Masterton
Masterton
Whakaoriori (Māori) | |
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| Coordinates: 40°58′S 175°39′E / 40.97°S 175.65°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Greater Wellington |
| District | Masterton District |
| Town founded | 1854 |
| NZ Parliament | Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori) Wairarapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bex Johnson |
| • MPs | Mike Butterick (National) Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour) |
| • Territorial authority | Masterton District Council |
| Area | |
• Territorial | 2,300.21 km2 (888.12 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Territorial | 28,900 |
| • Density | 12.6/km2 (32.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22,600 |
| • Urban density | 1,010/km2 (2,610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 5810 |
| Area code | 06 |
| Website | www |
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Masterton (Māori: Whakaoriori) is a town in the eponymous Masterton District of New Zealand. It serves as the seat of the Masterton District Council and is the largest town in the Wairarapa. It is situated on the Waipoua River between the Ruamāhunga and Waingawa Rivers and is 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington and 40 kilometres south of Eketāhuna.
Masterton has an urban population of 22,600, and a district population of 28,900 (June 2025).
Masterton businesses includes services for surrounding farmers. Three new industrial parks are being developed in Waingawa, Solway and Upper Plain. The town functions as the headquarters of the annual Golden Shears sheep-shearing competition