Rural | Sales Track Record

Recent Sales Highlights

Welcome to Colliers Rural & Agribusiness.

We’re delighted to share a snapshot of our key rural property sales over the past 12 months. We represent all types of rural and agribusiness property including viticulture, horticulture, dairy, sheep & beef farms, forestry and lifestyle.

We understand there’s a legacy to land, and that your decisions will shape its future. Our Rural Sales Advisors are on hand across New Zealand to help you profit from the best advice. Let that be your legacy.

Get in touch with one of our directors today to discuss your rural property.

James Nilsson

National Director

Rural & Agribusiness

+64 21 390 246 james.nilsson@colliers.com

Conrad Headland

Associate Director

Bay of Plenty / Waikato +64 27 272 1017 conrad.headland@colliers.com

Hadley Brown Director | Rural & Agribusiness Hawke’s Bay +64 27 442 3539 hadley.brown@colliers.com

Andy Poswillo Director | Rural & Agribusiness Marlborough +64 27 420 4202 andy.poswillo@colliers.com

Shane O’Brien Director | Rural & Agribusiness

Canterbury +64 27 471 6121 shane.obrien@colliers.com

Ruth Hodges Director | Rural & Agribusiness

Otago/Southland +64 27 309 0334 ruth.hodges@colliers.com

Horticulture

This 10ha property boasts an impressive fourbedroom home, a large three-bay shed and landscaped grounds. The productive orchard, currently planted with Jazz, Lady in Red, Pacific Queen, Royal Gala, and Galaxy apples, is a solid performer with a good lease in place. An ideal investment with a focus on orchard income and lifestyle living.

Rural Sales Advisor: Hadley Brown

Hawke’s Bay

65.6ha (subject to survey) of horticultural development land located on an elevated plateau in the Lowburn area near Cromwell. High percentage of effective area proposed to have irrigation water, domestic water and power to the boundary.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges

Otago/Southland

A brand new 21.31ha development consisting of the highest quality structures and horticultural infrastructure including water reticulation for irrigation, 6 million litre storage pond and wind protection. This location gains the benefits of the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s mild coastal climate, high sunshine hours and regular rainfall.

Rural Sales Advisor: Conrad Headland Bay of Plenty

25.7ha bare land block sold for viticulture development pending title. Pressurised irrigation water to boundary.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges

Otago/Southland

49 Percival Road, Frimley, Hastings Sale price: $5,050,000

11 Radford Rd, Lowburn, Central Otago Sale price: $4,950,000

200 Hallett Road, Otakiri

Sale price: $5,700,000

12 Radford Road, Lowburn, Central Otago Sale price: $1,755,200

This 7.92ha property combines a productive kiwifruit orchard with great infrastructure plus a quality modern family-friendly residence. 1.54 can.ha of Zespri Gold3 kiwifruit and 2.48 can.ha of Hayward green kiwifruit. Two large sheds with excellent loadout area. 255m² threebedroom single living residence.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jeff and Brad Barbour

Bay of Plenty

This 2.30ha rural property features an excellent Gold3 and Green kiwifruit orchard combined with multiple large sheds, office facilities and five-bedroom, two bathroom home across two levels. 0.71 can.ha of Gold3 variety kiwifruit plus 0.25 can.ha of Hayward variety kiwifruit.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jeff and Brad Barbour

Bay of Plenty

This 6.73ha property features 1.65 can.ha of licensed Gold3 and 1.82 can.ha of Hayward kiwifruit and an immaculate three-bedroom home plus shedding and equipment. Sound orchard structures with solid end assemblies and steel pergola. The residence features the permanence of brick, spacious living and a generous deck.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jeff and Brad Barbour

Bay of Plenty

103 Lockington Road, Aongatete Sale price: $3,850,000

139 Borell Road, Te Puna Sale price: $2,700,000

138 Lockington Road, Aongatete Sale price: $3,960,000

Lots 3 & 4, 129 Rosser Road, Hastings

Sale price: $4,850,000

25.15ha STT in two titles planted in dessert and process plums with some bare land. Improvements include independent bores and water consents, three wind machines for frost protection and a central yard with sheds and staff facilities.

Rural Sales Advisor: Louise Wake Hawke’s Bay

4a Ainsworth Road, Te Puna

Sale price: $2,250,000

Situated within the Minden Lifestyle zone, this 8ha property features 3.05 can.ha of Hayward variety kiwifruit combined with 0.93ha of avocado trees plus a handy shed with accommodation facility. The production block has been well developed and carries a history of outstanding production.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jeff and Brad Barbour

Bay of Plenty

Lifestyle

44 Kopaki Bay Road, Puketapu, Hastings

Sale price: $1,585,000

Three-bedroom modern house on 4715sqm (approx.) that enjoys 180-degree views, multiple patios, additional lounge and a contemporary kitchen with a butler’s pantry. Full insulation, double glazing, air conditioning, and inbuilt fireplace ensure year-round comfort. Double internal access garaging, raised vegetable beds, fruit trees, and irrigation. Quality living at its finest.

Rural Sales Advisor: Gary Brooks & Hamish Goodwin

Hawke’s Bay

Lots 4,5,6,7 & 8 West Melton Road, West Melton, Canterbury

Sale price: $770,000 - $800,000

Offering views of the Alps and surrounding rural landscape, these lots allowed the convenience of being in close proximity to West Melton but away from the whirlwind of everyday life.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mick Sidey

Canterbury

203 Nine Mile Road, Riversdale

Sale price: $1,400,000

Modern 228sqm home on 5.2033ha boasts stunning views of the Waimea Plains and northern mountain ranges. Featuring three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, and open plan living/dining/kitchen. Additionally, there are four bays, three bay sheds and a woolshed converted into a recreational/entertainment room. Just 20 minutes to Gore.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges & Mike Eyles

Otago/Southland

517 Hamptons Road, Prebbleton, Christchurch

Sale price: $1,525,000

Perfectly positioned to capture the sweeping vistas of the Alps, this incredible home set on 6.1814ha combines superb liveability with the easy pace of rural life.

Rural Sales Advisor: Alex Cooney & Mick Sidey

Canterbury

Five-bedroom dwelling on established, 1.8ha easy-care grounds. Outdoor entertaining and BBQ area complete with in-ground swimming pool. A separate standalone sleepout with toilet and shower. 4.4m x 9m (129m²) secure shed with concrete floor and power, 3 x 3m doors. Additional double garage with attached workshop.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

This wonderful modern two-bedroom, twobathroom home completed in 2018 sits on 21.7443ha that has been designed to capture the 180 degree mountain views. A consent has also been granted to subdivide into two titles providing further opportunities for future.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges & Mike Eyles

Otago/Southland

Cleverly designed four-bedroom, two-bathroom 220sqm home on 3.1982ha. Excellent indooroutdoor flow, a heated swimming pool, and an Astro-turf tennis court. Man-shed, two enclosed bays, and carport for a boat. Easy-care lifestyle living with established landscaping and irrigation to the paddocks.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges & Greta Mason

Otago/Southland

Unique offering with a total land area of 7.5707ha, divided into four individual lots, three of which are bareland and one includes a stunning two-bedroom, two bathroom, 232 sqm home. Expansive views over the Cromwell basin, each lot includes an equal share in 7.2ha, with individual titles already issued.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Eyles & Richie Heap

Otago/Southland

516 Dillons Point Road, Marlborough Sale price: $1,400,000

245 Cambrian Road, Cambrians Sale price: $1,405,000

43 Skeena Way, Waikerikeri Sale price: $1,750,000

16 Gibson Road, Bannockburn Sale price: $4,420,500

Cairnmuir Road,

Sale price: $1,850,000

1.5927ha property in Bannockburn has elevated views of Bannockburn and Cromwell Basin, surrounded by vineyards and wineries, including its own 0.5ha pinot noir and gewurztraminer vineyard. Three-bedroom dwelling plus a multipurpose barn-style dwelling with a winery facility, cellar door, and a two-bedroom unit on the upper level.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges & Mike Eyles

Otago/Southland

Sale price: $5,700,000

Four adjacent titles of freehold land giving a total land package of 16.5531ha. In a prime location with sought-after lake views and only 15km north of Rotorua and 50kms from Tauranga.

Rural Sales Advisor: Chris Meban & Clint Brereton Bay of Plenty

Sale price: $1,850,000

Impressive mature trees encompass the driveway creating a private entrance to this well-established lifestyle property. Conveniently located between the growing townships of Lincoln and Rolleston and just 20 minutes from the Christchurch city centre. Spread over 4.1ha with beautiful park like grounds.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jeremy Gould

Canterbury

202 Waterholes Road, Lincoln, Canterbury

486 Hamurana Road, Rotorua

Bannockburn

Viticulture

Sale price: $4,300,000

31ha of prime viticulture investment with approx. 15ha planted in favourable varieties and 9ha of bare land for further planting. The property includes a large family home with a self-contained studio, new inground pool, and two bores for irrigation and domestic use. A grape supply and lifestyle dream.

Rural Sales Advisor: Hadley Brown Hawke’s Bay

Gibbston Back Road, Gibbston Valley Sale price: Confidential

Positioned on an elevated terrace off Gibbston Back Road, the versatile 9.7845ha property has approximately 4.9ha of established and productive vines predominantly of Pinot Noir, along with Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Sauvignon Blanc. 25 minutes to Queenstown, creating a dream lifestyle opportunity.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Eyles & Ruth Hodges Otago/Southland

Sale price: $3,350,000

Buyers’ agency for acquisition of “Golden Mile” property in Martinborough for an overseas buyer.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Laven Marlborough

$2,160,000

8ha property including 4.1ha Sauvignon Blanc and 2ha Chardonnay vineyard plus building site.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo Marlborough

970 Matapiro Road, Crownthorpe, Hastings, Hawke’s Bay

157 Todds Road, Martinborough

190 Brookby Road, Marlborough Sold for:

Sale price: $2,250,000

Highfield TerraVin, an iconic landmark property located in highly desirable Hawkesbury in the heart of Marlborough’s internationally recognised wine region.

1.9ha organic Pinot Noir vineyard within total 4.13ha.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Sale price: $3,250,000

8.9ha. 7.59ha Sauvignon Blanc vineyard. Set amongst established grounds, a tidy, well presented three-bedroom dwelling with additional ensuited sleepout plus standalone office with power. Double garaging plus separate single garage.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Sale price: $1,750,000

9.53ha property conveniently located between Cromwell and Wanaka. 3.96ha in Pinot Noir vines and a management contract in place. Opportunity to build a dream home and lifestyle whilst enjoying the Central Otago vistas on offer.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Eyles & Ruth Hodges Otago/Southland

Sale price: $8,700,000

87.68ha. 40ha mixed varietal vineyard, 8ha suitable for planting. 90,000m³ storage dam. Four-bedroom residence, numerous sheds and outbuildings.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo Marlborough

63 Kaka Road, Marlborough

27 Brookby Road, Marlborough

123 Wairau Bar Road, Marlborough

42A Gladsmuir Road, Queensbury

34B Ferry Road, Marlborough

Sale price: $6,500,000

21.48ha in two titles. 16ha planted in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer. Large family residence with an additional two-bedroom cottage, numerous sheds and outbuildings.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Sale price: $4,200,000

8.93ha. 8ha uncontracted Sauvignon Blanc vineyard. 186m³/day water consent from well on property. Improvements include a five-bedroom residence (currently tenanted), four bay secure shed with power and a four blade frost fan.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

301 Rapaura Road, Marlborough

Dry River Wines, 90 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough

Sale price: $7,100,000

Business sale: Confidential

Sale of real estate assets (4 properties) plus Dry River business assets in Martinborough.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Laven

Marlborough

Stonyridge Vineyard, 80 Onetangi Road, Waiheke Island

Sale price: $10,000,000

Business sale: Confidential

Buyers’ agency agreement for the acquisition of the prestigious Stonyridge Vineyard property and business assets on Waiheke Island.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Laven, Marlborough & Mike Eyles

Otago/Southland

On Giants Shoulders, 31 Princess Street, Martinborough

Sale price: $2,350,000

Business sale: Confidential

Sale of real estate plus On Giants Shoulders business assets in Martinborough.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Laven Marlborough

496 Haldons Road, Marlborough

Sale price: $10,000,000

181ha viticulture development opportunity. Supported with a 250,000m³ dam providing water storage and irrigation security.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo Marlborough

Sheep & Beef

170 Herbert Road, Rotongaro

Sale price: $2,200,000

A 62ha block currently used as a dairy support block. The property has good road frontage and due to being an easy rolling fertile block, it provides for mixed platform grazing all year. A portion of the property has been regularly cropped with maize and chicory.

Rural Sales Advisor: Conrad Headland Bay of Plenty

270 Waimahora Road, Otorohanga

Sale price: $4,125,000

A 209ha dairy support property. The property has approximately 40ha of river flats, 12ha cropped in maize each summer, the balance in rolling to some steeper grazing. Divided into 63 main paddocks, with an excellent water system a ring laneway across the farm.

Rual Sales Advisor: Chris Meban and Clint Brereton Bay of Plenty

102 Lewis Road, Oxford, Canterbury

Sale price: $9,520,000

Miro Downs, an impressive 715ha foothills finishing property in the highly favoured Oxford District, was available for the first time in over 140 years. Offering a rarely found combination of scope and scale with strong production and performance credentials this beautifully balanced property offered superior standard of development in a highly prized farming location.

Rural Sales Advisor: Shane O’Brien & Richard O’Sullivan

Canterbury

144 Waihau Road, Dartmoor, Hawke’s Bay

Sale price: $6,500,000

Manganoe is a sheep and beef unit, boasting a comprehensive redevelopment program with extensive cropping, re-grassing, and subdivisional fencing. Three sets of sheep yards, a four-stand woolshed with covered yards, brand new cattle yards on a concrete pad and shedding. A family home, plus a three-bedroom cottage, and a hunting cabin.

Rural Sales Advisor: Hadley Brown Hawke’s Bay

23 Mahoe Road, Waitomo

Sale price: $3,300,000

A 421.7ha sheep and beef farm offering 311ha grass subdivided into 17 main paddocks with a mixture of contour. The balance of 110ha is in native bush. Water is via creeks, dams and springs, and the property is well tracked for stock movement.

Rural Sales Advisor: Chris Meban and Clint Brereton Bay of Plenty

Hawley Road, Alexandra

Sale price: 1,800,000

209.648ha of unique undulating hill country which offers multiple opportunities. Located in Earnscleugh/Blackmans near the townships of Clyde and Alexandra, the property is easily accessible and well located. Private and well positioned for recreation with further development.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mike Eyles Otago/Southland

278 Coonoor Road, Makuri

Sale price: $4,900,000

539ha sheep and beef property in Tararua. Ngarakau was offered to the market for the first time after 114 years of family ownership. The vendors are excited that the property will continue to be farmed by a progressive young farming family.

Rural Sales Advisor: Jason Waterman & Rob Deal Tararua/Wairarapa

251 Gulch Road, Marlborough

Sale price: $7,150,000

494.29ha. Marlborough sheep and beef property running Corriedale X ewes and Angus cows. Four-bedroom homestead (renovated in 2000) with in-ground swimming pool. Numerous sheds and outbuildings including three stand RB wool shed (800 NP), cattle yards and sheep yards. Minimal weeds, inherently sweet country with good balance of flats, easy to medium hill country. Sold with the adjoining 184ha.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

432 Herbert Road, Rotongaro

Sale price: $3,100,000

This 83ha easy rolling contour property has good race and fencing infrastructure with ample water supply from a bore and pump station. The pasture is of good quality and the property has great road frontage.

Rural Sales Advisor: Conrad Headland Bay of Plenty

3938 State Highway 1, Marlborough

Sale price: $5,500,000

1200ha (STS) sheep and cattle property bordering State Highway 1, 11km South of Blenheim. Easy/medium hill country with good aspect. Well tracked, fenced into four blocks with reliable natural water. Good passive income from two cellphone towers on the property. Seldom available large scale bare land holding with no buildings or improvements.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Beattie Road, St Bathans, Otago

Sale price: $1,700,000

129.4994ha farmland situated in Central Otago between Becks and St Bathans. With a mix of flat and rolling pastoral land, this property offers versatility that is perfect as an add-on or standalone farm. It is a productive piece of land suitable for farming.

Rural Sales Advisor: Greta Mason & Ruth Hodges

Otago/Southland

311 Three Mile Hill, North Taieri

Sale price: $1,800,000

64.0557ha in three titles with mix of easy hill, steeper gullies and rolling flat tops plus stunning pockets of native bush. Farmlet has been set up for all types of stock including sheep, deer and cattle with infrastructure in place for all three. Three-bedroom, twobathroom home and detached double garage.

Rural Sales Advisor: Ruth Hodges & Mike Eyles

Otago/Southland

85602 State Highway Two Mount Bruce

Sale price: $5,075,000

Located 25kms North of Masterton on SH2, this 345ha dry stock property has potential for multiple farming systems. Previously part of a larger dairy farm, it has extensive lane systems, subdivided into a total of 103 paddocks, good reticulated water systems and around 120ha of flat rolling cultivable land.

Currently run as an intensive beef-finishing unit in a summer-safe area, aroung 2,200mm annual rainfall allows grass to gow all year round. Potential to grow fodder crops to further intensify.

Rural Sales Advisor: Rob Deal & Jason Waterman Tararua/Wairarapa

3213 State Highway 63, Marlborough

Sale price: $1,215,000

92.28ha well tracked for ease of access, supported by a two-stand wool shed, sheep yards and cattle yards. Good balance of flats and easy down country currently running sheep and cattle. Approx 18ha of productive flats at the front allow for intensive grazing or diversification.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo Marlborough

Forestry

Taylor Pass Road, Marlborough

Sale price: $1,720,000

372ha easy/medium hill country with favoured southern aspect rising from 160 MASL - 510 MASL with the majority of the country under 400 MASL. Fenced into four blocks with reliable natural water from creeks, springs and dams. Currently running Angus cows and Corriedale ewes.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Sun Valley Forest, Northland

Sale price: $8,000,000

Approximately 735ha block of newly planted Pinus Radiata located near Dargaville within the Northland region, 32km Northwest of Whangarei.

Rural Sales Advisor: Warwick Searle & Angus Robertson

Forestry

3213 State Highway 63, Marlborough

Sale price: $1,500,000

139.44ha Granted consent for 134ha exotic forestry establishment plus additional land for other species allowing for registration in the Emission Trading Scheme (subject to MPI approval). Majority of the property is 200390 MASL with well-established forestry on the back boundary.

Rural Sales Advisor: Andy Poswillo

Marlborough

Burklee Farm, Waikato

Sale price: $7,920,000

Approximately 497ha located in the Waikato district and was run as a profitable sheep and beef unit. Sold to an overseas purchaser to be converted to forestry in one of the last sales to go through under the special forestry test.

Rural Sales Advisor: Warwick Searle & Angus Robertson

Forestry

Waitaanga Forest, Ruapehu

Sale price: $14,000,000

Approximately 993ha block located in the Ruapehu District, 93.3km Northeast of New Plymouth. Part of the government billion trees joint venture partnership scheme, this forest offered our institutional purchaser both carbon exposure and government backed rental cash flows.

Rural Sales Advisor: Warwick Searle & Angus Robertson, Forestry

Glenore Forest, 328 Hukanui Road, Puketitiri, Hawke’s Bay

Sale price: $2,250,000

206 hectare second rotation forest consisting of 3 lots over 2 land titles (subject to survey). The property is located on Hukanui Road, approximately 54 kms from Napier city, mill, port, and services. Established roading system. Ground based harvesting over approximately 90% of the block.

Rural Sales Advisor: Gary Brooks & Hamish Goodwin Hawke’s Bay

Dairy

Sale price: $7,148,000

A well-developed 1,148ha pastoral hill country and forestry property. Located between Geraldine and Fairlie on the Inland Scenic Route, with the predominant land use in the area being pastoral farming, dairy support, with forestry on the medium to steep grades of hill country.

Rural Sales Advisor: Richard O’Sullivan & George Morris, Canterbury

Sale price: $18,750,000

Comprising 415.5ha (more or less) freehold as well as another approx. 69ha of lease/ AMF grazing. Irrigated via pivot the property was utilised for cow wintering and young stock for dairy. Well-established arable and dairy farming location near Rangitata.

Rural Sales Advisor: Richard O’Sullivan & George Morris, Canterbury

Sale price: Confidential

Well located with excellent resources including silt loam soils, low-cost reliable water and good infrastructure. These attributes combined create an opportunity for a high performing dairy platform.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mark Parry, Jonny O’Sullivan & Richard O’Sullivan, Canterbury

Lowcliffe, Mid Canterbury

Sale price: Confidential

Brander Farm offered the opportunity to acquire a highly developed, irrigated mid Canterbury dairy asset with proven performance. The farm boasted key farming fundamentals, including quality soils, strong water consents and modern infrastructure.

Rural Sales Advisor: George Morris Canterbury

377 Emersons Road

1085 Orton Rangitata Mouth Road, Orton, Canterbury

1537 Geraldine-Fairlie Highway, Fairlie, Mackenzie

1472 Glenavy Hilderthorpe Road, Hilderthorpe-Glenavy, Waitaki Bridge

This high performing dairy farm has a milking platform of 140ha, all in new high performing grasses and milking 400 cows, with top level infrastructure, great free draining soils and regular rainfall.

With a titled area on the dairy farm of 122ha there is also 25ha of river accretion, that has been developed into platform. Performance of 428 kgms per cow and production averaging 171,250 kgms over the last three years shows the versatility and performance here. (The remainder 102ha dairy run off and five bedroom house was sold to another purchaser for $3,700,000).

Rural Sales Advisor: Jason Waterman & Rob Deal Tararua/Wairarapa

Sale price: Confidential

A consistent performer due to its fertile soils, well set up centralised infrastructure and reliable border-dyke irrigation system supplied by the sought after Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company Ltd (LWIC). This farm was well-located in a premium farming area with a history of regular farming inputs.

Rural Sales Advisor: Mark Parry, Jonny O’Sullivan & Richard O’Sullivan, Canterbury

275 Kopikopiko Road, Pahiatua Sale price: $5,275,000

34 MacDonalds Road, Hilderthorpe, North Otago

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June 2023