OUR PEOPLE
Our Farm Manager James has been managing the farm for over 20 years.
With his hard work, Te Karaka Station has become an important and integral part of the community and an exceptional example of high operational performance.
OUR FARM
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Sheep
We farm 2700 breeding ewes and 800 replacement ewe hoggets which are a combination of Romney and Coopworth genetics, these sheep produce around 4000 lambs per year. The majority of the lambs are finished and slaughtered for the export market. There is a selection of older ewes that are put with terminal sires also. The lambs are finished using a combination of brassica crops and high-producing grasses.
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Cattle
We graze over 400 trading cattle made up of a combination of beef steers and Friesian bulls of different ages。
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Mānuka bushes
Since 2015, we have converted 100 hectares of land into Mānuka bushes and are currently producing quality Mānuka honey.
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Community
We have been donating to the local Waikaretu School every year since 2015. Our farm manager James also served on the board for over 10 years.
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Lodge
A ten-room luxurious rural lodge with fine dining culinary experience.