Land that is practical, desirable and affordale is out there, and costs from around $8k - $25k per hectare. .
Using Trademe (a New Zealand sales and auction website) as a guide for land fit for purpose and pricing, As an example, 8 farms and other land suitable for settlement were chosen that were between $8k - $18k per hectare. That's an average of $13k per hectare, with those properties being between 10ha and 300ha.
Many large enough farms and other land blocks are still available. Here is a list of typical options, most of these are a bit out of date now, but give a broad idea of what is available and cost.
This property is 291 hectares has 2 houses and numerous other buildings. Is at the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, 10 minutes from a small town with a supermarket, hardware, cafes etc, and an hour from a small city, and a perfect example of land fit for purpose.
Some more properties that sold in the past that would have been options.
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