Aratoi

• The Wool Shed, National Museum of Sheep and Shearing

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  Hours

  Daily 10AM-4PM

  Price

  Adult $8, child (5-14) $2, family (2+2) $15

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Events

• Golden Shears

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  New Zealand's premier sheep shearing and wool handling competition, held annually in the first weekend of March.

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• Queen Elizabeth Park

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  Park with cricket oval. Miniature train rides at weekends, boating pond and children's playground.

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Events

• Wings over Wairarapa

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  A biennial air show and festival featuring dozens of vintage World War I and II aircraft.

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• Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit

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  A 24-km, 2- to 3-day tramp (walk), with accommodation in DOC huts. The route climbs through forest to open high top tracks, climbing from an altitude of 313 m to 1448 m.

  Price

  huts $5-15 per night

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