Regional and Wharekauhau Events

Why not coincide your stay with us with one of the amazing one-of-a-kind events that the local region plays host to. Wine and food, to hot air ballooning and even through to plough racing Wellington and the Wairarapa is alive with various events and festivals.

Toast Martinborough

A kaleidoscope of tastes and tipples: music and merriment. Toast Martinborough is the iconic festival that celebrates, food and wine, in the small town of Martinborough. The general population of 3,000 swells to near 15,000 wine and food lovers. Each vineyard pairs up with a restaurant or chef that will create foods around the wines from that particular vineyard, and then to top it all off they throw in live entertainment.
When: Early November
Where: Martinborough
World of Wearable Arts

Step into a world where art and the human form combine, where dance, music and lighting tell a story of the body as a canvas; where the lines of fashion and art blur and merge as one.

New Zealand’s top fashion designers, showcase their creations along side the world’s best. Audiences are served a visual feast—part performance with bodies winging from the rafters ala Cirque du Soleil, part contemporary dance, part music and light show—all in the name of what is, in essence, a fiercely-contested competition as WoW strengthens its global rep as the Oscars of the wearable art world.
When: Late September
Where: Wellington City

Wharekauhau Country Estate Packages

Internationally renowned, luxury lodge, Wharekauhau Country Estate, is offering a series of new packages for guests.

Savour Martinborough (Full Day)

Savour a gastronomic odyssey and two night’s luxury accommodation in the privacy and comfort of a cottage suite with panoramic views across Palliser Bay.

Find out more about Savour Martinborough.
Secrets of Romance (Half Day)

Discover the secret of romance and enjoy two night’s luxury accommodation in the privacy of a cottage suite with panoramic views across Palliser Bay.

Find out more about Secrets of Romance.
Experience NZ High Country Farm

Combine three night’s luxury accommodation in the privacy and comfort of a cottage suite and panoramic views across Palliser Bay, with a true New Zealand experience—The High Country Farm Tour.

Find out more about Experience NZ High Country Farm.
Cool Family Adventure Safari

Combine three night’s luxury accommodation in the privacy and comfort of a cottage suite and panoramic views across Palliser Bay, with a cool, family adventure safari.

Find out more about the Cool Family Adventure Safari.