Carterton is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District. It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Masterton and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Wellington. The town has a population of 5,960, out of a total district population of 10,250.
Central Carterton
Historic Carterton Railway Station
Newspaper offices
Wairarapa Electric Power Board building 1925
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region, is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of 8,049 square kilometres (3,108 sq mi), and has a population of 550,500.
A composite landsat-7 image of the southwestern part of the region
On the Quartz Hill track
Aerial view of Wellington city
Plimmerton, Paremata and Pauatahanui Inlet