President: Carolyn Peterson
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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.
Meetings are held from 1.30pm to 3pm on the third Tuesday of each month at the The Old Court House, Holloway Street, Carterton. Meetings cover a variety of interesting subjects and are consistently well attended. We have an extensive library to browse and borrow from, plus afternoon tea; our Tuesday get-togethers are both learning and fun social gatherings. 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.
Our quarterly newsletter, Chamomile, is full of details on upcoming events, summarising meetings and outings, and with recipes, photographs and other herbal information, making them well worth reading. Past editions of Chamomile are posted below.
Annual subscriptions are $20 per individual, and $30 per family (a $5 reduction if you are a paid-up member of the Herb Federation of NZ). New members and visitors are always very welcome. Come along and meet us! And check us out on Facebook.
Herb Federation of New Zealand Certificate Study Scholarship
As part of our charitable purpose, WHS is excited to offer up to 5 scholarship opportunities to local Wairarapa residents each year. The course “Herbs and their uses” consists of 12 modules that cover a range of topics from botany, growing, harvesting, medicinal uses, herbal product law, plus much more. The course is self paced, but 3 modules must be finished each year and the course completed within 3 years.
Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions (PDF, 40.53 kB) before submitting your application apply using one of our application forms PDF (PDF, 31.95 kB) or Word (DOCX, 260.82 kB) Please note either application form needs to be saved to your local drive and then fill out using text boxes. If this is not possible, print the form, fill it in manually and scan it back. If you have trouble with this please contact us.
Your application should be sent to
You can read more about the course in the HFNZ overview (PDF, 4.31 MB) document.
Please note, applications close on 30 September 2023.
Chamomile newsletters
- 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)
- Chamomile Newsletter July 2017 (PDF, 1.36 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter April 2017 (PDF, 3.54 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter October 2016 (PDF, 4.06 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter August 2016 (PDF, 563.68 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2016 (PDF, 472.89 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter March 2016 (PDF, 426.81 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter December 2015 (PDF, 855.10 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter October 2015 (PDF, 0.99 MB)
- Chamomile Newsletter August 2015 (PDF, 353.75 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2015 (PDF, 498.51 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter April 2015 (PDF, 288.32 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter February 2015 (PDF, 296.40 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter December 2014 (PDF, 359.81 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter October 2014 (PDF, 514.63 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter August 2014 (PDF, 514.63 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2014 (PDF, 370.54 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter April 2014 (PDF, 436.93 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter Feb 2014 (PDF, 578.43 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletters Oct 2013 (PDF, 645.78 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter Aug 2013 (PDF, 465.44 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter June 2013 (PDF, 283.07 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter April 2013 (PDF, 290.82 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter Feb 2013 (PDF, 152.20 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter Nov 2012 (PDF, 308.18 kB)
- Chamomile Newsletter Sep 2012 (PDF, 392.24 kB)