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September 2026

The network effect: How connections can unlock the right rural property buyer

When it comes to selling a rural or lifestyle property, finding the right buyer can take more than a well-written property description and a good marketing campaign. It can take knowing who is...
The network effect: How connections can unlock the right rural property buyer
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August 2026

Pooling resources: Could co-ownership be the answer to property affordability?
For generations, buying a property has often been seen as something you do with a partner or spouse. But for some New Zealanders, the path to ownership looks a little different. With property...
Pooling resources: Could co-ownership be the answer to property affordability?
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July 2026

From hot property to hard sell: What has changed in buyer expectations?
In New Zealand’s regional and lifestyle property market, buyers are still active, but they are approaching purchases very differently than they were just a few years ago. The urgency and...
From hot property to hard sell: What has changed in buyer expectations?
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July 2026

Generational shifts: How younger buyers are reshaping the rural real estate market
A new generation of rural property buyers is beginning to reshape New Zealand’s farming landscape, bringing with them a different mindset, new financial approaches, and evolving ideas around...
Generational shifts: How younger buyers are reshaping the rural real estate market
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June 2026

‘That’s a lot of farm sales’: Succession drives rural property shift
Farm succession and an ageing workforce are set to drive a $150 billion surge in rural property sales over the next decade, according to Rabobank’s Changing of the Guard report released last...
‘That’s a lot of farm sales’: Succession drives rural property shift
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May 2026

Strong dairy and horticulture outlooks support the rural property market
Strong outlooks in dairy and horticulture, alongside generational change in the sector, are supporting continued activity in New Zealand’s rural property market. PGG Wrightson general manager...
Strong dairy and horticulture outlooks support the rural property market
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April 2026

Fonterra divestment will boost rural property market
As they receive their portion of the $4.22 billion their cooperative was paid for the sale of its retail brands, Fonterra shareholders are deciding how best to reinvest. Most are likely to opt for...
Fonterra divestment will boost rural property market
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March 2026

Building a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit empire from humble beginnings
When Kala Singh arrived in the Bay of Plenty from Punjab in 2003 with less than $500 in his pocket, he was determined to use experience gained on his family’s farm to make his way. Growing...
Building a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit empire from humble beginnings
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March 2026

A rare opportunity to farm on the edge of Nelson Lakes National Park
A large and spectacular St Arnaud farm, surrounded on three sides by national park, is for sale.  Set in an alpine environment of native beech forest and expansive mountain views, the property...
A rare opportunity to farm on the edge of Nelson Lakes National Park
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March 2026

Milton sales spell end of an era dating back to colonial times for Finch family
A leading South Otago farming family, prominent in Milton since colonial times, is marking a significant transition as land built up over five generations passes out of Finch ownership. For more...
Milton sales spell end of an era dating back to colonial times for Finch family
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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