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South Bar Dairy

Our farm is about 600 hectares, with scattered native bush throughout. It is nestled up alongside the

Tongariro National Park, in the Ruapehu District. The farm is flat to gentle, rolling contour throughout.

We will often have snow on the farm a few times each year, but it's not normally around for long. The 

frosts can be brutal here, but the cows don't seem to mind!  

We’re about 15 minutes drive to Ohakune, Raetihi, or Waimarino/National Park; 80 min to Taupo or

Whanganui; 120 min to Palmerston North. 

The Ruapehu District is absolutely stunning, in our opinion.  It is incredibly scenic and provides

ample opportunities for leisure activities when one isn't busy farming (fly-fishing, hunting, biking,

tramping, skiing/snowboarding, kayaking, and so on).  The people who call this district their home are

generally very warm and welcoming, which is part of what drew us here many, many years ago. The

local schools are all safe and enriching environments for our children....

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Spring calving for us begins about 20-August and we calve approximately 600 cows.

The shed is eleven years old and is a pleasure to work in. It’s a 34-a-side, "double-up" herringbone with

ACR’s (automatic cup removers), rapid exit system, in-shed feeding, and a hydraulic backing gate.

We’ve also installed a SmartWash system to help keep the plant sparkling clean.

In addition to 600 milking cows, we tend to hold some carry-over cows and all of our young stock on

the home farm (and a couple of nearby lease blocks). Each year, we aim to rear 120 dairy heifer

replacements and between 20-30 dairy bulls. Tail-up bulls of various ages are always on the farm

or on the lease block as well. 

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22/06/2026
Contract Fixed Term
Farm Assistant or Farm Hand
$25.00 - $30.00 hourly
South Bar Dairy Raetihi, New Zealand
ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES IN NEW ZEALAND NOW We're looking to add another reliable and trustworthy Farm Assistant to our team, pretty much immediately.  Our junior staff member has moved on to his next step, which as created a vacancy in our team.   We are milking 600 cows twice-a-day (TAD) starting in mid-August, and will reduce this to once-a-day (OAD) in summer sometime. The dairy shed is spacious and modern; well-equipped with ACRs, in-shed feeding, SmartWash, and a hydraulic backing gate. The other gear on the farm is well maintained and fit-for-purpose. (More info is available in the farm/business profile) A private bedroom in 1 of our 2 on-farm accommodations will be made available to the successful applicant.  This is to be a service tenancy made available as a shared accommodation for the Farm Assistant to occupy with other Farm Assistants.  Both homes are warm & dry & modern. They also have stunning views of Mount...
Closing date for Applications:
22/07/2026
Calf Rearer Farm Assistant Farmhand Milk Harvester Relief Milker
Position Start Date:
01/07/2026