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October 2025

Auction of Mid Canterbury coastal farm will set dairy property market

A 223-hectare farm on some of Mid Canterbury’ most fertile soils is set for auction this October, which should give farmers a clear indication of where the ascending dairy property market...

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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...

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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...

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October 2025

South Otago century farm offered for the first time ever

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...

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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...