Peak Hill Station

Peak Hill Station
Mt Algidus Road, Lake Coleridge

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Homes
3. Farm Buildings
4. Plant
5. Soils and Land
6. Stock
7. Water, Rainfall and Shelter
8. Situation and Legal Description
9. Method of Sale
10. Farm Map
11. Certificate of Title
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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Contents of the Comprehensive Property Report do not form part of a contract.
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1. Introduction
Lake Coleridge/Rakaia River
PEAK HILL STATION – 1,131 HECTARES
A well known freehold high country station with frontages on the Rakaia River and Lake Coleridge.
Peak Hill has been well farmed for several decades and is well known for strong stock
performance. There are superb building sites looking up to the Arrowsmith mountains and the
Rakaia River, as well as sites with expansive views of Lake Coleridge.

2. Homes
Main Homestead
• 3 bedrooms and office plus sleepout
• Magnificent garden and tennis court
• The large and extensive garden is well known in
Canterbury and hosts garden tours for local and
overseas visitors
• The garden has also featured in the New Zealand
House and Garden magazine
Cottage
• Warm home with three bedrooms plus an office
• In sheltered setting with spectacular views
Fishing Hut
• Kitchen/dining facilities
• Commanding views across Lake Coleridge
• Sleeps 5
• 4WD access
• Your own private sheltered bay
Shearers Quarters
• Self contained
• 3 double bedrooms
• Rental potential

3. Farm Buildings
Farm Buildings
• Four stand woolshed with 650 night pen
• 5 hayheds
• Implement Shed
• Workshop
• Main sheep yards at woolshed in very good
condition
• Two sets of satellite yards
• Deer shed facilities combined with small sheep
yards
• Cattle yards (The cattle yards used by the station
are on an 8ha title owned by Mt Algidus Station)

4. Plant
Plant
• 1999 New Holland 8360 Tractor,
front end loader, bucket, back forks
and dual wheels
• 1981 Toyota Landcruiser
• 1982 Toyota Landcruiser
• 9ft Cambridge roller
• 13ft Cambridge roller
Woolshed Plant
• 4 x shearing machines
• Grinder
• Lyco no tramp press
• Harrington sheep dig together with motor and
pump
• Stock and plant to be sold with farm
• Drill harrows
• Heavy harrows
• 13ft Chisel plough
• 14ft grubber and crumbler
• Post driver
• Snow plough
• Taarup hay mower
• Deutz Fahr hay tedder
• Portable sheep loading race
• One 20 tonne silo
• One 10 tonne silo
• Grain Auger
• Grain wagon
• 25ft hay trailer

5. Soils and Land
Soils
The following areas are approximate:
• Medium to steep hill – Haldon and Kaikoura series – 188 hectares
• Paddocks and rolling downs – Kowai series – 605 hectares
• Low hills and downs – Tekapo series – 169 hectares
• Stony flats – Tasman series – 113 hectares
• Riverbed – 56 hectares
Fertiliser History
Approximate applications:
• Paddocks fertilised annually.
• Lower hill country top dressed by plane most years.
• Lime spread on newly worked paddocks and DAP etc drilled with crops.
Subdivision
The property is divided into 35 paddocks, 12 hill blocks and 11 deer paddocks.
Cover and Contour (approx)
250ha of cultivated paddocks made up of:
• 56ha deer unit
• 26ha Lucerne
• 34ha Swedes, Kale, Rape and new grass,
balance being grass paddocks
A lot of re-grassing has been done.
The balance being medium to steep healthy tussock
country.

6. Stock
Stock
Sheep 30/06/07 30/06/08
Perendale ewe hoggets 778 810
Ram and wether hoggets 0 30
Two Tooth ewes 700 690
Mixed age ewes 2,236 2,175
Mixed age wethers and Rams 40 40
Perendale ewes lamb approximately 130 -135%
Lambs are being sold on farm at the Rakaia Gorge Lamb sale
Suffolk Stud sheep
Ewe hoggets 50 35
Ram hoggets 120 115
Two tooth ewes 45 35
Mixed age ewes 170 180
Rams 4 4
Suffolk Stud will be retained by the vendors.
The stud sells flock and some stud rams within Canterbury.
Cattle 30/06/07 30/06/08
Angus, Angus/Hereford and Hereford
Rising 1 year heifers and steers 20 45
Rising 2 year heifers – dry 11 19
Rising 2 year heifers – wet 10 14
Mixed age cows 140 136
Steers 5 3
Breeding Bulls 5 5
Currently calving at approximately 88-93%
Calves are sold at weaning and are well grown with a strong following at the annual calf sale.
TB status C10.

7. Water, Rainfall and Shelter
Water
• Mainly natural springs and creeks with approximately 20 troughs on lower country
• Both houses serviced by wells
Rainfall
Approximately 875mm per annum (35 inches).
Trees/Shelter
Natural on hill from bush and contour plus shelter belts on paddocks.

8. Situation and Legal Description
Situation
• Peak Hill is located on Algidus Road, 115kms from Christchurch City and International Airport and
70kms from Darfield.
• Terrace Downs Resort is 25 minutes away. It has both fine dining and casual meals, together with a
renowned golf course and other upmarket resort facilities.
• Skiing is one hour away at Mt Hutt and 50 minutes to Porters car park.
Google Earth
43 19 6s, 171 27 37e
Altitude
450 metre to 1,030 metres a.s.l. (1,475 feet – 3,400 feet)
Legal Description
Section 2-6 Survey Office Plan 342149 BLKS VIII IX Oakden SD BLKS V XI Coleridge SD.
Local Authority
Selwyn District Council Rates: $4,861.10 per annum

9. Method of Sale
Price on application
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10. Farm Map

11. Certificate of Title

11. Certificate of Title

11. Certificate of Title