Coastal farm with 5km of Cook Strait coastline goes to tender
A coastal sheep and beef farm with an events centre, airstrip and Cook Strait views goes to tender near Wellington.
|November 11, 2026Listen to the full interview:
This episode featured as part of the Real Estate segment in partnership with Bayleys Country – your rural and lifestyle property specialists.
Papanui Farm, a 581ha coastal sheep and beef property 30 minutes from Wellington, goes to tender on 1 December.
Bayleys Wairarapa agent Andrew Smith says the farm has 5km of Cook Strait coastline, and the vendor family has farmed it since 1926.
The property includes the Boomrock corporate events centre, a sealed airstrip and Pipinui Point accommodation.
“It’s an easy farm to run, big paddocks, but some of those infrastructure requirements for the hospitality part of it have overlaid into making it simple for farm operation,” he says.
Andrew says it is genuine breeding hill country, run with the neighbouring property, finishing lambs early and selling weaners into the March market.
He says banks support growth into farming and listings are scarce.
“There’s an absolute shortage. That’s nationwide.”
To learn more, visit bayleys.co.nz
This episode featured as part of the Real Estate segment in partnership with Bayleys Country – your rural and lifestyle property specialists.
To learn more about rural and lifestyle property opportunities, or to connect with a local expert, visit bayleys.co.nz/country.
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