- Molesworth Station
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Molesworth Station is New Zealand's largest farm, at over 1,800 km²,[1] and supports the country's biggest herd of cattle. It also hosts government science programs, such as research into bovine tuberculosis and related research into possums.[2]
The land is owned by the Crown and is leased for farming. On 1 July 2005, administration of the land was handed to the New Zealand Department of Conservation.[1]
The HVDC Inter-Island transmission line travels trough the station.
See also
- Station (New Zealand agriculture)
- Wards Pass
References
- ^ a b Clark, Mathew. "Mathew Clark: Sharing our land's bounty". The New Zealand Herald: pp. 2 of 2. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/land-information-nz/news/article.cfm?o_id=433&objectid=10398453&pnum=2. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Scientists make progress in war on TB". The New Zealand Herald. 2005-02-09. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/landcare-research-ltd/news/article.cfm?o_id=303&objectid=10010226&pnum=1. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
External links
- Molesworth Station at the Department of Conservation
- Map of Molesworth Station
Categories:- Marlborough Region
- Canterbury Region
- Farms in New Zealand
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