Description
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
- First featured property in - Portraits of New Zealand, pictorial book.
- Certified organic
- 2 professional farm managers
- Tree lined entrance driveway
- Spectacular views from multiple locations
- Main house, with swimming pool
- Home orchards, flower and vegetable garden with full glass house
- 4 classic NZ houses, for rental income
- 500 acres of grazing paddocks
- Excellent vineyard potential
- All boundaries fully gated & fenced
- 3200 stock keeping units for horses, sheep and cattle
- Complete cattle, sheep and horse yards
- 2 large fresh water ponds/nature preserves
- Extra large, fully equipped, modern woolshed
- 3 covered hay barns
- Feijoa orchard - 1900 trees
- Organic black truffle truffier with 70 trees
- Eucalyptus and redwood plantations
- Old forests and 6,000 new trees planted
- Horse riding, biking and hiking trails
- Wild game include turkeys, hares, rabbits, pheasants, ducks
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
This certified organic farm was dedicated to organic and sustainable farming, habitat restoration and education. The landscape consists of gently rolling hills, high cliff mesas all with spectacular views of the Tukituki River Valley, hills and Te Mata Peak.
-> BIODYNAMICS
The farm is GE and chemical free and certified Biogro, practicing biodynamics. The certification offers beneficial credentials and marketing advantages.
-> ORCHARDS & PLANTATIONS
Orchard of 1900 feijoa trees. Developing truffier, also provides hazel nuts
Eucalyptus and Acacia plantation, for timber and firewood usage.
Over 6,000 new trees have been planted.
-> CONSERVATION
150+ acres of retired land where trees have been planted or old natives are allowed to regenerate.
Water ways and springs have been taken out of grazing to protect the quality of water and habitat for the native crayfish, eels, frogs and birds.
2 scenic ponds, set aside for waterfowl and native eels. This water can be pumped to holding tanks if needed.
-> SUSTAINABLE FARMING
This farm has produced free range chickens, cattle and sheep and arable crops and plants that have been grown: Oats, barley, wheat and linseed. Olives, pears, walnuts, lemons, peaches and other fruit trees; artichokes, herbs vegetables of all sorts, wild mushrooms, milk, eggs, meat (beef, lamb, chicken, turkey, rabbit, hare, duck).
LOCATION
The property is on a quiet dead end road with little traffic, surrounded by large estates and a few high-end lifestyle blocks.
10 mins from Havelock North Village, general store, fuel
25 mins from Napier Township, the Art Deco capital of the world
35 mins from Napier Airport
15 mins from Ocean Beach - surfing and swimming beach
-> HORSE RIDING, HIKING, BIKING, FLY FISHING, GOLF
The property adjoins miles of private horse riding, hiking and biking trails.
The picturesque Tukituki River lies just across the drive, within walking distance, and provides some of the finest fly-fishing in the region.
Cape Kidnappers golf course has been hailed as one of the great modern marvels in golf, currently ranked 41st best golf course in the world by Golf Magazine.
-> RESTAURANTS, WINERIES, SHOPPING, ENTERTAINMENT
Located close to the beautiful village of Havelock North, offering a superb complement of gourmet restaurants, popular cafes, and surrounding world-class vineyards, wineries. The city of Napier also provides shopping and fine dining.
-> BEACHES - SWIMMING, SURFING
Ocean beach, Waimarama Beach, Te Awanga Beach.
-> SCHOOLS
Education is provided by three of the most renowned schools, located in Havelock North, which are modeled on English public schools.
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INVESTMENT: Excellent historic currency and real estate appreciation.
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Website:
www.tauroa.com