Story: Wairarapa region
Page 16. External links and sources
More links and websites
Destination Wairarapa
This site gives information on Wairarapa activities, accommodation and events.
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
Pūkaha is a conservation centre for endangered wildlife in northern Wairarapa.
Wairarapa history
The Wairarapa Archive has researched and written stories about the region’s history.
Wairarapa memorials
This page on NZ History offers a clickable map so users can see images and details of major memorials in Wairarapa.
Wairarapa
This page on the Department of Conservation site has information about reserves, forest parks and conservation in Wairarapa.
Wairarapa Times-Age
This is the website of the Wairarapa Times-Age, Wairarapa's daily newspaper.
More suggestions and sources
- Bagnall, A. G. Wairarapa: an historical excursion. Masterton: Hedley’s, 1976.
- Homer, Lloyd, and Phil Moore. Reading the rocks: a guide to geological features of the Wairarapa coast. Wellington: Landscape Publications, 1989.
- Kernohan, David. Wairarapa buildings: two centuries of New Zealand architecture. Masterton: Wairarapa Archive, 2004.
- McEwen, J. M. Rangitane: a tribal history. Auckland: Reed, 1986.
- McIntyre, Roberta. The canoes of Kupe: a history of Martinborough district. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2002.
How to cite this page
Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/16566/sources (accessed 3 June 2026).
Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.