71 businesses in Farming & Rural
Mountain Valley Honey is a family-owned honey producer based at Spring Grove, Brightwater, at the top of New Zealand's South Island. In December 2024, Matt and Sarah Goldsworthy took over the business, continuing its focus on raw, unpasteurised and uncreamed honey. The company's bees forage across remote native forests, mountains and valleys throughout the region, and honey is packed and dispatched directly from the site.
Mark Carey Contracting is an agricultural contracting business based on Holdaway Road, Upper Moutere, serving the Motueka, Waimea and Nelson areas. Mark has worked as an independent contractor in cultivation and baleage for over 15 years, supported by three full-time staff plus seasonal regulars. Services include hay and baleage making, ground cultivation, seed drilling, pasture renewal, harvesting, mulching and ploughing for dairy, horticulture, sheep and beef, and lifestyle-block clients.
Tractor Repairs & Spares is an agricultural machinery dealer and service centre at 28 Appleby Highway, Richmond, specialising in viticultural, horticultural and agricultural tractors. Founded in 1996 by Adrian Orchard, the company now employs 70 staff across five branches in Renwick, Seddon, Richmond, Hawkes Bay and Marlborough. It is a Massey Ferguson and Fendt dealer, offering machinery servicing, spare parts and on-farm support.
The Havens is a farm stay in the Motueka River Valley, Tasman District, set on the banks of the Motueka River among olive trees and native bush. Guests stay in the Sanctuary studio flat and can use a private outdoor hot spa. The property runs sheep, and guests may walk the farm for views across the river valley toward Mt Arthur and the Kahurangi Ranges.
Hop Revolution operates two hop farms in Tapawera and Kohatu, in the Motueka River Valley, Tasman District. Founded in 2014 by plant scientist Dr Susan Wheeler, it grows nine hop varieties across 220 hectares on land either side of the Motueka River. Hops are harvested towards the end of February and processed with Wolf picking and drying equipment. The company is accredited by Global G.A.P.
Echodale Orchard is a fifth-generation, NZ-owned family orchard business that has operated in the Nelson region since 1915, based at 150 White Road, Hope. The orchard grows apples and pears, including Packham's Triumph and Beurre Bosc pears and the Champion apple, across more than 40 hectares. Fruit is marketed under the Nelson Fresh, Champion and Kiwi Crisp brands and distributed wholesale to customers throughout New Zealand.
Heywood Orchards is a third-generation, family-owned orchard company based in Riwaka, with orchards throughout the Motueka and Riwaka area, including a site on Dehra Doon Road. The business grows apples, pears and kiwifruit across roughly 115 hectares and is a founding member of Golden Bay Fruit. It also recruits seasonal and permanent orchard staff year-round.
Puramahoi Fields is a small-scale certified organic farm in Golden Bay, established in 2014 and certified organic with OrganicFarmNZ since 2018. The farm grows diverse seasonal produce using organic and regenerative practices, supplying fresh produce to the local community and selected wholesale customers within Golden Bay. A roadside stall at the farm sells freshly harvested certified organic vegetables, open seven days a week during summer with reduced hours in the off season.
Carolin's Equine Services is an equestrian facility at 1087 Motueka Valley Highway, Ngātīmoti, in the Tasman District. The business is listed under multiple Google Business Profile categories, including horse riding school, horse trainer, horseback riding service, horse boarding stable, horse riding field and outdoor equestrian facility. Its Google Business Profile listing is claimed by the business.
PGG Wrightson Takaka is part of the Rural Supplies store network, one of 90 PGG Wrightson stores across New Zealand serving farmers and horticultural growers. The Takaka store supplies sheep and beef farmers, lifestyle block owners and larger farming operations. PGG Wrightson also operates Fruitfed Supplies for the horticultural sector and Water Services, covering irrigation, farm water design, pumps and drainage. The product range includes animal health items such as pour-on drench for lice, ticks and fly control.
Pikimai Hops is a family owned and operated hop farm beside the Motueka River in the Nelson region, at 96 Newport Road, Tapawera. The farm grows six varieties of hops, combining conventional and organic practices to support soil biological activity. Harvested hops are picked at their prime, processed using Wolf pickers and layered tipping kilns, and distributed to brewers in Europe and North America.
Tasman Drone Services is a family business established in March 2023 by Jared Capey, based in Wakefield and servicing the wider Nelson/Tasman region. It provides aerial spraying and spreading using RTK GPS-guided drones, covering crop protection, weed spraying, lime and fertiliser spreading, and roof spraying. The operator is CAA Part 102 certificated, and Growsafe and PreQual qualified.
TasmanCrop is one of two brands within the Horticentre Group, which supplies growers with horticultural products including pest and disease control, nutrition, equipment and consumables. Its technical field team provides soil, substrate, water and plant analysis alongside crop monitoring and specialist consultancy. Google lists TasmanCrop as a fertiliser supplier and agricultural service based in Richmond.
Compost Shop is a farm-category business at 2/46 Gladstone Road, Richmond, within the Tasman district. Google Business Profile lists it as a claimed listing offering wheelchair accessible parking. It is open Monday to Friday, and closed on weekends. The listing holds a five out of five rating, with one reviewer describing it as a great online store with lots of helpful advice.
Federated Farmers of New Zealand Inc is listed under the agricultural service and professional services categories, based at 207A Queen Street, Richmond 7020. The website provides a members-only sign-in portal for managing accounts and payments, alongside an online store for event registrations. It also promotes an annual conference, held over three days, with a dedicated registration page. The premises offer wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Golden Hills Walnuts is a walnut orchard and processor based at 60 Golden Hills Road, Waimea West, RD1, Richmond, in the Tasman District. The business grows walnuts and produces walnut oil, walnut meal, walnut pieces and halves, dukkah and pastilla. Google lists the property under the Orchard category, reflecting its combined growing and processing operation.
Hop Revolution is a hop-growing and processing business based in Richmond, founded in 2014 by plant scientist Dr Susan Wheeler. The company operates two farms at Tapawera and Kohatu in the Motueka River Valley, growing nine hop varieties across 220 hectares. Hops are picked at a tailored time for each variety and processed using Wolf picking and drying technology, then supplied to brewers. The farms are Global G.A.P accredited.
Mac Hops Ltd is a family-owned hop farm in Motueka, run by the McGlashen family since 1900. Now a fifth-generation business, it grows more than 15 hop varieties across two properties totalling 115 hectares: the original Motueka farm and the Moutere farm, established in 2017. Mac Hops holds Global GAP and Green Chief certification and follows sustainable farming practices.
Orchard View Farm is a self-contained two-bedroom cottage in Riwaka, offering holiday accommodation with views across the Riwaka Valley. The property sits on twenty acres of pasture, native bush and riverside land, close to Abel Tasman National Park and the beaches of Marahau and Kaiteriteri. The Riwaka River, home to brown trout, runs alongside the property. Free range chickens, geese, mini horses and two llamas live on site.
Pangatotara Organic Pears is a small, family-run orchard at 747 Motueka Valley Highway, Ngātīmoti, in the Tasman District. The orchard grows certified organic, sprayfree, tree-ripened pears sold directly from the property, along with pear juice available in 3-litre and 10-litre bag-in-box format. It is described as New Zealand's only certified organic and sprayfree pear orchard. There are currently no job vacancies, though WWOOFers are considered.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd - Stables Block is a Tasman District orchard business located at 121 Redwood Road, Appleby 7081. It is listed on Google Business Profile under the Orchard category, within the region's farming and rural sector. The site offers wheelchair accessible parking for visitors and can be reached by phone during its listed opening hours.
Willow Creek Farm operates at 240a Wills Road, Upper Moutere 7175, in the Tasman region. Its Google Business Profile lists the categories Egg supplier and Farm. The business has a listed contact phone number but no independent website description is currently on file, and Google shows one review for the business.
Complete Water Solutions is a locally owned and operated business based in Motueka providing water solutions across the Tasman area. Services include design, installation, supply and service of pumps, filtration systems, irrigation equipment, water tanks, pipes and fittings, and drainage supplies. The business specialises in irrigation for the horticultural industry and also hires out Yanmar excavators for excavation work. Owner Blair McFarlane leads sales and design.
The Loggers Shop is a forestry supplies store in Brightwater, stocking clothing, footwear, PPE, DSR wire rope, rigging, and chainsaw and harvester accessories. It also operates The Outdoors Store, offering fishing, camping and tramping gear, adventure wear, optics and headlamps. Workshop services include wire rope splicing, strop making, wire rope delivery and installation, and chain sharpening for chainsaws and harvesters.
Mamaku Grove is a family farm and retreat space at 551 Hamama Road, ten minutes from Tākaka, run by Nathaniel and Simone Petterson under the Mamaku Grove Family Trust. Now in its sixth generation of Pettersons, the mixed-use farm includes grazing, forestry, native timber and regenerating native bush. It welcomes individuals, couples, families and groups for retreats, rest and community life within a Christian faith setting.
Farm Source Murchison is a dairy farm equipment supplier at 46 Hotham Street, Murchison. The store stocks animal health products such as pour-on drenches from brands including Cydectin and Elanco. It is open weekdays 8.00am to 5.00pm and Saturday 9.00am to 12.00pm, closed Sundays and public holidays. Staff include a store manager and two technical sales representatives, and the store accepts credit card, debit card and mobile NFC payment.
Farmlands Motueka is a branch of Farmlands, New Zealand's farmer owned rural supplies co-operative. The co-op services more than 70,000 shareholders through a network of 82 stores nationwide, supplying feed, fuel, fencing and farm inputs. Specialist teams offer agronomy, horticulture and animal nutrition advice, including soil testing, crop planning, fertiliser recommendations and pest and disease management for farmers and growers.
Motueka Steiner Farm is a state-integrated Steiner primary school with a focus on farm-based and nature-based learning, based at 49 School Road, Lower Moutere 7175, in Tasman District. It is categorised as a Farm on its Google Business Profile listing. The school holds a 4.8-star rating from five reviews and offers wheelchair-accessible parking and entrance for visitors.
TasmanCrop is a fertiliser and agricultural supplier at 28 King Edward Street in Motueka, operating as one of two brands within the Horticentre Group. The Horticentre Group supplies growers with a wide range of horticultural products backed by a technical field-based team. Services offered include pest and disease control, plant nutrition, equipment, consumables, soil and plant analysis, and crop monitoring and consultancy advice for growers.
Riversidefarm offers farm stay bed and breakfast accommodation at 1245 Motueka Valley Highway, Ngātīmoti, in Tasman District. On Google Business Profile the property is categorised as a Farm, with additional listings as a Guest house and Lodge. Visitor reviews on Google give it a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from three ratings recorded.
Brian Miller Truck and Tractor (BMTT) is a tractor dealer based in Appleby, Tasman District, offering sales, parts and servicing for agricultural, horticultural and viticulture equipment and machinery. The service team works on machinery ranging from older, retro models to current equipment, and the business stocks a wide range of parts to suit all makes and models. Customers range from lifestyle block owners to contractors.
PGG Wrightson / Fruitfed Supplies Motueka is a rural and horticultural supplies store at 26 Old Wharf Road, Motueka, part of a nationwide network of 90 stores. The store carries products for farming and horticulture, including local apple and kiwifruit orchards and horse owners, and serves operations from lifestyle blocks to large farms and growers. Fruitfed Supplies has served the horticultural sector for more than 100 years.
Golden Bay Fruit is an apple packing and export business based in Motueka. Its growers grow apples and pears across New Zealand orchards, working directly from orchard to market. The company operates a vertically integrated model covering growing, packing, exporting and marketing. Varieties grown include Braeburn, Cox, Fuji, Granny Smith, NZ Queen and Royal Gala apples, produced by the family growers who founded the business.
Hoddys Fruit Company is an orchard business at 16 Aniseed Valley Road, Stoke, Hope 7081, in the Tasman region. The site offers wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Customers have rated it 4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews, with eleven of those reviews rated five stars. Its Google Business Profile is not yet claimed by the owner, and it can be reached by phone on +6435446654.
Motueka Farm Machinery is a tractor dealer based at 32 King Edward Street, Motueka 7120, within the Tasman District region. The business lists delivery as an available service option and offers wheelchair accessible parking on site. Customers can pay using credit card or debit card. On Google, the business holds a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 10 votes. It can be reached by phone on +6435289065 for tractor dealer enquiries.
PGG Wrightson operates a Rural Supplies and Fruitfed Supplies store in Richmond, part of a nationwide network of 90 stores serving farmers and horticultural growers. The Richmond team supports local fruit and vegetable growers, sheep and beef farmers, and vineyards with winery inputs, working with operations from lifestyle blocks to large farms. The store also stocks animal health products, animal feed, fertiliser, and rural water system supplies.
Neudorf Mushrooms is a farm business located at 509 Neudorf Road, Upper Moutere, within the Tasman region. It is listed on Google Maps under the Farm category, with a customer rating of 4.4 out of 5 from five reviews. The Google Business Profile is claimed and shows wheelchair accessible parking is available on site. Customers can contact the business directly by phone.
Drummond & Etheridge is a family owned agricultural machinery dealer with over 85 years in business, supplying and servicing John Deere and other brands across the South Island. Based in Richmond, the branch serves the region's forestry, viticulture, horticulture and farming sectors. The company also operates 10 service workshops with more than 80 factory-trained technicians and a parts department.
Tyrella Orchards is an orchard business located at 395 Central Road, Lower Moutere, in the Tasman District. The business is registered on Google Business Profile under the category Orchard, with wheelchair accessible parking noted as an available feature. It can be contacted by phone on +6435267709. The Google Business Profile listing is claimed and shows a rating of 4.3 from three reviews.
Hop Revolution is a hop-growing business founded in 2014 by plant scientist Dr Susan Wheeler. It operates two farms near Tapawera and Kohatu in the Motueka River Valley, in the Top of the South Island, growing nine hop varieties across 220 hectares. The farms use Wolf picking and drying technology and are accredited by Global G.A.P. Hop Revolution is one of New Zealand's largest independent hop growers, selling hops directly to brewers and offering a downloadable recipe book.
Mclean Orchard operates as an orchard business at 83 Hursthouse Street, Lower Moutere 7175, in the Tasman District. It is listed on Google Business Profile under the category Orchard. The premises offer wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The business holds a Google rating of 4.2 from 33 reviews and can be contacted by phone during trading hours.
Think Water Tasman Bay is a locally owned water management business in Motueka, part of the national Think Water group. It supplies, installs and services irrigation, pumping, filtration, plumbing, drainage, water tanks, heat pumps and pool and spa equipment for residential, commercial and agricultural clients. The team also designs and services dairy and effluent systems for farms in the Tasman Bay area.
Hogarth Spreading Ltd is a Brightwater-based contract fertiliser spreading business that has served the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions for more than 30 years. The Spreadmark Certified company spreads lime, seed, fertiliser and mixes using a fleet of five spreading vehicles and trailers, covering dairy, sheep, beef and deer farms, vineyards, market gardens, lifestyle blocks and steep terrain.
PGG Wrightson Murchison is a rural supplies store at 89 Fairfax Street, Murchison. It forms part of PGG Wrightson's retail division, which operates the Rural Supplies store network of 90 stores servicing farmers and horticultural growers throughout New Zealand, backed by over 170 years' heritage delivering rural and horticultural supplies nationwide. The wider business also designs stock water systems, offering on-farm scoping visits, GPS farm mapping and full reticulation system design.
Thomas Bros LTD Talasea Packhouse is an orchard business based in Riwaka, within the Tasman District. It is listed under the Google Business Profile category Orchard, with its premises located at 394 Main Road Riwaka, Riwaka 7198. The business can be contacted by phone on +6439298650. On Google, it holds a rating of 4 out of 5 from 11 reviews.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd is an orchard business with an office at 3 Golden Hills Road, Appleby, in the Tasman District. The listing is categorised as an Orchard on Google Business Profile. The business operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm and offers wheelchair accessible parking. It can be contacted by phone on 03 547 4800.
Thomas Bros Ltd - Dehra Doon Packhouse is listed on Google Business Profile as an orchard business in the Tasman District. It is located at 197 Dehra Doon Road, Riwaka 7198, and can be contacted on +64 3 528 7831. The listing is claimed by the business owner. It holds a customer rating of 3.9 from 14 reviews on Google.
Fairfield Orchards is a third-generation, family-run horticultural business growing apples and kiwifruit across the Motueka and Tasman regions. The Drummond family began farming the Riwaka valley more than 80 years ago, and Chris and Lyn Drummond transitioned the property into an apple and kiwifruit orchard during the 1980s. The business now spans 165 hectares across 13 orchard blocks and operates its own automated packhouse, growing, packing and coolstoring fruit for export markets.
Vailima Orchard is a family-run apple orchard on the Waimea Plains near Hope, in Tasman District. Named after Walter Hoddy's time in Samoa, it is now run by third generation orchardists Richard and Susan Hoddy with sons Tristram and Matthew. The orchard has extended across several properties and trials new apple varieties as part of the Luv'ya grower group.
Chieftain Trailers at BMTT is an agricultural service business based at 2 Oconnor Road, Best Island, in the Tasman District. The business sells and services agricultural machinery, and holds the Authorised Dealer appointment for Chieftain Trailers. It operates as an agricultural machinery dealer and repairer, with wheelchair accessible parking available on site.
Fairfield Orchards is a third-generation family-run horticultural operation growing apples and kiwifruit across the Motueka and Tasman regions. Chris and Lyn Drummond transitioned the family farm into an apple and kiwifruit orchard in the 1980s, later developing their own packhouse operation. Based in Riwaka in Tasman Bay, the orchard grows eight varieties of apples and gold kiwifruit, taking advantage of high sunshine hours and generous rainfall. Fruit is processed through a fully automated packhouse using AI-driven grading technology.
Fruit Direct is an orchard business located at 150 White Road, Hope 7081, in the Tasman District. On its Google Business Profile the business is categorised as an orchard, and additionally listed as a food producer, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler, a produce market, and a produce wholesaler, indicating both orchard growing and produce wholesale/retail operations at this address.
Hidden Row is a farm business located at 161 George Harvey Road, Upper Moutere, in the Tasman district. According to its Google Business Profile, the business grows and sells boysenberries, supplied as free-flow fruit in 10kg and 4kg cartons. The property is listed under the Farm category. Hidden Row's opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm.
Jeffries Farm operates from 151 Brooklyn Valley Road in Motueka, within Tasman District, and is listed on Google as a farm business under the mapped category of farming and rural. The property keeps limited opening hours, welcoming visitors on Monday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm and on Tuesday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm. The business also maintains a presence on Instagram, where it is found under the handle jeffriesfarm.
Oast-House Farm is a farm situated at 17-159 Old House Road, Upper Moutere 7175, within the Tasman region of New Zealand. Its Google Business Profile category is listed as Farm. The property can be contacted by phone on +64 3 543 2855. Oast-House Farm operates from this rural Upper Moutere address in Tasman District.
Patons Rockers is a rural property located at 166 Patons Rock Road, Patons Rock 7182, within the Tasman District. It appears on Google Business Profile under the Farm category, with the profile's own description recording it as farm land with a house. The Google Business Profile also lists a contact phone number for the property, and no separate website is on file for the listing.
Redbud Farm Limited is an orchard in Motueka, based on Motueka River West Bank Road, RD1. The business grows blueberries, hazelnuts, and citrus limes, and describes itself as an antioxidant grower. It is listed on Google Business Profile under the Orchard category, serving the Motueka 7196 area of the Tasman district.
Ruby Downs Alpacas is a working alpaca farm in Upper Moutere breeding black alpacas and fawns. Visitors are welcome by appointment only, as the property operates as a working farm. The business offers stud male breeding services and alpaca sales to prospective buyers.
Strange Contracting Limited is an agricultural contracting business located on Takaka Valley Highway, RD1, in Tākaka, within Golden Bay. It is registered as an Agricultural service on its Google Business Profile, which states that the company offers all aspects of agricultural contracting throughout Golden Bay. The premises have wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd - Ashfield Block is an orchard business located at 491 Lower Queen Street, Appleby 7081, in the Tasman District. The property is registered on Google Business Profile under the Orchard category. Ashfield Block appears to be one operating block within the wider Wai-West Horticulture company, on Lower Queen Street in the Appleby area of the Tasman region.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd is a family-owned orchard business based in the Nelson-Tasman region, growing fruit since 1983. This listing is for the Ford Block property on Moutere Highway, Appleby, part of a wider portfolio across the Waimea Plains. The company grows apples, kiwifruit, boysenberries and feijoas, working with exporters including Zespri, T&G Global and Freshco.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd - Lansdowne Block is a horticulture business located at 462 Appleby Highway, Appleby, postcode 7081, in the Tasman District of New Zealand. On Google Business Profile the listing is categorised under the Orchard category. The Lansdowne Block address sits within the Appleby locality, part of the wider Tasman region, and is recorded on Google Business Profile with the postal code 7081 at Appleby Highway.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd - PF Block is an orchard located at 33 Swamp Road, Appleby 7081, within Tasman District. The property is listed under the Orchard category on its Google Business Profile, within the local farming-rural sector. The site offers wheelchair accessible parking for visitors. As of this record, the Google Business Profile for this orchard has not yet been claimed by an owner, and no business hours have been published.
Wai-West Horticulture Ltd - Redwoods Block is an orchard business at 3 Golden Hills Road, Appleby, within the Tasman District. Google Business Profile records list this site under the Orchard category, identifying it as the Redwoods Block property of Wai-West Horticulture Ltd, a horticultural operation. A listed contact phone number covers enquiries directed to the Redwoods Block address in Appleby.
Waimea Nurseries Redwood Block is part of Waimea Nurseries, a fruit tree nursery established in 1971 by Doug and Georgi Simpson. The company produces fruit, nut, berry and ornamental trees for New Zealand's consumer and commercial markets, supplying crops including apples, stonefruit, kiwifruit, berries and hops. The nursery is based in Waimea West and covers more than 200 hectares of production on the Waimea Plains near Nelson.