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Jul 27 2020

Farmhouses that don't need planning consent

There are many financial benefits to having an additional home on your farm. From offering short-term accommodation for holiday-makers to attracting the...

May 4 2020

Healthy Homes Standards may impact farmhouses & worker accommodation

Where a person lives can have a huge impact on their health, happiness and productivity. This can be crucial when it comes to accommodation, specifically...
May 4 2020

The Healthy Homes Standards

In New Zealand there are a growing number of families and individuals living in rental homes and staff accommodation houses that have poor living...
Sep 18 2019

The financial benefits of farm homes

Providing farmworker accommodation has many benefits for the worker, and for the landlord. We've covered a few of those before but we also want to highlight...

Sep 17 2019

Getting farm accommodation before Gypsy Day

Gypsy Day is ingrained in New Zealand's farming culture. When June 1st rolls around dairy farmers and sharemilkers move cows into stock trucks, pack up...
Oct 15 2018

Does farm housing have to comply with the Residential Tenancies act?

Offering accommodation for farm workers has several benefits. Not only does it help to keep good workers by giving them housing that they would otherwise...

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