On the site of an old coach stop, complete with original stables and well-worn cobbled courtyard, this endearing museum features transplanted period buildings and donated old-time objects, dotted around pretty grounds just begging for a snooze on a picnic blanket. There's a blacksmith, a school, a fire station, a church, a wool shed鈥 It's Wairarapa P膩keh膩 history in tangible form.
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27.44 MILES
Standing like giant organ pipes, these 'hoodoos' were formed by rain washing silt and sand away, exposing the underlying bedrock. It's an eerie landscape,鈥
P奴kaha National Wildlife Centre
26.93 MILES
About 30km north of Masterton, this 10-sq-km centre is one of NZ's most successful wildlife and captive breeding centres. The scenic two-hour Te Arapiki o鈥
25.8 MILES
Waikanae's main visitor lure, Ng膩 Manu is a 15-hectare bird sanctuary dotted with picnic areas, bushwalks, aviaries and a nocturnal house with kiwi, owls鈥
26.91 MILES
One of the last relatively unchanged areas of dunes and wetlands along the K膩piti Coast, this undulating 650-hectare park offers swimming, walking,鈥
Hemi Matenga Memorial Park Scenic Reserve
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This 330-hectare reserve overlooking Waikanae contains a large remnant of native kohekohe forest. The reserve rises steeply from 150m to its highest point鈥
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Planted in 1877, Queen Elizabeth Park is perfect for stretching your legs. Walk around the lake, assess the blooms in the Hosking Garden, see if the鈥
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Run by German imports who searched for and found the best spot in the world to produce their favourite wine, pinot noir. This compact cellar door is big鈥
12.42 MILES
Fingers crossed that your tasting host will be the inimitable Tim Coney, an affable character who makes a mighty shiraz and may randomly burst into song鈥
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About 11km southeast of Carterton in a farmer's backyard, this to-scale rendering of England's Stonehenge is cosmically orientated for its southern鈥
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Sip a wide range of high-quality wines at this character-filled cellar door, with a casual on-site cafe overlooking the vines.
8.68 MILES
Wines so good, even the Queen has some stashed away in her cellar. A slick outfit, as befitting one of Martinborough's best-known producers.
8.78 MILES
Sustainable, hands-on winery producing complex drops including cherry-like pinot noir and gorgeous gew眉rztraminer. If the weather's fine, the tasting will鈥
8.87 MILES
Run by German imports who searched for and found the best spot in the world to produce their favourite wine, pinot noir. This compact cellar door is big鈥
8.98 MILES
One of the region鈥檚 pioneering winemakers. Great drops across the board and a cute cellar door also selling honey and olive oil. Book a tasting in advance.
9.07 MILES
Head past the popular restaurant to the tasting room hung with swords and guns.
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Delectable handcrafted wines served by the label's passionate winemaking and viticulturalist duo. Savour the wines alongside a well-matched platter in the鈥