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October 2026

Family legacy of ‘awe and wonderment’ for sale beneath the Takitimu Mountains

Whare Creek Station has been farmed by four generations of the Speight family. After winning the Ballance Farm Environment Awards in 2016, the property achieved century farm status two years later....

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October 2026

Meticulously developed Puketapu sheep and beef farm offered for sale

After a lifetime of farming in Hawke’s Bay, William Tait has decided to move on. William began his farming career on the coast at Pūtōrino, between Napier and Wairoa. At age 20 he...

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October 2026

Historic Central Otago farm offered for sale after 129 years in one family

In 1897 Alec Armstrong secured a Central Otago property in a ballot. Four generations later, that 1522-hectare Poolburn farm, now known as Cragside, is for sale for the first time. Neville Armstrong...

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October 2026

South Westland dairy farm transformed through six decades of development

After being in the same family for almost six decades, a South Westland dairy farm is for sale. When Gary (‘Mac’) MacRae’s parents Elsa and Malcolm first leased Kintail Dairy Farm...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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March 2024

Historic property traces 150 years of Otago peninsula dairy farming

A 96 hectare Highcliff property, with panoramic harbour and ocean views, and 150 years of the history of local dairy farming is for sale for the first time since 1867. Craig Bates and Paul Thomson...

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January 2024

How to: Choose a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Property

Check out your local market You probably already know of a few agents around your town or region. Whether it’s through signage, advertising or word-of-mouth, some names will certainly be...