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October 2025

Dorie dairy farm sells at auction for $13.5 million
Auctioning a dairy farm is a rare event, so a 223-hectare Mid Canterbury property that sold at auction this week (15 October) for $13.5 million further underlines the resurgent dairy...
Dorie dairy farm sells at auction for $13.5 million
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October 2025

Combination of locality, versatility and productivity makes Karapiro dairy property a rare opportunity
As the sector commences what promises to be an extended upswing, a rare opportunity has arisen to purchase an exceptional and superbly located Waikato dairy farm. Richard Wright and Peter Wylie of...
Combination of locality, versatility and productivity makes Karapiro dairy property a rare opportunity
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October 2025

Large North Canterbury finishing farm is a ‘lasting legacy’

A large farm in a highly regarded part of North Canterbury is for sale. Previously farmed separately, Weka Pass and Gowan Hill have been operated as a single 770-hectare entity since 1999. Weka...
Large North Canterbury finishing farm is a ‘lasting legacy’
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October 2025

South Otago century farm changes hands for the first time in its history
Along with his two elder brothers, Malcolm McCorkindale travelled from Scotland to Waitahuna, South Otago in 1867. Within a couple of years, and before New Zealand’s system of legal title was...
South Otago century farm changes hands for the first time in its history
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September 2025

Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return
Spring is looking promising for rural real estate sales, and the market could stay that way until Christmas. This is according to Peter Newbold, General Manager, Livestock & Real Estate for PGG...
Spring surge: Rural property market heats up as buyers return
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August 2025

South Island Dairy property outlook: Why confidence is returning and the regions to watch this spring
With milk prices holding strong and interest rates easing, there has been a major rebound in sales activity across several farm types in the South Island - including the dairy property market. And...
South Island Dairy property outlook: Why confidence is returning and the regions to watch this spring
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August 2025

North Island Dairy property outlook: Why confidence is returning and the regions to watch this spring
The North Island’s dairy property market is showing signs of steady strength and renewed optimism as the new season approaches, with several regions reporting positive buyer activity,...
North Island Dairy property outlook: Why confidence is returning and the regions to watch this spring
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August 2025

Hunting & recreation blocks: Is there money in owning ‘wild’ land?

In the last five to ten years there has been a shift of rural land ownership - beyond traditional farming and forestry - with rugged and remote properties increasingly being sought for their...
Hunting & recreation blocks: Is there money in owning ‘wild’ land?
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August 2025

Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?
Strong overseas markets and a reasonable spring have resulted in buoyant livestock sales for New Zealand, but does that mean sheep and beef properties will follow suit? “Definitely,”...
Strong livestock market - will rural property follow?
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June 2025

‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise
Interest in sheep and beef properties is on the up, with enthusiastic enquiries coming in over the past couple of months, according to PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter...
‘Fantastic’: Interest in sheep and beef properties on the rise
Property Express: ‘New Zealand’s Laziest Farmer’ Selling Premier Arable Property

May 2022

Property Express: ‘New Zealand’s Laziest Farmer’ Selling Premier Arable Property

Graeme Harris claims he is New Zealand’s laziest farmer. “I’ve never worked a day in my life,” he says. Anyone looking at Graeme and wife Gillian’s immaculate...
Family Focus, and PGW Team, Ensures Successful Move for Waimara Angus

May 2022

Family Focus, and PGW Team, Ensures Successful Move for Waimara Angus

If farming and family go together, Tom and Sally Law provide an ideal example. They are fully family focused, and have been since before they founded their business, Waimara Angus, in 1988 on a...
Property report: Rural listings still going strong

April 2022

Property report: Rural listings still going strong

Rowena Duncum from The Country caught up with Peter Newbold, General Manager of PGG Wrightson Rural Real Estate, out on the road down south. First up, they looked at the state of autumn listings for...

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