Superbly located between Whanganui and Raetihi, the renown Auraki Station offers a rare scale of 1494 hectares of well balanced contour.

Having been under a strong farming family stewardship for a number of years, the opportunity allows for someone to come and purchase a well regarded ‘turn key’ hill country operation in a typically summer safe farming region. Strong capital inputs have been made across the board including quality fencing, excellent fertiliser history, an excellent network of tracks including an underpass, six satellite sheep yards, two sets of cattle yards, a five-stand woolshed including large covered yards, a five-bedroom homestead situated within mature specimen trees, and an additional recently built 2022 three-bedroom cottage which would keep even the unhappiest of staff smiling.

With a carrying capacity of circa 12,000 quality stock units, the property currently winters approx. 9400 Forbes Cameron Romney’s and 485 Angus Forbes Cameron Angus and Charolais Cattle as a terminal sire. The naturally fertile strong Papa Hill Country has a reputation for producing quality stock, and the annual application of approx. 300 tons of fertiliser has undoubtedly helped this reputation.

Subdivision by high quality conventional fencing into 40 main paddocks, and a number of further holding paddocks are serviced by good natural water including dams and/or spring water reticulated to troughs. Workability is accentuated through the balance of contour providing the higher breeding country at the rear of the farm, with the easier contour running towards the front where it meets the array of respected infrastructure.

State Highway 4 provides superb access off farm, with the Station bordering the mighty Raukawa Falls (on the Mangawhero River) the highway provides the option to turn downstream to Whanganui (56km) or upstream to Raetihi (30km).

This genuinely quality landholding is being offered for a genuine sale via tender closing on Friday 17th May 2024. We suggest you come and see Auraki speak for itself, call Jamie or James at NZR to book your inspection.

Published 5th April 2024