You will have all sorts of things on your farm: dogs, stock, water reservoirs, effluent ponds, fires, weeds, emergency petrol supplies, children, compost heaps, bird scarers, etc. Some of those things are valuable and you will want to keep them. Some of those things you would most likely prefer to get rid of. But in all cases, what you don't want to happen is for those things (or the smell, noise, or vibrations they make) to escape your property. Here are a few reasons why.
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When you're buying a rural property, the general rule is that sufficient feed is left on the property. Due to the way the 'feed wedge' is calculated, however, you could be left short of sustenance for your stock. Frequently in rural property sales a standard clause is included in the Agreement for Sale & Purchase that defines the average grass cover that the seller is to leave on settlement.
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The new Marine & Coastal Area Act was passed in April, replacing the controversial Foreshore & Seabed Act. Looking closely at the legislation, some property owners who have homes and businesses built out over the water believe they may be exempt from paying rates.
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Owners of forestry land need to be aware of decisions they should make this year under the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The Act was created to enable this country to meet its international obligations to reduce carbon emissions.

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Provisional statistics from the Department of Labour show that 50% of workplace fatalities in the first four months of 2011 occurred in the agricultural sector1. These figures speak for themselves. The rate that farming families, their employees and contractors are dying as a result of farm accidents is horrific.
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Owners of forestry land need to be aware of decisions they should make this year under the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The Act was created to enable New Zealand to meet its international obligations to reduce carbon emissions.
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