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TARRAS

Latitude: 44° 52' South   Longitude: 169° 20' East
Named by Surveyor Thomson in 1857 after Tarras Waters, Dumfries, Scotland.

Updated 9 March 2023



WELCOME TO TARRAS

Tarras is a thriving and productive farming, horticulture and viticulture area. It is one of the driest areas in New Zealand, with annual rainfall of between 300 and 500 millimetres. It spans the world in its reach with merino wool, award winning pinot noir wines and striking landscapes.
The Lindis area was the site of the first gold rush in Otago when gold was found in the Lindis River in 1857.

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Situated on State Highway 8, Tarras Village is less than 30 minutes drive from both Cromwell and Wanaka. To the north lies the Lindis Pass and Omarama, 83 kilometres away.

The vast open space includes a superb vista which takes in the Dunstan Range to the east and the Pisa Range to the west. To the south is a great view looking down the Cromwell Valley, north east to the St Bathan's Range and north west to the mountains and Matukituki Valley.

See what the New Zealand Herald has to say about Tarras. LINK

TARRAS NEWS

“Now is not the time to build a new international airport in Central Otago.”

This is the considered view of some of New Zealand’s most experienced researchers with expertise in the fields of business, economics, climate science, sustainability, Māori and indigenous studies, tourism, the environment, agriculture, and policy studies. They’ve written to the business and political leaders with the power to decide whether the proposed airport at Tarras will proceed.
Please view link below 
https://informedleaders.com/

 



  

QUICK LINKS
WEATHER RIVER FLOW TARRAS TALK AIRPORT

TARRAS BUSINESS GUIDE

TARRAS TELEPHONE LIST

TARRAS TALK - BACK ISSUES

TARRAS NEWS

TARRAS DOG TRIALS
23-24 March
2023 is the centenary year for the Tarras Dog Trials!
All welcome.

TARRAS CHURCH
There will be no service on Easter Sunday 9 April.
Services will be held at Cromwell & Wanaka.

TARRAS GOLF CLUB
AGM Wednesday 15 March 7.00pm at the Tarras Hall.

TARRAS FIRE BRIGADE
are hoping to raise funds in the
coming months to help the community by
providing an secure AED storage box which will
have 24hr public access.

TARRAS TRADERS
New Facebook group for locals to buy, sell or trade. Search for Tarras Traders.

TARRAS COLLIE DOG CLUB CENTENARY BOOKLET
A booklet to mark the club's centenary next March-April is currently being compiled but the disappearance of the club's minute books has forced a change of approach to the publication.
We are now going to be a lot more reliant on contributions from club members, especially past presidents, secretaries and current life members. We need lots of anecdotes, amusing stories and recollections of dog trial days experiences over the years, memories that are either personal or about some of the club's leading lights and characters – and their dogs!.
Who were the people who ran the cook house/catering?; who looked after the bar and the barbecues? who had the best dogs – and the worst sheep? Who were the hard workers behind the scenes that made dog trial days so successful?
We have already gathered a reasonable number of photographs but we are always on the lookout for more.
If you have contributions – or want to discuss them – please email the compiler Dave Cannan on cannan38@xtra.co.nz, or ring/text 0275 577 686 or try the landline (03) 487 8141.
The deadline for copy is fast approaching, so please don't delay your responses. All will be much appreciated. Thank you.

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