Kokonga Farm is home to the highly regarded Kokonga Hereford Stud, a passion project for owner Bruce Robinson.
Since founding the stud operation in 2004, Robinson’s focus has been on sourcing the finest genetics and building a sound, functional, top-performing herd and his stock is highly sought after.
Robinson acquired the Waikaretu Valley property incrementally, starting with a circa-500ha block in 2002, then later amalgamating this with neighbouring properties, taking the total landholding to 1,296ha and making the fully-integrated breeding and finishing farm one of the more significant landholdings in the greater Waikato.
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As the property was originally two fully-functioning farms with separate ownership structures, there are duplicate, well-maintained facilities across the property with an interconnected central raceway making stockmanship with dogs easy and logical, and streamlining other farm operations.
On-farm stocking levels comprise 160-170 mixed-age stud cows plus replacements, around 4,300 capital stock mixed-age ewes, with approximately 650 18-month exotic steers bought in annually.
All the lambs from the high-producing ewe flock, and purchased cattle, are finished on the property.
Kokonga has an annual on-farm stud bull sale in early September that attracts buyers from all over the Waikato and beyond – this spring producing record pricing across the 49 yearling bulls put up for sale.
Duncan Ross, Bayleys Auckland Central and Peter Kelly, Bayleys Waikato, are marketing Kokonga Farm, located in Kokonga East Road, for sale by International Tender, closing 4pm, Tuesday 15th November, unless sold prior.
The farm is 110km from Auckland, and 90km northwest of Hamilton, with community amenities in the settlement of Te Akau, 45km to the south.
Ross said Kokonga’s scale and its Waikaretu Valley location on the Waikato’s west coast, makes it a standout opportunity in the rural market today and thinks the property will appeal to family farming
entities looking to scale up, high-net-worth buyers seeking a trophy farming asset, or corporates
looking to maximise returns.
“This is an impressive property that has been faithfully, yet conservatively, farmed and is now ready for a new owner to optimise its potential,” he explained.
“With an on-farm head shepherd willing to remain if required to provide continuity and consistency, this is essentially a turn-key operation with identified upside.
“As a straight-out production block there are inherent opportunities to improve returns through a change in farming system, easing off the stud cattle operation, or alternative land use.
“Good records have been kept right across the farm operation including fertiliser history, and with all fencing, water reticulation, tracks and yards having been well-maintained, an astute new owner could confidently take the property to the next level.”
The land has rolling-to-easy contour, quality limestone and Maeroa ash soils, and excellent water with troughs to every paddock.
Quality pasture grows all year round, and infrastructure and improvements include four well-maintained homes to comfortably accommodate owners, the manager, and support staff.
Ross said the farm also boasts a large QEII covenant block, with around 1,000 Kauri trees – one of the largest stands of Kauri to be found south of Auckland – and there are additional lifestyle advantages to the location.
“There are compelling recreational options available with deerstalking and pig hunting on the doorstep, and opportunities for boating and fishing a short drive away on the West Coast.”
Bayleys’ latest Country portfolio includes 90 new rural property opportunities for sale.
It also features a sample of rural property sold by the firm’s nationwide team in the past six months, confirming that the wider sector is in good stead and showing strong demand for well-located, productive assets with demonstrable growth credentials.
