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Living on Campus
The main Taratahi campus is situated 11kms south of Masterton, the Wairarapa’s largest town. We are within 1 ½ hours of both Palmerston North and Wellington. The campus is ideally situated in the heart of our dairy operation. Our classrooms and workshops are all on campus as well. The sheep and beef properties are all situated within Wairarapa. The Stratford campus is different in that it caters for students from the local Stratford area, so there is no residential accommodation. The classrooms are situated on the Stratford Demonstration Farm 2kms from Stratford town centre.
Facilities
The Wairarapa campus boasts a gymnasium, common room with pool table, Sky TV and Playstation. There is a swimming pool as well as a computer suite with smart, new computers which students can use to help with course work or for personal use for free. The dining hall is a popular place around meal times where students have 3 hearty meals a day cooked for them. We can cater for most dietary requirements. Each student has their own room with a bed, desk, wardrobe and heater. New accommodation ‘pods’ are being built at the moment which will include rooms for 8 students plus their own kitchenette, sitting room and ablution facilities.
Extra-curricular activities
Taratahi is in close proximity to lots of activities that make the area so popular. Check out what the Wairarapa has to offer here. During their time spent at Taratahi, our students have access to a wide range of outdoor and sporting activities including tramping, horse riding, surfing, hockey, small bore rifle shooting and hunting and fishing. Staff also organise quiz nights, guest speakers, ‘Sheepies versus Dairies’ competitions, movie nights out and a whole lot more. Check out the calendar and what's on each month for more information.
Transport Links
The Masterton-Wellington train link is very well serviced with 5 trains a day travelling between the 2 regions. For the latest timetable click here.
The bus station in Masterton services a number of different regions in New Zealand. For more information click here.
Air New Zealand offer an Auckland to Masterton flight once a day. For more information click here.
Visit us
We can arrange visits for any day of the week. Just contact us and we can organise a day and time that suits you.
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Page last updated on: 01-12-2009