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 Ken and Sandra |
Sandra, who grew up in London and Ken, a Kiwi, have travelled extensively, and worked in New Zealand shearing gangs saving hard for a farm. "We discovered Te Hapu and both felt strongly attracted to the property and managed to buy it in 1980. Our three children grew up here, and now we have time to share this magical place with visitors." |
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| Te Hapu, our sheep and cattle property, is situated amongst stunning limestone landscape and borders the dramatic and ever changing Tasman Sea on one side, and the wilderness of Kahurangi National Park on the other. |  Mustering |
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 Looking towards Gilbert's Beach |
Ken and Sandra practice a rotational farming principal which involves fallowing a pasture every seven years. This helps in the sustainability of the system without the need for heavy applications of artificial fertilizers. The land is naturally sweet and benefits from good sun orientation. |
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| We farm Merino and Romney sheep, and Hereford cows. Merinos, farmed for their fine wool, are normally regarded as suited to more arid regions, and are a recent diversification at Te Hapu. They have adapted well to our green limestone hills and produce excellent wool, close to the best from Central Otago. |  Mustering the Dolphs block |
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 The dipping yards |
Ken and Sandra shear their own sheep and train their own sheep dogs. The sheep and cattle dog is the primary tool in managing the stock on this land. | |
 Tailing time |
 The air strip |
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