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July 2025

Dairy farm values steady, future growth expected despite challenges
Dairy farm values have grown since 2014, but perhaps not at the impressive rate expected. The median price for dairy farms in 2014 was $36,700 per hectare, and last year it was $38,700. The...
Dairy farm values steady, future growth expected despite challenges
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July 2025

“If it sits still long enough, we’ll auction it!”

It may be a case of buyer or vendor beware at Dannevirke’s smallholders auction, but it’s all in good fun for this annual community event. One which brings people from all over the...
“If it sits still long enough, we’ll auction it!”
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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
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May 2025

‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring
The rural property market has had its fair share of ups and downs in 2025, but PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold, remains optimistic. “If you look at all the...
‘Exciting for the country’: Why the rural property market is set for spring
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April 2025

Changes set to ease consent for overseas investment

Recently the government’s policy to attract increased overseas investment became clearer. Associate Finance Minister David Seymour announced a new streamlined pathway for all investments...
Changes set to ease consent for overseas investment
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March 2025

Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
The rural real estate market is experiencing renewed activity, with good returns for dairy farming serving as the primary catalyst, according to PGG Wrightson’s general manager for real estate,...
Property Report: Rural market shows strong growth
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February 2025

Young dairying couple take first step towards farm ownership
How does it feel in your early twenties to be heading towards purchasing your first dairy farm? Harry Finch and Elle Horne have been on that track since late last year, when an opportunity...
Young dairying couple take first step towards farm ownership
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February 2025

Market Sector Report – March 2025
Signals in most primary production sectors have improved in recent months, and in some this positivity is starting to flow through to the sale and purchase of rural property. For those sectors where...
Market Sector Report – March 2025
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February 2025

Straight talk and direct approach sells four generation dairy farm in ten days
After four generations in the same family, a 105-hectare Morrinsville dairy farm sold in December.  For the past 22 years, along with his wife Wanda, Matt Gaddes has farmed the property...
Straight talk and direct approach sells four generation dairy farm in ten days
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February 2025

Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Momentum in New Zealand’s rural property market has changed, with dairy farm listings slow, while sheep and beef farms experience an increase in interest. That’s the sentiment expressed...
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Flexibility the key for farm ownership change through the generations

March 2023

Flexibility the key for farm ownership change through the generations

Taking a flexible approach to transferring farm ownership helps retain young, capable and enthusiastic people in farming.  Last year Brent Irving of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Otago won both...
Franklin District coastal property offered for sale after six generations

March 2023

Franklin District coastal property offered for sale after six generations

A Franklin District coastal property overlooking the Tasman Sea in one of the lesser known spots of the Auckland region, and long established as a dairy farm, is offered for public sale for the first...
Mackenzie district grazing properties sell well

March 2023

Mackenzie district grazing properties sell well

A large Mackenzie district hill country property sold in January firm on current values.  In close proximity to Omarama and on the banks of the Ahuriri River at the top end of Lindis Pass,...
Round Hill Station – genuine mid-altitude extensive property in ‘great part of the world’

March 2023

Round Hill Station – genuine mid-altitude extensive property in ‘great part of the world’

Les and Tracey Scott took on Round Hill Station in 2002 after previously farming further north in...
Deconsecrated South Canterbury Catholic church transformed into innovative berry farm

March 2023

Deconsecrated South Canterbury Catholic church transformed into innovative berry farm

A former Catholic church, converted to a modern four bedroom home, with an innovative and productive berry farm alongside, and views from the ocean to the Alps is for sale in South Canterbury. Don...
7 tips to help you buy a rural property in the North Island

March 2023

7 tips to help you buy a rural property in the North Island

Here in the North Island of New Zealand, we’re incredibly lucky to have an extensive range of rural properties across a variety of landscapes and locations. In other words, there will always...
Why autumn is a great time to sell your farm (plus 6 tips for a successful sale)

March 2023

Why autumn is a great time to sell your farm (plus 6 tips for a successful sale)

While farms can be sold year round, autumn is a particularly good time to consider going to market. Jamie Mackay from The Country said that 2023 started off strong, and while prices may stabilise...
Is now a good time to sell off your bush block or rural land?

March 2023

Is now a good time to sell off your bush block or rural land?

If you’ve got a bush block or rural land that you’ve been thinking about selling, now...
Property report: Market challenges mean vendors need to be realistic

November 2022

Property report: Market challenges mean vendors need to be realistic

Peter Newbold, general manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate and Jamie Mackay from The Country have just had their monthly catch-up regarding the state of the rural property market. First off, Jamie...
Property Express: Kiwifruit Property Values Break New Barriers

November 2022

Property Express: Kiwifruit Property Values Break New Barriers

Several significant recent Bay of Plenty orchard sales have established a new benchmark for kiwifruit property values. For the best producing, most sought after properties, in favoured locations, at...
Property Express: Meeting the Challenges of ‘Working Alongside Iwi’

November 2022

Property Express: Meeting the Challenges of ‘Working Alongside Iwi’

Wayne Brooks is Iwi Liaison Manager for PGG Wrightson Real Estate, also serving as the company’s Lower North Island Sales Manager. For Wayne, who traces his whakapapa to Ngāti Kahungunu...
I'm ready to sell - what next?

November 2022

I'm ready to sell - what next?

After the decision has been made to sell your property, there can be an overwhelming amount of...
Blue chip farm for sale in Waikato dairy heartland

November 2022

Blue chip farm for sale in Waikato dairy heartland

A 152 hectare Waikato dairy farm, situated in the region’s farming heartland, is for sale for the first time since 1967. In Piarere, Tirau, 46 kilometres south east of Hamilton and 23...
Paengaroa property offers diversification option

November 2022

Paengaroa property offers diversification option

A Paengaroa, Te Puke property is selling with a potential solution for any land that might otherwise end up converting to forestry. Phil Goldsmith of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Whakatane is offering...
Winter demand for North Otago hill properties results in excellent sales

November 2022

Winter demand for North Otago hill properties results in excellent sales

Three extensive North Otago sheep and beef hill properties, each well respected among the local farming fraternity, have sold in recent months. Twin Peaks Station, a 1980 hectare property, sold in...

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