The countdown is on! From Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November, Featherston Paetūmōkai will come alive with stories, experiences, food and history for the first-ever Featherston Heritage Festival. Whether you’re a bookworm, a walker or a lover of good food,…

Featherston is about to make history – by celebrating it! From 7 to 9 November, our town will host the very first FeatherstonHeritage Festival, a new annual event dedicated to the stories, places and people that make Featherston Paetūmōkai unique.The…

Our trustees have appointed acclaimed Aotearoa New Zealand writer, teacher and performer, Jordan Hamel, to the role of director: Featherston Booktown. The director position is an expansion of the current operations manager role currently held by Mary Biggs who will…

Kia ora Paetūmōkai, apologies that our autumn and winter guides have been a bit late, we will start fresh with your spring guide coming in the September issue. If you caught it, our autumn guide talked about the soil ‘going…

Ngā mihi nui ki a koe – Paetūmokai once again comes together to celebrate the rising of Matariki.Our celebrations and commemorations for Matariki 2025 began with a dawn ceremony, where about 70 people gathered towelcome Matariki rising. Eight wonderful volunteers…