Waimarie

Welcome to "Waimarie" our homestead situated 5km southeast of Featherston in the North Island of New Zealand. Waimarie, pronounced why-mar-ee-ay is Maori for "sweet water". The house was built around 1896. We have lived here since 1988 and have been renovating the house and gardens ever since.

Featherston is 60km's by road from the capital of New Zealand, Wellington. Between the two is the Rimutaka Moutain range. The road summit is 555m or 1820ft above sea level and the drive takes about 1 hour. The District is called "Wairarapa" and at the bottom of this page is a link to see more of where we live.  Click here to see the view from the summit of the Rimutakas

 

 

 

 

 

Two photographs taken from the same spot about 8 years apart.

 

 

 

Waimarie from the back looking Northwest with Hannah going for her evening stroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The same view after 10 years

 

 

View of the front garden in its autumn colours

 

Click here for a 360 degree panorama from the front garden

 

 

 The drive (180 degree panorama)

 

Bluebells at the end of the drive under the Chestnut tree

 

 

Jim Simmons from Kahutara putting in the new water bore in 1989

 

Lambton Quay Wellington, taken at about the same time Waimarie was built.

 

 

 

 

Click here to visit more of the Wairarapa

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