Welcome to Tupare

Experience the beautifully restored garden and Chapman-Taylor home. Sculpted from a hillside overlooking the Waiwhakaiho River, this is THE premier landscaped garden. Sense the prestige, lifestyle and stories of the property's original developer, the prominent businessman Sir Russell Matthews, and his family ...

Tupare is owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council on behalf of the people of the region. Enjoy it - it's yours.

What we're doing in the garden

• Many camellia cultivars have completed their flowering, so we are taking the opportunity to form prune them to shape to ensure a well-balanced and healthy specimen (sharp, well-maintained secateurs and handsaws make this task easier).
• Now the air is slowly warming and the day growing longer, it's vital to keep those weed pests from going to seed.
• September is the last chance for us to complete any tree and shrub planting. Any later and plants won't establish any root growth before the drier months of summer take their toll.
• Vigorously running a stiff leaf rake across our lawns prevents a build-up of grass thatch and encourages a flush of healthy new growth.

Coming up

Sunday 5 September, 2pm-4pm - High Tea: Come and soak up the atmosphere while enjoying and authentic and delicious high tea in the beautifully restored Chapman-Taylor designed house. There will also be the option of a guided house tour. Catered by Mangorei School PTA - $15 a head. Bookings only - to buy tickets call Mangorei School on 758 7860 or Johanna on 021 0229 4256.