Landmarks Carterton, New Zealand

historic carterton railway station

historic carterton railway station located west of town centre off belvedere road. station building @ station original, having been built when railway opened in 1880, , has accepted passenger services ever since. leased kiwirail network wairarapa railway restoration society.

the carterton district library on holloway street new zealand s oldest purpose-built library still in use library today.

the carterton events centre on holloway street. opened in october 2011, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose community facility available community , commercial use. centrally located in wairarapa region, centre provides modern, flexible, spaces manner of events, shows, exhibitions, meetings , community gatherings. interconnection of spaces throughout centre allows separation , opening of spaces cater different needs. events centre belongs carterton community, through carterton district council.

carterton s memorial square on corner of high street , park road , holds carterton s world war 1 memorial, positioned centrally. red granite pillar, apparently broken off @ top, symbolising lives cut short war. memorial unveiled on 13 february 1921 minister of internal affairs george anderson. since 1930s memorial square has been administered under act of parliament – carterton , district memorial square act (1932).

on sundays 22 february 2015, square began host carterton farmers market. weekly produce , craft event born of 2014 place making carterton project, initiated carterton district business (inc) group , carterton district council.

located 10 minutes square stonehenge aotearoa, built members of phoenix astronomy society, modern adaptation (opened in 2005) of stonehenge ruins on salisbury plain of england.