Masterton

Masterton

Whakaoriori (Māori)
Masterton Whakaoriori (Māori)
Territorial authority district
	Location of Masterton District in North Island
	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	Gary Caffell
• Deputy Mayor	Bex Johnson
• MPs	Mike Butterick (National); Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour)
• Territorial authority	Masterton District Council
Area
• Territorial	2,300.17 km2 (888.10 sq mi)
• Urban	22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Elevation	69 m (420 ft)
Population (June 2023)
• Territorial	29,100
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Urban	22,600
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	5810
Area code	06
Website	www.mstn.govt.nz

Masterton (Māori: Whakaoriori)^[3] is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges. It stands on the Waipoua stream between the Ruamāhunga and Waingawa Rivers – 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington and 39.4 kilometres south of Eketāhuna.

Masterton has an urban population of 22,600, and a district population of 29,100 (June 2023).^[2]

Masterton businesses includes services for surrounding farmers. Three new industrial parks are being developed^[when?] in Waingawa, Solway and Upper Plain. The town functions as the headquarters of the annual Golden Shears sheep-shearing competition.

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^ ^a ^b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
^ "List of Place Names". Māori Language Commission/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

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[NZ_population_data_2018-2] "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)

[3] "List of Place Names". Māori Language Commission/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

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