Greytown
Hūpēnui (Māori) | |
|---|---|
 Main street in Greytown | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′48″S 175°27′40″E / 41.080°S 175.461°E | |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | South Wairarapa District |
| Ward | Greytown Ward |
| Community | Greytown Community[1] |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Named for | Sir George Grey |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | South Wairarapa District Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Mayor of South Wairarapa | Martin Connelly |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[3] | |
• Total | 2,940 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 5712 |
| Area code | 06 |
Greytown (Māori: Hūpēnui[4][5]), population 2,202 (at the 2013 Census), is a rural town in the centre of the Wairarapa region of New Zealand, in the lower North Island. It is 80 km north-east of Wellington and 25 kilometres southwest of Masterton, on State Highway 2. It was awarded the title of New Zealand's Most Beautiful Small Town 2017 (pop less than 5,000).[6]
- ^ "Greytown Community Board". South Wairarapa District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Maori Dictionary".
- ^ "Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
- ^ Johnston, Maria (18 October 2017). "Beautiful Awards Winners Announced!". Keep NZ Beautiful Awards. Retrieved 9 November 2017.