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A station, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century. The owner of a station is called a runholder. Some of the stations in the South Island have been subject to the voluntary tenure review process. As part of this process the government has been buying out all or part of the leases. Poplars Station in the Lewis Pass area was purchased in part by the government in 2003. The Nature Heritage Fund was used to purchase 4000 ha for $1.89 million. Birchwood Station was bought in 2005 to form part of the Ahuriri Conservation Park St James Station was purchased by the Government in 2008. ==Notable stations== *Akitio Station, formerly located in the Southern North Island province of Wairarapa and host to the touring English Cricket team in the 20th Century. *Castle Hill Station, located on State Highway 73, is the location of a popular rock climbing area *Double Hill Station, located up the Rakaia River. *Erewhon, named after Samuel Butler's book *Marainanga Station, Southern North Island, formerly - Famously associated to Ocean Racing - and the Condor maxi yacht campaigns of the 1970s/1980s; and connected to the 1908 foundation of the UK's Stoke Park Club. *Mesopotamia Station, associated with Samuel Butler *Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm now administered by the Department of Conservation *St James Station, purchased by the Government in 2008 *Walter Peak Station, founded in 1860, is a 25,758 hectare working high country sheep station on the southern shore of Lake Wakatipu. It runs approximately 18,000 Merino and Perendale sheep and about 800 beef cows.〔(Iconic Station hosts field day ) Retrieved on 20 January 2009〕 Glenfalloch Station situated in the Headwaters of the Rakaia River, a working Sheep and Beef farm operating a small conference venue 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Station (New Zealand agriculture)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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