Kaiwera

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Kaiwera is a rural settlement and community in Southland, New Zealand.

It includes Nithdale Station, a beef, dairy, sheep and forestry farm,[1] with a Romney and Suffolk Stud.[2] It accommodates visitors with a self-contained homestead and farm tours.[3]

Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm is located south-west of Kaiwera.

History[]

By 1907, the local community was holding an annual picnic and sports day at the settlement.[4]

In 1924, Charles Tripp (a grandson of the runholder Charles Tripp) took over the Nithdale Station farm.[5] He converted the rundown 1,478 hectare property, dominated by gorse and rabbits, into a productive farm, which he worked until his death in 1991.[6] Andrew and Heather Tripp has farmed the property since then.[1]

In 2015, a person was killed in a farm accident in Kaiwera.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nithdale Station". ruraldelivery.net.nz. Rural Delivery.
  2. ^ "Nirthdale Farmstay". nithdalefarmstay.co.nz. Nirthdale Farmstay.
  3. ^ "Nirthdale Farmstay". southlandnz.com. Southland District Council.
  4. ^ "Kaiwera Picnic". Mataura Ensign. 22 January 1907. p. 4 – via Papers Past.
  5. ^ Tripp, Dick (2018). The Hero from Nithdale Station: The remarkable true-life story of Major Charles W.H. Tripp – 'The Boss. Wild Side Publishing. ISBN 9780473462291.
  6. ^ Eggleston, Sandy (22 February 2019). "'The boss' remembered". Allied Press. The Engisng.
  7. ^ "Name Released – Fatal Farm Accident Kaiwera Southland – 05/07/2015". New Zealand Police. 7 July 2015.

Coordinates: 46°07′37″S 168°42′31″E / 46.1269195°S 168.708653°E / -46.1269195; 168.708653

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