2023 Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour

Spend a weekend exploring beautiful gardens in the North Wairarapa. This two-day self-drive garden tour is a rare chance to visit private gardens opening to support Pūkaha's annual fundraiser - the Pūkaha Wairarapa Garden Tour. This year celebrates 13 years of this much-loved event. Come and celebrate a full weekend away, visiting the stunning private gardens of the North Wairarapa at your leisure and being delighted with our local arts and crafts at the Market Fair sites.

Sure to delight gardeners of all ages, we’re excited to bring you some firm favourites alongside plenty of newcomers opening to the tour for the first time.

The 2023 tour showcases gardens in and around North Wairarapa. The lineup includes new contemporary designs, established mature gardens, small landholdings to large country estates. Choose from a diverse selection and take inspiration from ordinary people who have overcome common gardening challenges to create beautiful outdoor spaces. The ability to self-drive means you can pick and choose which gardens you visit when it suits you. Watch our social media and website as gardens are revealed in the months before tickets go on sale!

With loads of variety, there's something to suit gardeners of all ages. A ticket gets you entry into 14 private gardens - and two bonus gardens.

There are LIMITED tickets available for this event.
- Locally sourced and home-made refreshments are available in selected gardens or BYO picnic
- Garden and craft-related stalls and yummy food vendors
- Cash sales of plants, gardening treats and crafts to stock up for Christmas
- Children under the age of 14yrs have free entry with a ticketed adult
- Please leave pets at home
- The event goes ahead rain or shine.

As a fundraiser, proceeds from the garden tour allow Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre to continue its vital work of conserving and restoring native flora and fauna.

Visit www.wairarapagardentour.co.nz and sign up for our Newsletter to have up-to-date info on this tour and get a notification of our early bird ticket drop!