Mike Butterick (National) Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour)
• Territorial authority
Masterton District Council
Area
[1]
• 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)[2]
• 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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^ ab"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)
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"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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