Kiwifruit confidence is rebuilding on the back of stronger returns and export performance. High-performing orchards with secure licences and packhouse alignment remain the most sought after.

Lifestyle confidence is lifting as buyers refocus on quality and pricing aligns with market reality. Lower rates and improved connectivity are supporting steady demand across key regions.

Pastoral sentiment is steadying, supported by easing rates and firm returns. Quality breeding and finishing country with good infrastructure continues to hold value despite tighter margins.

Dairy demand is strengthening as banks reopen to lending and farm balance sheets improve. Buyers are re-engaging for well-run, scalable farms with strong compliance and long-term potential.

Buyer interest remains strong across quality dairy farms, particularly in Canterbury and Southland. Waikato is also seeing solid activity, especially for well-maintained properties. Strong farmgate returns are translating to higher levels of liquidity.

Sheep and beef prices have performed well and wool is improving, but rising input costs and compliance demands continue to squeeze margins. Interest rates are easing, buyer enquiry and offer levels are well above what’s been seen over the past two years.

Grower and buyer confidence is up following another solid harvest. Tray numbers, total Zespri grower return (TZG), and early-season orchard gate return (OGR) have all improved. The 2025 licence auction confirmed strong interest in premium varieties.

Sauvignon blanc remains New Zealand’s export leader, but the large 2025 harvest adds to existing oversupply. Despite good quality, prices remain weak, new U.S. tariffs add pressure, producers are cautious and margins are tight.

Independent forecasters are typically predicting house prices will rise over the next two years. Early signs of recovery are shown through stronger sales volumes, with price growth held back by the large supply of homes currently on the market for sale.

Dairy farm sales have rebounded sharply, with volumes up 73 percent and values up 90 percent in the year to March 2025, driven by strong payouts and renewed buyer confidence fuelling demand for quality properties across Canterbury, Southland and Waikato.

Confidence is rebounding in New Zealand’s pastoral farming sector, with farmland sales up 23 percent to March 2025. Improving returns, easing input costs, and lower interest rates are driving buyer interest, stronger profitability and a lift in listings.