Meticulously maintained and boasting incredible scale, a first-class farm in Te Anau is being presented to the market for sale, offering prospective purchasers the opportunity to secure a premier asset with future growth potential.
Glen Echo Station, located at 1337 Kakapo Road, Mount Prospect in Te Anau, is a substantial deer, beef, and sheep farm that is positioned in the southern foothills of Snowdon Forest and the Dunton Range.
The freehold property, which spans a massive 2,831ha, is dominated by two catchments – the Whitestone River and the smaller Lady Burn – and contains several other smaller waterways making it a fishing and hunting mecca.
Approximately 2,173ha is effective with the balance being a mix of native bush and QEII covenant areas, measuring 238ha and 420ha, respectively.
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Currently carrying 12,500 stock units, the farming system has focused on red deer and Angus beef with the Perendale ewe flock being a recent development to cater for the changing environmental requirements around the river margin areas.
The original 1980s homestead includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is also a modern three-bedroom staff house, and a shearers quarters that has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. There are two huts for hunting and fishing, and the usual array of well-maintained farm support buildings.
The property is approximately 19km from central Te Anau, 86km to Lumsden, and 180km away from Queenstown.
Te Anau lies at the borders of the Fiordland National Park and is the gateway to a wilderness area famed for tramping and spectacular scenery. The town is also used as a base for those undertaking the Milford Track, the Routeburn Track, and the Kepler Track.
Visitors to the area partake in activities such as kayaking, cycling, jetboat riding, fishing and hunting, farm tours, and seaplane or helicopter sightseeing.
The lure of that spectacular scenery and outdoor activities, plus the fact it adjoins other conservation parks could contribute to the future growth of the property. The true value may lie in the development of an on-site lodge that would provide eco-tourism opportunities for international and domestic visitors.
Colliers Rural Sales Advisors Ruth Hodges and Mike Eyles have been exclusively appointed to market Glen Echo Station for sale via deadline private treaty closing at 4pm on Thursday 30 March, unless sold prior.
Hodges, Director of Colliers Rural in Queenstown, says the sheer scale of the farm makes it a must-see property.
“The current owners and their management have reinvested substantially back into the farm, particularly into the fertility, pasture cover, and farm layout meaning it presents exceptionally well for buyers and it has been developed and farmed with careful consideration towards the environment,” Hodges says.
“This is exemplified by the areas of native bush that have been placed into QEII conservation areas. The QEII National Trust is an independent charitable trust that partners with private landowners to protect natural and cultural heritage sites on their land with covenants.”
Eyles, Rural Sales Advisor at Colliers Queenstown, says it is incredibly rare to see farms of this nature presented to the open market.
“Visually the property is highly appealing with its mixture of magnificent landscapes of rolling beech forests, and open grassy valleys, while the serene Lake Echo adjoins the property,” Eyles says.
“From a farming perspective, this region is regarded as a reliable pastoral farming district with good stock health and productive capacity due to its range of soils that respond well to regular inputs.
“In addition, Snowdon Forest, Mount Prospect, and Margin Forest Conservation areas adjoin the station and these areas are covered by an ‘open area permit’, which allows wild deer, chamois, and pigs to be hunted.”
- Article supplied by Colliers
