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15,000 acres Price: NZD$15.8 Million

A treasured landscape. Central Otago is admired for its dramatic landscapes dominated by snow-covered peaks and big skies.

Gold mining, extensive livestock farming and latterly vineyards fuel this region’s fascinating heritage. The future New Gold is surely Tourism and Environmental Sustainability.

Located between the historic settlements of Naseby and Dansey’s Pass, Shortlands Station comprises of 6,121-plus hectares /15,000 acres, more or less, is a large-scale sheep/beef and grazing farming operation that’s been in the same family for almost 80 years. Offering extensive flat alluvial plains and easy undulating foothills, yet coupled with large tracts of golden tussock covered Central Otago high country, this Station is part freehold, part Crown Pastoral lease with rights in perpetuity.

Management is focused on regenerative biological farming successfully delivering improved soil ecology and pasture growth, and production gains over the past decade.

Included in the sale are the main farm homestead, two staff houses and a lodge. Farm improvements comprise of a modern five-stand woolshed with covered yards, large concrete workshop, three implement sheds, two hay barns and four grain silos.

The Station also has two glamping sites/cabins set in remote private locations within the property, each offering delightful accommodation for two guests. This separate thriving business, sold in conjunction with the Station is presently managed by the current owners.

Shortlands is presently running an estimated 14,000 stock units.

Under current farming economics, Shortlands’ management keeps stock numbers flexible, maintaining less capital stock allowing surplus feed for trading stock and contract grazing. Consisting of capital stock, trading stock and flexible contract grazing.

Shortlands also has the added benefit of having significant approved areas, up to 600ha, for the lucrative intensive winter grazing of dairy cows giving farm management flexibility throughout the season, maintaining a high degree of profitability and sustainability.

The Station holds significant private water rights/consents for large scale water access.

The consented potential irrigation development is designed on a low-cost gravity feed, overhead spray system, complete with variable rate application enhancing economic viability and environmental sustainability.

When completed, the irrigation development has the ability to increase Shortlands stock capacity by more than forty percent helping to secure this iconic property for the generations to come.

Furthermore; the current owners have steered the farm towards establishing direct to market access for the farm produce www. provenancemeat.co.nz along with processing the properties wool directly

Scan to view video into clothing. Concentrating on Protecting Reputation and the traceability of product to market protocols used on the property noting the world-class quality of meat & wool products as produced by this Station.

Any new Owner will almost certainly build on this potential and take this opportunity to the greater world, perhaps utilizing (your own) existing business interests.

For the absentee owner, existing Managers are receptive to remaining engaged should this be so desired. Beyond nearby Naseby (famous for its indoor year-round curling rink) lie award-winning vineyards, golf courses, and New Zealand’s top leisure and adventure tourism centre; Queenstown, or Dunedin all within a 2½ hour radius.

Cabin Accommodation, SHORTLANDS SHEDS

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