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Taratahi agricultural training centre
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre ( is a tertiary provider offering full and part-time agriculture training courses. Established in 1919 as a training farm in central Wairarapa for men returning from World War I, it was known as the Wairarapa Cadet Training Farm. Today the centre operates under an Act of Parliament (the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969), and consists of a full-time residential campus near Masterton and three non-residential campuses in Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Rodney.
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- Taratahi agricultural training centre
- International study at taratahi agricultural training centre
- History
- Facilities
- References
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre offers a number of full-time and part-time courses in agriculture and horticulture, including the National Certificate in Agriculture Level 4, and in partnership with Lincoln University, New Zealand the Lincoln Diploma in Agriculture Level 5.
International study at taratahi agricultural training centre
History
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre was established in 1919 in central Wairarapa as a training farm for men returning from the First World War.
The original costs were funded by gifts and public donations with a further Government contribution.
The original Centre commenced operation with 60 men receiving practical farm training. Later the farm was used for various purposes related to training in agricultural skills.
After the Second World War, it was again made available to Returned Servicemen. From 1944 to 1950, 80 men passed through the farm under the Rehabilitation Department's Scheme, prior to settling onto their own farms.
In 1951, the Trustees decided to carry out extensive improvements and enlarged the activities of the farm to provide training for young people between the ages of 16 – 20 years.
For a long time it was known as the Wairarapa Cadet Training Farm and changed its name in the early 1980s to Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre. Taratahi is governed under the terms of the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969.
The main Taratahi campus is situated 11 km south of Masterton, the Wairarapa’s largest town. Taratahi are within 1½ hours of both Palmerston North and Wellington. The campus is situated in the heart of the dairy operation. The classrooms and workshops are all on campus as well.
There are a number of other properties within the Wairarapa that are owned,leased and managed by Taratahi.
Facilities
The Wairarapa campus has:
Each room contains a bed, desk, wardrobe and heater. There are three new accommodation ‘pods’ which include 8 student rooms plus a kitchenette, sitting room and ablution facilities.