ABOUT US

Your hosts, Ben and Georgie Lutyens, invite you to experience The Last Resort, a hidden gem out towards the Wairarapa coast at White Rock and Tora, New Zealand.

Our family-owned and operated farm is a working beef cattle station with a rich history and a long and deep connection to the land. We are also a renowned destination for private hunting, horse trekking, and immersive outdoor experiences.

A Place with a Story

Riversdale Station and Ben’s family history, are intertwined with the history of this area since Ben’s great great grandfather brought 700 sheep and a few cattle around the coast from the Hutt Valley in January 1845. Riversdale Station is part of one of New Zealand’s earliest farmed stations and the earliest north of Cape Palliser. It has been continuously farmed since those days and the cattle you see here would relate back to those earliest few. The land has seen many changes reflecting the changes in farming - the good and the terrible years, but we are still here!

This land holds centuries of stories, and we feel privileged to share its beauty and history with you.

How to Find Us

The Last Resort is NOT at Riversdale Beach - we’re located between White Rock and Tora, deep in the heart of the Wairarapa’s rugged and breath taking coastline.

Travel Times:
> 2 hours 15 minutes from Wellington
> 45 minutes from Martinborough

You’ll need your own transport as no public transportation is available.

Driving Directions:

• If coming from Featherston or Greytown, enter Martinborough Square (with the Martinborough Hotel on your right).

• Drive three-quarters of the way around the square and exit onto Jellicoe Street.

• After 2km, turn left onto White Rock Road.

• Stay on White Rock Road for about 30km until you reach Tuturumuri (a small settlement with a few houses and a school). You’ll pass some wind turbines along the way.

• Beyond Tuturumuri, cross a bridge and take the right fork up the hill onto gravel.
  Drive another 15km (note: the road is narrow and winding in places).

• White Rock Road passes through Riversdale Station—you’ll see the homestead and lodge on the left, directly opposite a large set of cattle yards.

• Parking is available here and is signposted.

You’ve arrived! You’ll be greeted by our friendly Labradors who love visitors, and our horses may wonder up to you to say “Hi!”.

Time to leave the rest of the world behind and soak in the beauty of The Last Resort.