A rare commodity in the market
SOUTHERN Wide is privileged to offer ‘‘Rotherwood’’, which has been in the Blakely family for 126 years.
Situated in the Ranfurly/Gimmerburn area, Maniototo region, currently breeding/finishing sheep, and beef-finishing quality large steers.
The property is well developed, with great infrastructure, including a homestead, double garage, cottage, good three-stand woolshed (including a covered area and sheepyards), another set of sheepyards with concrete toughing area, large cattleyards, workshop plus assortment of other sheds, which provide satisfactory vehicle cover and storage.
The properties are predominantly flat, with some rolling contour, and river country. A well-subdivided property with quality fencing and good laneways for access and stock movement. The area has excellent stock-health and the properties are renowned for quality stock.
Currently, irrigation is a contour system and three paddocks border-dyked, watering approximately 250ha. Water includes 150 shares on the Waipiata scheme, 40 shares on the Westside scheme, 61 shares on the Hawkdun Idaburn scheme and a 200,000 litres/hour winter consent to fill the approximately
7.5ha dam for storage.
Overall, a quality property which is ideal for finishing beef, breeding and finishing lambs, dairy conversion or dairy grazing. The potential is the utilisation of the water under a spray irrigation system, combined with quality soils on a good scale. This opportunity is a rare commodity in the market and especially in the Maniototo.
Options available: Purchase entire property or purchase separate parts of the property.