A summer-safe hill country farm in northern Hawke’s Bay, with unique natural features and huge potential for agri-tourism and guided hunting, is for sale.

Tenders close at 4pm on April 16th for historic Te Rangi Station, comprising 948 hectares 18km north of Tutira and under an hour’s driving from Napier airport.

Bayleys Hawke’s Bay rural salesperson Tony Rasmussen says the property features high quality infrastructure, including a recently completed accommodation lodge to support future development of a tourism and hunting venture to capitalise on the farm’s amazing natural features and large areas of native bush.

“There’s nothing like Te Rangi Station anywhere in Hawke’s Bay or probably New Zealand. It’s a unique property and would dovetail nicely into other high-end accommodation in the region, including the likes of Cape Kidnappers Golf Course and accommodation opportunities at our great wineries,” Rasmussen says.

“We’re after a special buyer who can see the uniqueness of the whole property and its potential to offer a special, amazing experience to guests, and, at the same time, maintain a successful livestock farming business in a summer-safe area.”

A standout feature of Te Rangi Station is the massive limestone cliffs in the middle of the farm which overlook 200 hectares of native bush and kanuka, which is filled with Kiwi, other native birds and a large feral deer population.

“Our vendors are motivated to find the right purchaser to take it to the next stage and realise the potential in developing its tourism and hunting, alongside a productive farming enterprise which has a great track record for producing high quality stock.”

Rasmussen says Te Rangi Station stands out at the head of the valley on the drive up to the property.

“As you look up towards the sky, Te Rangi Station starts to provide that X-factor, wow feeling,” Rasmussen says.

“At the top of the farm at 900 metres above sea level, the views are sensational. You can look west and north right into the Mohaka Catchment, a huge area of native bush which is home to the Mohaka River which ends its journey to the sea at Raupunga, south of Wairoa.”

Rasmussen says Te Rangi Station was one of the first commercial deer farms operating in New Zealand, starting in the 1970s with feral deer captured on the property using cleverly placed fences and improved pasture to lure animals mostly out of the large central area of native bush.

More than 500 hectares has been fenced for deer and features an extensive reticulated water system, regular fertiliser history, reliable summer rainfall and large areas of easy contour for breeding and finishing deer, lambs and beef cattle.

The stunning four-bedroom lodge style home was completed in 2020 and offers amazing views over native bush into Shine Falls. A four-bedroom manager’s home, another three-bedroom dwelling and a five-bedroom shearers quarters complete the accommodation package.

Te Rangi Station also has a four-stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards, another set of covered cattle yards and satellite sheep yards, plus a large deer handling complex and airstrip with a 120-tonne fertiliser bunker.

Rasmussen says the Hawke’s Bay businesses recently began a concerted push to draw overseas and domestic tourists and to the region to experience its wineries, restaurants, events and activities.

“With the recent post-Covid push to promote all the great stuff that’s happening in Hawke’s Bay, the sale of Te Rangi Station is perfectly timed for new owners to capitalise on the work already done,” he says.

For more information, contact Tony Rasmussen on 027 429 2253 or email tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz