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January 2025

Exploring investment opportunities in agribusiness

Institutional investors don’t tend to join the flurry of buyers when the property market is booming, says Tim Gallagher, a PGG Wrightson Real Estate sales consultant in Te Puke, specialising in...

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January 2025

Financing for first-time rural buyers: Pathways to farm ownership

It’s not always a straight line to buying your first rural property. But with the right advice and a plan in place, there are a number of ways to achieve farm ownership. Brent Irving, a...

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January 2025

The growth of agritourism in rural New Zealand - who can benefit from this ever-increasing trend?

From off-grid Airbnbs, to experiencing ‘life on the farm’ and access to remote and private locations, the move to agritourism in rural New Zealand is on the up - providing numerous...

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January 2025

Property report: Rural market shows promising signs for 2025

The rural real estate market is off to a promising start in 2025, according to PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold. Speaking to The Country’s Jamie Mackay,...

In Rural

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January 2025

Fact or fiction - is there a ‘best time’ when it comes to selling your provincial residential, rural or lifestyle property?

If you’re thinking about selling your property - whether rural, residential or lifestyle -...

January 2025

The importance of setting the right price for your property - and what happens if you don’t?

Setting the sale price of your property is about achieving a balance between what the market will be prepared to pay, the actual value of the home, and of course, a number you are comfortable...

January 2025

With interest rates slowly dropping, what will it mean for buyers and sellers this year?

Most property owners were able to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of 2024, with the official cash rate being dropped by the Reserve Bank, resulting in the lowering of interest rates. And the...

January 2025

Northland pricing reset signals big step up in rural property market

After an extended period of lacklustre activity, Northland’s rural property market is showing promising signs of recovery. However, farmers in the region seeking to sell are are reminded to...

In Residential

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January 2025

Your 2025 provincial residential update - what’s happening, and where?

It’s safe to say that 2024 was very much a ‘mixed bag’ when it came to the property market in New Zealand. While some regions saw a tentative growth in activity, others remained...

January 2025

Whangamatā beachfront luxury secures $5.2 million auction sale

A brand new, luxury Whangamatā beachfront property sold recently at auction for $5.2 million, following significant interest from the market. Mark Needham of PGG Wrightson Real...

October 2024

Majestic views from an architect-designed home

An architect-designed contemporary home on a site commanding some of South Canterbury’s most spectacular views is for sale for the first time. Built in 2006 by Rosemary and Ian Rhodes, who are...

October 2024

New highway opens up lifestyle opportunities

A new Lower North Island east to west highway connection is set to open up lifestyle opportunities...

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October 2024

Farm boy’s Waikato dream available for completion

Joe Comins is most of the way to achieving his dream, to develop a park on 38 hectares of rolling...

October 2024

Niche coastal subdivision offers unique take on rural dream

Less than 10 kilometres from the Octagon, what used to be a farm is on the way to becoming one of...

October 2024

Home of the Berryfresh brand for sale after 40 years

If you buy fresh berry fruit in the North Island, chances are it has the Berryfresh brand on it and...

October 2024

Close to Hamilton, exceptional lifestyle offers land use alternatives

In 2001 Michael and Janet Bryant came off the big Te Ākau South sheep and beef farm where...

October 2024

Ideally located deer property offers alternative options

Cath and Gene Sandbrook took over their 23-hectare Halcombe property in 2013. Gene had been...

October 2024

Reluctant farewell to Gore Bay hideaway

A family connection to Gore Bay, North Canterbury is set to come to an end after 120 years. In the...

In Lifestyle

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January 2025

The rise (and rise) of lifestyle properties - what’s driving demand, and is it in your home-ownership future?

The quarter acre dream - it’s a nostalgic slice of New Zealand’s housing history. But as house prices grew and busier lives meant less time to tend to large sections, property sizes...

November 2024

Former Hakataramea Hotel offers abundant recreation and fascinating history

Formerly a hotel and steeped in the region’s rich local history, a seven-bedroom Hakataramea Valley home awaits a new owner. Trading as the Terminus Hotel, which was originally built in 1881,...

October 2024

Paengaroa labour of love creates multitude of opportunity

Reviving a kiwifruit orchard and renovating a classic rural home has been an 11-year labour of love for a Bay of Plenty couple, one that they have now successfully concluded by offering the property...