, did not live to attend the launch of his book.

History featherston ratepayers and residents association. Featherston has a magnificent sculpture made by nz artist, paul dibble. The featherston booktown festival is a wonderful weekend of books, ideas, conversations, workshops, stories, provocation and inspiration enjoyed by all ages each year in may. The yellow name, and associated names and logos are trade marks of yellow or its affiliates. Explore historical places and cultural attractions such as castlepoint lighthouse, martinborough hotel and the historical town of greytown in the wairarapa region of new zealand. Featherston new zealand, featherston travel tourism and. In 1849 he was granted a licence to establish a house of entertainment, burlings bush inn. Rent a holiday accomodation for short and long term stay on bookabach.

Regarded as one of the top luxury lodges in new zealand, wharekauhau lodge offers guests a the ultimate luxury farm stay experience. The 10 best photo book photographers in featherston, south. View all restaurants near for the love of books on tripadvisor. Wairarapa archive exploring the world of wairarapas. Featherstons business directory as at 2 august 2017 if you are a featherston business owner who would like to be added to the directory please contact us 100% proofred contact. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in featherston, new zealand on tripadvisor. One of the justices expressed the opinion that it was a case for an inebriates home rather than for gaol. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with masterton being the largest. Featherston is near the shores of lake wairarapa, and the gateway to the wild stretch of cliffs, rocks and water that is palliser bay. Featherston is the cycling hub for the wairarapa and is known for its rail and war history. Would you associate this place or activity with history.

Featherston has a rich military history and also one of the best cheese shops in the country, but did you know that featherston in south wairarapa is also an official booktown. Appomattox county history and genealogy by featherston. The following articles were written by gareth winter, wairarapa archivist. In 1948 longtime appomattox county resident and amateur historian nathaniel featherston prepared a history of the county which included nearly 200 pages devoted to photographs of his contemporaries and to the military service records of appomattox county residents who served in the spanish american and two world wars. Paetumokai is a town in the south wairarapa district, in the wellington. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Featherston nz is the gateway from wellington into the wairarapa region. Born in 1845 in wellington, where he was educated, he had his first training in sheepbreeding on the property of his father in palliser bay, known as wharepapa station. Jan 19, 2017 local flavours wairarapa food heroes share their stories thursday, january 19, 2017 updated wairarapa is known for a feast of great wine and food and no one knows better than the locals. Wairarapa s history is evident all around you in the wairarapa region. The project originated around three years ago when the wairarapa moana incorporation had conversations about a book with the wairarapa archive and, with aratoi, about an exhibition. Most army personnel trained at trentham camp from october 1914 until july 1915, when the. A book made in wairarapa to mark 50 years of aratoi.

Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The peace gardens, featherston, south wairarapa and the. We buy and sell rare, second hand and new books, childrens as well. For the love of books featherston 2020 all you need to. The station lies on the wairarapa line, and is located between harrison street west and harrison street east. State, wake forest, and the history of the most intense backyard rivalries in sports, and saving the breakout. Two kilometres north of the quiet little wairarapa town of featherston a small memorial garden marks the site of a riot that resulted in the deaths of 48 japanese prisoners of war and one guard. Booklovers are converging on featherston this weekend for a new festival. We also want to highlight the significance of the camp in local and national history. The annual examination of the south featherston school took place with most satisfactory results. Maori oral tradition tells us the area is a part of the huge fish te ika a maui, hooked and caught by maui a polynesian tupua super hero. We stock books that look back to the batle of megiddo in 1479 b. Its one of the regions highlights with an historic lighthouse, native fur seals and the putangirua pinnacles, which provided an eerie backdrop in sir peter jacksons the return of the king movie. These notes are to be read as notes and not as being book ready.

The rangitane and ngati kahungunu tribes moved into the region later, and still live there today. Dean burt married jane white in 1863 and in the years that followed they produced a family of eight sons. Were happy to announce our fourth annual featherston booktown festival. Wairarapa is a region of spectacular coastlines, wide valleys and small towns. For the love of books featherston ferret messines bookshop.

Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Fell locomotive museum featherston 2020 all you need to. Featherston tourism information from destination wairarapa. Albert allom was a friend of the wakefield family and arrived in new zealand as a survey cadet for the new zealand company. For the love of books featherston 2020 all you need to know.

Some also assist to understand maori culture and prepost european contact lifestyles. Featherston is a small town located in the wairarapa region. Featherston booktown destination wairarapa seeanddofeatherstonbooktown. Sixteen booksellers from around the wairarapa set out their wares in the main hall for the weekend. Here are a few important considerations when reading maori history. Its known for its vineyards, gourmet food, walking and cycling trails and a vibrant arts scene. A new town, featherston, named after the superintendent of wellington province, isaac featherston, was born in 1856.