President: Christine Volker
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About us
Promoting and sharing knowledge of herbs, their cultivation and use
Established in 1982, the Wairarapa Herb Society has a solid membership bringing a wide range of knowledge and experiences to share. Our Constitution (PDF, 205.92 kB) provides more details about our organisation and how we are run.
Membership
Annual subscriptions are $20 per individual, and $30 for a joint subscription (two family members). A $5 reduction applies if you are a paid-up member of the Herb Federation of NZ. New members and visitors are very welcome. Please complete our application form (PDF, 1.70 MB), and come along and meet us!
Meetings and Outings
Meetings are held from 1.30pm to 3pm, on the third Tuesday of each month, at The Old Court House, Holloway Street, Carterton.
Meetings cover a variety of interesting subjects and are consistently well attended. Our meetings are both learning and social gatherings. We end with afternoon tea and a chance to catch up with other members.
The Trading Table is well patronised with proceeds subsidising events where appropriate.
The first Saturday of each month sees an outing or workshop planned, giving those unable to attend weekdays a chance to catch up with other members.
Community Herb Garden
We have established a community herb garden at Haumanu House, behind the Police Station in Carterton. Maintenance of the garden is our responsibility, and we hold regular working bees to keep the garden tidy.
This is a practical and fun way to learn about herbs and their growing habits, and an opportunity to provide herbs for community members who may not have access to them.
Newsletter
Our quarterly newsletter, Chamomile, is full of details on upcoming events, summarising meetings and outings. It also has recipes, photographs and other herbal information, making it good reading. Past editions of Chamomile are posted below.
LIbrary Catalogue
All WHS members can borrow our books. The best wat to do this is at our momthly meetings where a display of books willl be set out. You are also welcome to browse throu the full library in the back room. See our catalogue to see what books are available by clickingThe Library Catalogue (XLS, 54.00 kB) (XLS, 57.00 kB)
The first page/tab is a complete list of books held in our library. This list is alphabetical by author. The other tabs on the spreadsheet are the books sorted by category: Gardening and Growing Herbs, Herbal Kitchen, Medicinal Herbs, Native & Māori, Fragrant Herbs.
Herb Federation of New Zealand Certificate Study Scholarship
We will be offering two scholarships for 2025, with study to commence in January 2025. Applications are now open and applications must be received by 1 December 2024.
Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions (PDF, 92.43 kB) (PDF, 40.53 kB) (PDF, 40.53 kB) before submitting your application apply using application form PDF (PDF, 71.87 kB)(PDF, 31.95 kB) (PDF, 31.95 kB). Please note the application form needs to be saved to your local drive and then filled out using text boxes. If this is not possible, print the form, fill it in manually and scan it and then email it to us. If you have trouble with this please contact us at.
Your application should be sent to
You can read more about the course on the HFNZ Certificate Course page
Chamomile newsletter
- Chamomile April Newsletter 2025 (PDF, 1.47 MB)
- Chamomile December Newsletter 2024 (PDF, 491.45 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter September 2024 (PDF, 863.25 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2024 (PDF, 967.00 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter March 2024 (PDF, 1.02 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter November 2023 (PDF, 5.69 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter September 2023 (PDF, 416.34 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2023 (PDF, 9.86 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter March 2023 (PDF, 12.23 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter November 2022 (PDF, 352.06 kB)