Martinborough

Martinborough
Wharekaka (Māori)
Martinborough's Memorial Square
Martinborough's Memorial Square
Map
Coordinates: 41°13′8″S 175°27′33″E / 41.21889°S 175.45917°E / -41.21889; 175.45917
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authoritySouth Wairarapa District
WardMartinborough Ward
CommunityMartinborough Community[1]
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySouth Wairarapa District Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Mayor of South WairarapaMartin Connelly
 • Wairarapa MPMike Butterick
 • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MPCushla Tangaere-Manuel
Area
[2]
 • Total4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[3]
 • Total2,050
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
5711
Area code06
Martinborough township and surroundings viewed from near the top of Rapaki Hill

Martinborough (Māori: Wharekaka or Māori: Huangarua)[4] is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton. The town has a resident population of 2,050 (June 2024).[3]

The town is home to the South Wairarapa District Council.

  1. ^ "Martinborough Community Board". South Wairarapa District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Huangarua - te Aka Māori Dictionary".