The Farm
Working Landscape
A farm that shapes the land
Mataka Station is a working farm, not a picturesque backdrop, but an active pastoral operation that shapes the character of the land every day. The estate's 1,630 acres (660 hectares) of pasture support approximately 2,400 sheep and 220 cattle under the management of a full-time farm manager.
- 2,400
- Sheep
- 220
- Cattle
- 660ha
- Pasture
- 300km
- Farm Fencing
The farm operates with care and precision, balancing productivity with the estate's deep conservation obligations. Pasture management, stock health, and infrastructure maintenance are coordinated through the Mataka Residents' Association, ensuring that farming decisions align with the values shared by all owners.
The result is a landscape that feels genuinely alive: open grassland meeting native forest, stock grazing on ridgelines above the Pacific, and the quiet rhythms of seasonal work giving Mataka its enduring character.
Infrastructure
Built for endurance
Stock yards and a woolshed support full-cycle pastoral operations. Extensive water management structures (dams, reticulation networks, and stock water systems) are engineered into the landscape with the same attention to permanence that defines the estate as a whole.
Approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles) of farm fencing define the operational pastures, rotational paddocks, and internal boundary lines, the unseen structure beneath the open landscape that makes the farm function efficiently.
Roads
20 km of sealed metal roads connecting the full estate
Woolshed
Full-service shearing and processing facility
Water
Dams, reticulated water systems, and stock supply network
"The farm is not separate from the conservation estate; it is part of the same story. Managed together, they create a landscape that will endure."