Papawai Marae

Pah Road, Greytown

Pāpāwai marae is located just outside Greytown on Pāpāwai Road. Its principal hapū include Pāteika, Ngāti Kauihi, Ngāti Kahukura-āwhitia, Ngāti Muretū and Ngāti Moe. Ngati Moe is named after an ancestress called Moe-te-ao, who was Ngāi Tara and Rangitāne.

The whare tipuna is named Hikurangi, and was part of the complex that was once home to Te Kotahitanga o Te Paremata Māori – the Māori Parliament. The original Hikurangi, erected in 1885, was 40 m long by 20 m wide. The wharekai is named Te Waipounamu, and the urupā is Rangiurunga. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Takitimu, the maunga Tararua and the awa Ruamahanga.

In the late 19th century Pāpāwai marae was the focus of the Kotahitanga – the Māori parliament movement, which sought to unify Māori tribes. With 3,000 residents, Papawai was known as ‘the Māori capital’.

Schoc Chocolate

177 Main Street, Greytown

Schoc has a unique artisan chocolate studio located in a super cute colonial cottage on the Main Street of Greytown, next to Cobblestones Museum.

Established by qualified chef and counsellor Murray Langham 14 years ago, Schoc has developed a reputation as offering customers an extensive range of premium chocolates with unusual flavour combinations.

There are more than 80 different flavour combinations in the tablet range alone including the top three perennial selling flavours lime & chilli, sea salt and lemon & white.

Molewood Orchard

17 Mole Street, Greytown

Ed and Juliet Cooke bought 11 hectares of land on Mole St in Greytown in 1989, together with local fruit growers Graeme and Helen Gray. Over the following years they planted over 6000 apple and pear trees - and Molewood Orchard was born!

As well as selling apples and pears to commercial sellers and for juice, Molewood Orchard operates a ‘farm gate’ allowing people to pick their own fruit during picking season, which in 2025 runs from March until May.

So if the idea of spending an hour or two wandering down rows of trees laden with fresh delicious apples and pears appeals, they have got your weekend plans covered!

The orchard is only a short walk or bike ride from Main Street, and there is parking in the orchard and along Mole St.

Pinehaven Orchard

2471 State Highway 2, Greytown

For over 100 years this third generation family business still proudly grows and supplies fruit & vegetables “Grown by Us in Greytown” along with their very own home grown varieties of apples, stonefruit, berries and vegetables. Pinehaven in addition, offers a wide selection of fresh produce sourced locally and from markets further afield.

Complementing their produce is a range of Greytown Butchery meats including their award winning sausages, bacon, bread, eggs, dried fruits & spices, Grans homemade jams & pickles.

No trip to Greytown would be complete without sampling a Pinehaven Real Fruit Icecream made to your liking with the fruit of your choice.

Greytown to Woodside Rail Trail

Cotter Street, Greytown

If you want to have a gentle walk through the beautiful countryside around Greytown our rail trail is ideal.

A branch railway line from Greytown to Woodside Station had been disused since the 1950s. In 2010 local residents formed a trust to turn it into into a walking, running and cycling track. The track provides a level 5km route on a smooth, limed path.

Open in places and tree-lined in others, it wanders through farmland between Greytown village and the mountains. It provides access for both the local community and visitors to the area. 

The Trail is used all year round for a variety of activities.  It is popular with all age groups and all abilities and is heavily used by cyclists, walkers, visitors and locals.

Greytown Parkrun

Starting point by the Woodside Station entry to the trail, Woodside Road.

If you feel like a spot of exercise on a Saturday morning you might like to consider the Greytown Woodside Trail Parkrun

What is Greytown Woodside Trail parkrun? - A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

When is it? - Every Saturday at 8:00am.

Where is it? - The event takes place at Greytown Woodside Trail, near Woodside Station 5794. 

What does it cost to join in? - Nothing, it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode.

How fast do I have to be? - We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

We're friendly! - Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Offering, 65 Main St., Greytown - please come and join us!

Greytown Honey 

58 Moroa Road, Tauherenikau

Is a family business producing the very highest quality Mānuka, Wildflower, Kāmahi, Kānuka, Rewarewa, Native and Clover honey, straight from the land, in South Wairarapa. You could say beekeeping is in our blood as we are fifth generation beekeepers!

They have developed strong partnerships with local landowners who allow them to place their beehives on untouched native bush sites and special farmland throughout the beautiful Wairarapa region. Growing this sustainable operation and enabling returns to both landowners and the community beyond is something they are very focused on.

The on site 'farm shop' provides the complete range of their honey along with other treats.

If you're adventurous you can also book in for one of their beekeeping experiences.

Greytown Flower Farm

58 Moroa Road, Tauherenikau

A new development at Greytown Honey was the establishment of a flower farm to help explain the connection between bees and pollination.

The flower of choice is dahlias and they are in bloom between January and April each year. There are thousands of blooms and you're able to book times to pick your own bouquets and take photos in the flower patch. If you've ever walked through a sunflower patch this is similar but so much more colourful.

You can make bookings through the Greytown Honey website. 

To find other events and attractions in the Wairarapa check out the Destination Wairarapa website or the Facebook group What's on in the Wairarapa