The town was named after Colonel William H. A. Feilding, a director of the Emigrants and Colonists Aid Corporation Ltd. who negotiated the purchase of a 100,000 acre (400 km²) block of land from the Wellington provincial g… See more

Feilding is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers 23.59 km (9.11 sq mi).
Feilding had an estimated population of 17,750 as of June 2023, with a population density of 7… See more

Employing about 30 people with a payroll of $1.5m in 2015, Proliant, an Iowa based firm privately held by the father and son team of Wally and Nix Lauridsen, constructed a $24m factory on the outskirts of Feilding for the product… See more

• One of New Zealand's main motor racing circuits, Manfeild, is located at the southern edge of the town.
• There is an active light aircraft airfield Feilding Aerodrome and is located at the eastern edge of the town.… See more