An introduction to Pastoral Farming in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

A brief background and history of pastoral farming in Hawke’s Bay together notes on the present deregulated pastoral economy and current productivity trends.


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Pastoral Farming in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

  Historical Background Within the Hawkes Bay region, orcharding, viticulture together with various other forms of cash and process food cropping have become increasingly important over the past 30 years, never the less, the pastoral industry; in particular beef and sheep farming continues to be the basis of the Hawke’s Bay rural economy, as it has done from the time [...]


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An Introduction to the Wine and Viticulture Industry in Hawke’s Bay

A brief introduction to the history and background of the wine industry in Hawke’s Bay together with some notes on current industry trends. Hawke’s Bay differs from other major wine grape growing regions within New Zealand not only through its distinctive soils and climate but also through the range of different growing wine growing micro climates found from the coast line to the inland plains through to inland river valleys and foothills. The major Hawke’s Bay wine grape growing areas are summarised in this article.


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About Hawke’s Bay – A Region of Abundance.

A general background to Hawke’s Bay, its climate and geography, economic development, towns and cities.


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Buying Rural Property in New Zealand: A Taxing Matter

Families and individuals considering any type of investment, especially land purchases, are well advised to seek early advice from an experienced Chartered Accountant on taxation and other related matters that will inevitably affect them. In New Zealand taxation is levied on a personal level through a pay as you earn system, through company taxation and through a comprehensive goods and services tax (GST). New Zealand does not have death duties or land taxes (such as those in USA). Families moving to New Zealand and purchasing property should consider all aspects and advantages of creating a family trust as an entity for the purchase and ownership of property.


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Introducing British farmers and investors to New Zealand farms and farming

British farmers and migrants moving to New Zealand find an agricultural, economic and social environment that was founded primarily on British settlement over the past 150 years. Never the less, although New Zealand farmers now compete with British farmers with similar produce, the New Zealand farming industry differs from Britain in essential detail in almost every importaint aspect. This article attempts to outline the essential history to the rural settlent of New Zealand, how it differs in the 21st century and the essential geographic, economic and political reasons behind these differences.


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Hawkes Bay Economic Development

While wine grapes have been established in the Bay since the 19th century, it was not until the late 1970’s and 1980’s that the major wine industry in its present form was established. Today Hawke’s Bay is one of New Zealand’s largest grape growing and wine making regions and has achieved considerable international recognition for many of its wine styles and wineries.


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Education in Hawkes Bay

Early pastoralists established two of New Zealand ‘s best known private girl’s schools, Woodford House and Iona College , both at Havelock North. Hereworth School , one of New Zealand ‘s best known boy’s private primary and intermediate level schools, was established in Havelock North in the early 20th centaury.


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Hawkes Bay Maps Localities and Travel Times

Travelling time from majorNew Zealand locations may be viewed at:

www.aatravel.co.nz/tourist/northisland_travellingtimesdistances.shtml


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Investment in New Zealand rural real estate

A site of general interest to investors, migrants or visitors to Hawkes Bay is: http://www.investhawkesbay.com/investment_and_business/index.htm A very useful site with comprehensive links to the wine industry in Hawkes is: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/nzwinelinks/hawkesbay.htm


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