Job Details

Category: Sheep and Beef
Location: Waikato

Rural Directions

Take Charge of Your Career - General Hand Opportunity | Ziwotto Farms Ltd

• Located midway between Port Waikato and Raglan.

• Enjoy a coastal-rural lifestyle with stunning views and easy beach access.

• An attractive remuneration package that reflects your skills and experience.

Your Future Workplace
Ziwotto Farms Ltd is a 1,280 ha privately owned sheep and beef breeding and finishing farm between Port Waikato and Raglan. The property, Kokonga, features 160 ha of native bush, rolling to steeper hill country, and outstanding coastal views. Running around 3,500 Romney ewes and 1,000 Angus cattle, the farm is efficiently managed with modern infrastructure, including two woolsheds and new yards due in 2026. With ongoing reinvestment and a focus on trophy-farm standards, Kokonga operates to a high level of tidiness and efficiency.

Your Role
The General Hand role is a hands-on position focused on the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of farm infrastructure, machinery, and water systems. Responsibilities include fencing repairs, monitoring and repairing pumps or leaks, operating tractors and farm equipment, and assisting with weed, pest, and livestock management.

Working as part of a small, close-knit team alongside the Farm Manager, this role requires someone with previous sheep and beef farming experience who is confident across a range of practical farm tasks. It is well suited to a dependable, practical person who takes pride in high-quality work and enjoys being involved in the day-to-day running of a well-managed farming operation.

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• Strong practical farming skills, including fencing (conventional 7-wire), water systems, and general farm maintenance.
• Competence operating tractors and farm machinery.
• Previous sheep and beef farming experience with good livestock knowledge.
• Experience with weed and pest control.
• Strong communication skills and a team-focused approach.
• Good organisational and self-time management skills.
• A proactive, reliable person with strong problem-solving ability.

To read more about the position and farm please visit – https://bit.ly/3MyxW8g

 

Why You’ll Love This Job

• Opportunity to work within an inclusive farming environment, where there is the chance to further your skills and progress your knowledge.
• Modern technologies and systems within the business.
• Work in an environment where continual investment ensures a modern, high-quality, and well-maintained farm.
• Competitive remuneration package to suit the right applicant.
• Work in a small, supportive team of 3-4 people.
• Opportunity to develop skills across farm maintenance, stock work and machinery operation.
• The property is midway between Port Waikato and Raglan, offering a coastal-rural lifestyle with stunning views and easy beach access.
• Accommodation is a modern 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom Lockwood home with open-plan living, heat pump, carport, and extra storage sheds.

To APPLY, head to www.ruraldirections.co.nz/jobs

Applications close Monday 6th April 2026

Only job seekers who have NZ working rights will be eligible for this role. 

Date Posted: 2026-03-17