Totara Estate

Experience early farming life in NZ.

Took an America friend to see the home of refrigerated meat production in New Zealand. The volunteers at Totara are very informative & welcoming. A very good self guided tour through the buildings & g...

A Beautifully Restored Heritage Farm

The restoration of the old farm buildings on this Heritage farm site is brilliant. The grounds are well kept and the information provided as you walk around the farm gives a really clear picture of wh...

Finally Visited!

Thankyou ‘Team A&J’…Annie & Jackie (& Barney the friendly cat too!) for making our first visit so memorable. You made us feel so welcome with your friendliness & the bonus of you both being in your pe...

Don’t drive by!

A unique and wonderful attraction, well worth a visit. The hosts were interesting and helpful and shared some great stories about the heritage of Totara Estate. Well maintained buildings, gorgeous gar...

Great Historic Place

This is a very well laid out historic estate and everything is explained and full of knowledge and history. It's well worth the time to go here.