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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,”...
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...
With the weekend yielding both an All Blacks quarter-final win in the Rugby World Cup and a change in Government, plus a fourth positive Global Dairy Trade auction in a row three days later, the mood...
After seven years on the market a large Central Otago high country station has finally sold.
Overlooking Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea, Lake McKay Station was sold by Trevor Norman of PGG Wrightson...
A well-established berry farm south of Christchurch, with a popular local café attached, is for sale.
Situated in the Tai Tapu area, nestled under the Port Hills 19 kilometres south of...
A Waikato property coming to the market in late October represents a rare opportunity to enter the duck farming sector.
Paul Knudsen of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Matamata is selling a 29 hectare...
An award winning 14.9 hectare Patumahoe, South Auckland farm, one of the country’s largest dairy goat operations, sold in September.
Listed for sale by Mark and Kane Needham of PGG Wrightson...
One of Central Otago’s most spectacular and prestigious high country stations, producing premium quality fine wool since the 1850s, is for sale.
Claiming New Zealand’s furthest inland...
A large and highly respected Central Otago high country property has come on the market after over 100 years in the same family.
Current owner John Sanders’ grandfather acquired the Crown...
Glenbrook market garden property, held in the same family for 63 years, sold in July for $6.5 million.
Adrian van Mil of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Pukekohe, who sold the 62 hectare property on...
Traditionally, a quiet winter in the rural property market is followed by increased spring activity.
This year rising interest rates, climatic challenges and falling commodity prices have...
If you are selling a farm or considering selling in the next 12 to 18 months, here are some basic ideas that will help reduce the stress and improve the outcome during this complex...
Spring is traditionally the best season to take advantage of the rural property market: the sun is out, temperature is rising, grass is green, and stock is at its most healthy and...
Traditionally a general election puts the brakes on activity in the rural property market. This year, that appears less likely than in previous years.
PGG Wrightson Real Estate Sales Manager for Mid...
