Gore - Dairy Farming Position

placeGore calendar_month27/05/2025

Kahika Farming is a sharemilking business farming at Castlerock, Lumsden in Northern Southland. The farm is owned by Castlerock Farming Company Limited and has been for over 170 years.

We require an enthusiastic individual with passion for the dairy industry to join our team for the coming season. The position offered would be due to start around the beginning of June 2025. Experience is preferred but more importantly it is finding someone who will fit right within our team.

Kahika Farming is a company which offers great opportunity of growth, training and progression within the business. The farm is predominantly focused around dairy, but has a large area of support land. The support land is used for cropping, wintering, young stock & dry stock.

This offers plenty of scope to grow/challenge your skill set and is always offering a wide range of tasks.

It would be ideal for the chosen applicant to have an interest in the following areas:

animal husbandry
pasture management
operating machinery
great communicator and being a really good team player.

We will offer:

A competitive salary package
6 days on 2 days off roster, all season
Ample opportunity to learn new skills or educate yourself through ITO or other avenues
A three bedroom home. (Home is located in Lumsden township, 5 minutes away)
Great team environment that is organised, fun and supportive

The chosen applicant will be involved in all aspects of our team and the day to day running of the farm.

Farm information:

54 bale rotary with cup removers, Pro-track
Allflex collars
Pivot irrigation
Flat contour
1000 cows at peak milk
350 hectare milking platform
350 hectare support land
Modern and well kept machinery

Farm Location

The farm is located at Castlerock, Lumsden in Northern Southland
Five minutes to Lumsden, 15 minutes to Mossburn, 30 minutes to Winton, 45 minutes to Gore, 1 hour to Queenstown & Invercargill
Local primary & secondary schools located in Lumsden and Mossburn with the school bus driving past the farm.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Please only apply if you are in NZ.

When applying please email us with a Cover letter and/or C.V. Email address is kahikafarming@gmail.com.

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