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News of a review of New Zealand’s immigration policy has some in the primary sector a little nervous.

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Topics: Rural, New Zealand, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property, Immigration

There’s many a weary farmer out there wishing their cows could get themselves from the paddock to the milking shed.

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Topics: Rural, New Zealand, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property

REINZ data released in January 2021 show that 1,462 farms were sold in the year to December 2020, 15.6% more than were sold in the year to December 2019, with 26.2% more Dairy farms, 9.6% less Grazing farms, 32.0% more Finishing farms and 23.8% less Arable farms sold over the same period.

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Topics: New Zealand, REINZ, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, climate, Lifestyle and rural property, farm

The recently released Climate Change Commission Report highlighted that under current government policies, New Zealand will not achieve the Government’s target of being Zero Carbon by 2050.

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Topics: New Zealand, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, climate, Lifestyle and rural property, livestock

 

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Topics: Rural, New Zealand, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property, Mycoplasma bovis

 

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Topics: Rural, Lifestyle, New Zealand, Investors, REINZ, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property, farm

The burgeoning wine industry in New Zealand attracts a lot of interest, with many people acquiring property either for serious production purposes or a combination of production and lifestyle.

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Topics: Rural, Lifestyle, New Zealand, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property

Why go to auction? As one Hawke’s Bay vendor recently discovered, going to auction was exactly what was required to get the result they were looking for, and quickly.

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Topics: Rural, Lifestyle, New Zealand, Auction, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Lifestyle and rural property, hawkes bay

While the virtual world can never replicate the in-person experience, at a time when social distancing is the new normal, auctions have proven to be an effective method of selling everything from hand sanitiser to homes.

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Topics: Rural, Advice, Auction, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Online Auction

Rural Women New Zealand national president Fiona Gower was once asked why rural women were doing so well in leadership roles. Her response, their ability to multi-task. Often living in isolated locations, rural women have always had to be resourceful. "We're not just tea and scones", says Fiona.

Pictured: Suzanne Cottle, Lifestyle and Rural Specialist

Harcourts Rural and Lifestyle Specialist, Suzanne Cottle, knows firsthand what it feels like to be a rural woman and have your abilities underestimated. The impetus for her to learn about rural real estate came over 20 years ago when Suzanne and her husband tried to sell their farm.

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Topics: Rural, Advice, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus