50-50 Sharemilker – Maungatapere, Whangarei

• Full Time
• Application Closes 19 Dec 2025
• Northland - Whangarei
• Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Manager

About the Role
On behalf of our client we are looking for a sharemilker with strong communication skills, a solid understanding of pasture management, and exceptional attention to detail. 

Farm Details

• Location: Maungatapere, 10 minutes from Whangarei, free-draining soil
• Size: 92ha flat to rolling milking platform
• Infrastructure: 20 ASHB shed, concrete feed pad, runoff 10km away for replacement grazing
• Herd: 290 cows, 73 replacement heifers, early spring calving
• Production: 112,000 kgMS
• Staff: 2 FTE's

Lifestyle & Community

• Primary and intermediate school within 400m of the farm gate
• High schools within 15km
• 12km from centre of Whangarei

Accommodation

• Main dwelling: 3 bedrooms + office, separate shower/bathroom/restroom, wood      fire in lounge, walking distance to cowshed
• Additional options: 
  • Self-contained single unit near cowshed
  • Second 3-bedroom house may available for staff if required (not for rental)
    

Skills & Experience

Ideal Candidate

You will bring practical dairy farming experience and expertise in:

• Cropping and re-grassing
• Animal health, husbandry, and calf rearing
• Effluent, fertiliser, and feed management
• Data collection and record-keeping
• Machinery operation and farm maintenance skills