Totara Estate

A historic farm situated in beautiful North Otago countryside, Totara Estate played a significant role in the making of New Zealand as we know it today. Farming began at Totara in the 1850s. By the time the estate was purchased by the New Zealand & Australian Land Company in 1866 it covered almost 15,000 acres and boasted 17,654 sheep, 200 cattle, and reputably the best wheat, potato and mangold growing land in the country.