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