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Masterton

Administration
Full nameMasterton
Country 
RegionWellington
Territorial authorityMasterton District
Town founded1854
Government
ElectorateWairarapa
MPJohn Hayes
MayorGarry Daniell
Geography
Total Area887.4 sq mi (2299 km2)
Elevation364.2 ft (111 m)
Demography
Total Population  ( )
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.) 
Other information
Time zoneNZST (UTC+12)
- Summer (DST)NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode5810
Area code06

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Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges. It is 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington, 28 kilometres south of Eketahuna, on the Ruamahanga River.

Masterton is a thriving community with an urban population of , and district population of

The Wairarapa Line railway allows many residents easy access to work in the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt.

Local industries involve service industries for the surrounding farming community. Industrial development is growing in Masterton, with three new industrial parks being developed in Waingawa, Solway and Upper Plain. The town is the headquarters of the annual Golden Shears sheep-shearing competition.

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Masterton: Lapsed regos abound - Wairarapa Times Age Tweet this news
Wairarapa Times Age--TAKING HUGE RISK: A Times-Age check on car licensing in -Masterton- has revealed many car owners are letting registrations lapse. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:20:30 GMT+00:00
Police name young man killed in tractor accident - New Zealand Herald Tweet this news
New Zealand Herald--Samuel Pratt, 22, from Ashhurst, was using a tractor to turn over soil at a farm off Huia Iti Road at Pongoroa, 95km north-east of -Masterton-. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:38:22 GMT+00:00
Record entries for Masterton triathlon - Wairarapa Times Age Tweet this news
Wairarapa Times Age--Record entries are already guaranteed for the Go 4 Your Life women's triathlon to be held in -Masterton- on Sunday, starting at 8.30am. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:15:59 GMT+00:00
Quake shakes Masterton area - Radio New Zealand Tweet this news
Radio New Zealand--The quake struck at 2.58 am, 10km north-west of -Masterton- and was at a depth of 25km, GNS Science says. Audio is categorised based on the frequency of the ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:59:48 GMT+00:00
Jury considers verdicts in historic sex abuse case - TVNZ Tweet this news
TVNZ--Bede Thomas Hampton, 62, has denied 23 counts, including two of sodomy, against the boys while they were boarders at St Joseph's College at -Masterton- in the ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:14:50 GMT+00:00
Coroner rules in Masterton teen's death - Newstalk ZB Tweet this news
Newstalk ZB--Jayden Kilmister died in July last year after falling off the back of a ute transporting furniture on his family's farm. The 15-year-old was helping farm ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:44:00 GMT+00:00
Rooty Hill RSL Youth Club gymnasts excel at nationals - Cumberland Courier Newspapers Tweet this news
Cumberland Courier Newspapers--Jessica -Masterton- and Madeline Romero were in the level 6 women's pair. It was Romero's first nationals while -Masterton- competed in her first national level ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:01:37 GMT+00:00
Parents 'scared' of seeking help - NZ City Tweet this news
NZ City--Family First national director, Bob McCoskrie, says a Families Commission study in -Masterton- found some parents didn't ask for help with parenting or after ... - Date : Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:27:22 GMT+00:00
Police seek serial offender - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--Abraham has two warrants for failing to appear in the -Masterton- District Court on the 9th of November 2010, in relation to driving while disqualified, ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:25:08 GMT+00:00
Lake deemed visitor 'sewer-cide' - Wairarapa Times Age Tweet this news
Wairarapa Times Age--Photo / Lynda Feringa The Queen Elizabeth Park lake in -Masterton- has been branded "an exhibition of filth" likely to disgust visitors to a once sparkling ... - Date : Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:12:22 GMT+00:00

Mayor Garry Daniell
Councillors � General Jane Terpstra (Deputy Mayor)
Judith Callaghan
Brent Goodwin
David Holmes
Chris Peterson
Councillors � Rural Roddy McKenzie
Councillors � Urban Jonathan Hooker
Lyn Patterson
Edwin Perry
(vacant)

Bus :
Metlink Bus Services Termini
Route 200
Masterton/Featherston
Wairarapa Hospital
Featherston Station
Route 201
Masterton West
Masterton � Church Street
Worksop Road (Woolworths)
Route 202
Masterton South & East
Masterton � Church Street
Masterton � Church Street
Route 203
Masterton � Lansdowne Circuit
Masterton � Church Street
Worksop Road (Woolworths)
Route 205
Featherston/Martinborough
Featherston Station
Martinborough

Territorial Authorities of New Zealand

Cities:North Shore • Waitakere • Auckland • Manukau • Hamilton • Tauranga • Napier • Palmerston North • Porirua • Upper Hutt • Lower Hutt • Wellington • Nelson* • Christchurch • Dunedin • Invercargill
Districts:
North Island
Far North • Whangarei • Kaipara • Rodney • Papakura • Franklin • Thames-Coromandel • Hauraki • Waikato • Matamata-Piako • Waipa • South Waikato • Otorohanga • Rotorua • Waitomo • Taupo • Western Bay of Plenty • Whakatane • Kawerau • Opotiki • Gisborne* • Wairoa • Hastings • Central Hawke's Bay • New Plymouth • Stratford • South Taranaki • Ruapehu • Wanganui • Rangitikei • Manawatu • Tararua • Horowhenua • Kapiti Coast • Masterton • Carterton • South Wairarapa
Districts:
South Island
Tasman* • Marlborough* • Buller • Grey • Westland • Kaikoura • Hurunui • Waimakariri • Selwyn • Ashburton • Timaru • Mackenzie • Waimate • Waitaki • Queenstown-Lakes • Central Otago • Clutha • Gore • Southland
Territories / Other:Chatham Islands • Tokelau • Cook Islands** • Niue** • Ross Dependency***
*unitary authority **self-governing, in free association with New Zealand ***Antarctic claim, administered by New Zealand



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