Story: Waikato region

Waerenga Wines

Waerenga Wines

Viticultural research was carried out at Te Kauwhata at a government horticultural research station from 1901. The station also produced and marketed its own wines for some years. It came under the control of Ruakura Research Station in 1965 and closed in 1992.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Waikato region - Farm services', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/document/27122/waerenga-wines (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, updated 1 Jul 2015