Featherston isn't officially Featherston - at least not yetSTUFF The Royal Hotel in the Wairarapa town its residents call Featherston. (File photo)It's known as the gateway to Wairarapa, but it appears Featherston can't officially lay claim to its own name – well, not yet anyway. It turns out the name doesn't properly exist, because it was never formally gazetted – a quirk that South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier described as "weird". SUPPLIED South Wairarapa Mayor Viv Napier says: "I just assumed that, because Featherston's been Featherston for well over 100 years, it would be official. "I just assumed that because Featherston's been Featherston for well over 100 years it would be official.

Source: Stuff October 17, 2017 07:18 UTC