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July 2025

Spotlight on: Provincial New Zealand towns less than an hour from big cities

Looking for the sweet spot between peaceful, small-town living and the convenience of city life? Well, you’re in luck, because right across New Zealand, there are regional gems that offer...

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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...

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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...

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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...

In Rural

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June 2025

Winter market report - busy winter and spring in prospect for rural property

Buoyant export markets propelling a strong outlook for both red meat and dairy, coupled with...

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,...

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...

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...

In Residential

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January 2025

Fact or fiction - is there a ‘best time’ when it comes to selling your provincial residential, rural or lifestyle property?

If you’re thinking about selling your property - whether rural, residential or lifestyle - you’d want to know when is the ‘best time’ to do so. Of course it’s important...

January 2025

The importance of setting the right price for your property - and what happens if you don’t?

Setting the sale price of your property is about achieving a balance between what the market will be prepared to pay, the actual value of the home, and of course, a number you are comfortable...

January 2025

Your 2025 provincial residential update - what’s happening, and where?

It’s safe to say that 2024 was very much a ‘mixed bag’ when it came to the property market in New Zealand. While some regions saw a tentative growth in activity, others remained...

January 2025

Whangamatā beachfront luxury secures $5.2 million auction sale

A brand new, luxury Whangamatā beachfront property sold recently at auction for $5.2...

Publications

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March 2025

Young family provides motivation for a move back to the country

Making sure their two preschool sons have the same rural upbringing they had themselves was a...

March 2025

Sunflower joy epitomises the allure of Central Hawke’s Bay

A hidden gem, largely unknown to outsiders, Central Hawke’s Bay (CHB) has many features that...

March 2025

Charm, history and central location make Timaru property a peaceful oasis

Charles Halstead was a surgeon and general practitioner in Timaru in the mid twentieth century. He...

March 2025

Catlins wedding venue and business offered for sale

Pictured: Property owner Adele Dawkins with her two daughters, Lily (left) and Khloe (right), and...

March 2025

‘Old school’ values and vibrant community provide opportunity to live the good life

Moving from Maungatapere to Matakohe in September 2019, Duncan and Jacqui Findlay’s new home...

March 2025

Marlborough equestrian legacy for sale on Blenheim outskirts

An appealing four-bedroom home, desirably located in park-like grounds on a four-hectare...

In Lifestyle

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March 2025

Sale at auction enables two families to achieve their dreams

A four hectare North Canterbury property, sold at auction in November, turned a dream into reality for both the purchasers and the vendors. When Wendy and Simon Stokes bought the Swannanoa property...

March 2025

Large and well located lifestyle block offers plenty of options

Lynne Donaldson and her late husband Ian bought their Northland grazing block in 2014. Situated at Whareora 14 kilometres east of Whangārei, it comprises a mix of flat and easy rolling country,...

January 2025

The rise (and rise) of lifestyle properties - what’s driving demand, and is it in your home-ownership future?

The quarter acre dream - it’s a nostalgic slice of New Zealand’s housing history. But as house prices grew and busier lives meant less time to tend to large sections, property sizes...