Wairarapa - Wine tours, activities and things to do
Wairarapa is a relaxed pastoral area with charming townships, a thriving café scene, sheep farms and orchards, an increasing number of vineyards and it is located in the southeast corner of the North Island. Wairarapa offers a peaceful retreat from city life and is just over an hours drive from Wellington, separated from the city by the Rimutaka Range. A region where there are endless opportunities for outdoor adventures, where you are treated to spectacular coastlines, wide valleys, towns full of character and one of New Zealand's top wine and food destinations.
Masterton is Wairarapa's largest town and is a great family destination, an ideal location from which to explore the region with so much to do. Hosting the yearly event 'Balloons over Wairarapa' where you get the opportunity to glide over the stunning regions pastoral landscape with a backdrop of magical mountains. 'Queen Elizabeth Park' offers lots of family activities, playground, flying fox, train, skate park and endless grounds with a deer and duck pond and Masterton also offers an excellent line up of cafes, bars and restaurants.
Wairarapa red wine and grapes
The wine village of Martinborough is packed with colonial charm and offers more than 20 wineries synonymous with some of New Zealand's finest red wines. Take a bike tour and visit the numerous wineries and explore the region's walking tracks and cycle trails along with fantastic restaurants and cafes.
Carterton is home to the artists and authors, a small town, which makes a great base for exploring the region. The Waiohine Gorge bisects the landscape and forms a spectacular gateway to the Tararua Forest Park and 'Stonehenge Aotearoa' allows visitors to experience the wonder of stone circles with a full scale working adaption of Stonehenge in England.
Greytown is a very pretty town with it's tree lined setting and Victorian wooden buildings, it's boutique shopping and stylish restaurants and cafes and it's perfect base for cycling the Wairarapa countryside.
Wairarpa Mt Bruce KakaVisit Pakaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre which is located in a majestic forest, here you can see some of the world's rarest birds and native endangered ones. Meet 'Manukura', the worlds only white kiwi in captivity, learn about the Tuatara, New Zealand's very own dinosaurs, discover all about eels with an informative talk and take the opportunity to help feed them, or watch the Kaka's and their wild antics at feeding time.
On the east coast visit spectacular 'Castlepoint' with its 100-year-old lighthouse presiding over a rocky knoll and from which the coastline views are outstanding, safe swimming is found in the sheltered lagoon and there are stunning walks to be had in the area.
The hour's scenic coastal drive to Cape Palliser is outstanding with it's wild windswept coast on one side and sheer cliffs on the other. The Cape Palliser Lighthouse, which stands on a knoll overlooking the ocean, greets you; if you climb a mere 253 steps up to the lighthouse you are treated to outstanding views of the entire coast, the largest North Island New Zealand fur seal colony lies just across the road and you can get incredibly close to these mammals.
Wairarapa Quad Adventures day out
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Wairarapa trail ride summer '19
Mark has a great couple crashes
Wairarapa Quad Adventures on top of the world
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Safety Advice Wairarapa Farm New Zealand
Safety advice for those embarking on rural environment adventures
Martinborough enduro /Trail Ride 2015 new zealand , mud ride ,crashes
Martinborough Trail Ride 2015 7/6/15 2013 Wr450f
NZ trail ride
Me riding a crf230 on a trail ride
Trail riding NZ 2016
trail riding up the Marlborough backcountry with a good group of mates, hope you enjoy don't forget to like and subscribe for more ****NOW PAYNE PRODUCTION****
DYLAN - CRF250X
JACOB - RMZ250
HUGH - CRF450
RYAN - CR85
MYSELF - KDX220
PIG HUNTING WITH THE BOYS NZ STYLE
RIDING WITH THE BOYS THEN TURNED IN2 A PIG HUNT.
Wairarapa Ariel.wmv
Flying my FPV plane, on a beautiful but sad Wairarapa morning. Panamas over the north end of Lake Wairarapa, by the camp site.
Local Martinborough MX Fun day @ Wharepapa
Quick vid. Grey “50 have fun trying to ride with a flu and one working leg lol
May do better edit later, wicked track and views as you’ll see in some backdrops
Helicopter ride over Wellngton Harbour
Wellington helicopter ride, New Zealand
Castlepoint - November 22-23, 2014
We spent the weekend in Castlepoint, a small beachside town on the Wairarapa coast of the Wellington Region.
As soon as we got there, we walked to the lighthouse to enjoy the amazing view from it. Then we relaxed at the beach until late, and camped in the backyard of a hostal. It was a relaxing weekend!
NZ short
Michi Mohr surfing the LIGHT QUAD 6´5 - WE LIKE IT WELL DONE
Carterton Trail Ride 2017
Only got 3/4 of the lap because I ran out storage on my camera
Martinborough MX
Motocross 29th May 2011
Red Ruby trail Ride 2015 , Wellington New zealand, WR 450f wheeies and steep hills
Red Ruby Ride 2015 , Wellington New zealand
great days ride , looking forward to next year
yamaha Wr450f gopro 4 black
Daisybank Trail Ride 2016 || Hauling
Thanks for 150 subs! I have finally got around to editing the Daisybank trail ride which was over a month ago. The ride was located in Martinborough New Zealand over the open rolling country side.
On-board with GoPro footage of 4 riders to give different perspectives and to try and make it more of an interesting video.
The Bikes featured:
Suzuki RM-Z 250 2010| Joe (myself)
Honda Crf 250 2007| Tom
Suzuki RM-Z 250 2009| Daniel
Yamaha WR 250 2004| Cole
KTM 250 2011| Henry
Honda Crf 250 2016| Braddick
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