Respecting farms
Farms are private land, and you need permission to access them. But many farmers are keen to showcase modern, innovative NZ farming by connecting people — locals and visitors — to traditional farm values of hospitality, openness and generosity.
- Leave gates as you find them – open or closed
- Walk around, rather than through, crops
- Report damage, stock in difficulty, or anything suspicious to the land manager
- Do not disturb stock. Walk in single-file
- Do not climb unsupported fence wires – in the absence of a gate or stile, climb over at posts
- Do not block or obstruct gateways, tracks or entrances
- Do not feed farm animals