It would be hard not to firstly acknowledge the Rugby World Cup and the impact it has had so far. Full credit to Martin Snedden and his team , they are doing New Zealand proud. There have been some very close games and the so called minnows of world rugby have really stepped up to [...]
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Hawkes Bay has become a preferred lifestyle destination, not only for overseas migrants but also significant numbers of affluent New Zealanders moving from major urban centres, all keen to enjoy the Bay’s superior Mediterranean climate, quality schools, educational opportunities, rural environment and a relaxed rural lifestyle. Rural land and property values appreciated considerably between 2004 and early 2008 but have eased significantly with the recession from late 2008 to the present time.
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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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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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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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From Southern through to Northern Hawke’s Bay, the closely linked Ruahine and Kaweka ranges fall away to the rolling hill country and fertile plains that combine to form most of Hawkes Bay. The mountains and hills are drained by a myriad of streams and rivers that merge to form the Mohaka, the Tutaekuri, the Ngaruroro and the Tuki Tuki Rivers, providing water to the region’s industry and population as well as some of New Zealand’s very best trout fishing.
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In the early 1980’s the New Zealand economy, including the farming industry, was substantially deregulated by the government of the day, a policy that caused considerable short term hardship to many farmers as well as other business sectors together with their workers throughout the country.
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The high value of the New Zealand dollar continues to be a significant constraint on farm profitability however recent falls in exchange rates are significant and are likely accelerate in the near future, together with internal interest rates with which they are strongly related. Most significantly Allen Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, recently emphasised the need for interest rate cuts based on evidence of a softening New Zealand economy.
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With localized exceptions however, much of Hawke’s Bay experiences a relatively (to much of New Zealand) short, cool winter and hot dry summer. Rainfall varies from between 700 and 800 mm per annum, but with a reliable distribution only between autumn and early summer.
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There are potential cash buyers for every level, size and type of rural property. Clever and innovative marketing will attract buyers not only from the countryside, but also from every part of New Zealand and overseas. These are the buyers with the ability and potential to create the level of competition needed to achieve the best possible prices for any class of rural property
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