Lead one of Pāmu’s highest-performing farms: a large-scale East Coast hill country operation within reach of Gisborne and everything the region has to offer.
As Farm Manager at Pāmu’s Wharekōpae Station, you’ll take the lead of one of Pāmu’s highest-performing farms—a large-scale East Coast hill country operation with a strong track record and an established team and farming system.
This is an opportunity to build on proven performance rather than start from scratch. You’ll bring fresh thinking and collaborative leadership to maintain the standards already in place, strengthen the team, and identify the next opportunities across livestock performance, farm systems, infrastructure, and long-term planning.
You’ll work closely with an experienced Business Manager and have access to Pāmu’s wider specialist teams across HR, finance, communications, sustainability, and health and safety. You’ll have practical expertise around you, while retaining the trust and autonomy to lead the day-to-day operation and make decisions that keep the farm performing at a high level.
This role could suit an experienced Farm Manager looking to lead a complex, high-performing operation, or someone ready to take the next step in their farming career. You’ll understand what drives sustained performance and be motivated by the opportunity to build on the farm’s success and help shape its next chapter.
You may already be managing a large-scale sheep and beef farm and be looking for the opportunity to lead a proven, high-performing operation. You’ll bring broad livestock experience, sound commercial judgement, and the confidence to lead people, plan ahead, and maintain high standards across a busy and complex farming system.
Running a property like Wharekōpae takes more than day-to-day stock work. You’ll be comfortable working on steep hill country, using horses and dogs where needed, and staying across the people, planning, contractors, logistics, budgets, performance data, and follow-through that sit behind a consistently successful farm.
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We’re proud to have a supportive and inclusive culture at Pāmu, and we encourage applications from people who share our values – even if you don’t tick every box.
Wharekōpae Station is one of Pāmu’s highest-performing livestock farms, carrying approximately 22,000 stock units across 2,120 effective hectares. The operation breeds and finishes both sheep and cattle, including stock transferred from nearby Pāmu properties.
Operating across two separate properties of around 1,000 hectares each, Wharekōpae combines genuine scale and varied East Coast hill country with an established record of strong operational performance. It offers an experienced Farm Manager the opportunity to lead a successful farming system, maintain its high standards, and shape the next stage of improvement.
Wharekōpae is around 50 minutes from Gisborne, giving you the space and quiet of rural living while keeping the city within easy reach. Tairāwhiti is known for its sunshine, beaches, surf, fishing, cycling, walking tracks, local food and wine, and strong sense of community. With Rere Falls and the Rere Rockslide also nearby, it is an appealing base for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and wants a relaxed East Coast lifestyle alongside a rewarding farming career.
Pāmu Landcorp Farming Limited is a State-Owned Enterprise with over 110 farms across New Zealand. Our purpose is to lead the delivery of innovative and sustainable agriculture solutions for future generations.
We care about your wellbeing - that’s why we offer health and life insurance, enhanced parental leave benefits, and up to 4% KiwiSaver matching as part of a competitive salary package. You’ll also receive an extra day of leave over Christmas, along with ongoing training and development to help you thrive.
A warm, modern three-bedroom home is provided.
Applications close midnight Sunday 20 September 2026. We will be interviewing applicants as they apply.
For a chat about the role, please contact Bart Cheetham, Business Manager on: cheethamb@landcorp.co.nz or (027) 404 1518.
For a copy of the Job Description, please follow this link: https://pamuexternaldocs.pamu.co.nz/2026%20Farm%20Manager%20Livestock%20(II).pd
To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.
Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.
Our values are core to who we are at Pāmu and the way that we all work together. We are Grounded, Genuine, Bold, and Shoulder-to-Shoulder. To read more, click on this link to see them on our website. To see what it's like to work in our Dairy team, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Dairy Assistant at Pāmu, or to learn about what our Livestock team is all about, click on this link to see A Day In The Life of a Shepherd at Pāmu.
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, and successful applicants will be employed by Landcorp Farming Limited.
At Pāmu, we are committed to enriching our land, our people, and the future of food and fibre for Aotearoa New Zealand. As the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited, a State-Owned Enterprise established in 1886, we are proud to be the largest pastoral farming company in New Zealand, managing nearly 360,000 hectares across more than 100 farms.
We aim to farm sustainably and responsibly, ensuring that future generations inherit a thriving agricultural landscape. We manage a broad mix of land types and classes, including some of New Zealand’s most iconic farms such as Wairākei Estate and Molesworth Station. Balancing operational performance with environmental stewardship is at the core of everything we do.
Our farming approach is rooted in innovation and sustainability. We are constantly evolving our practices to reduce environmental impact, enhance biodiversity, and create long-term value for the land we are entrusted to manage. Our leadership in organic farming, methane-reducing livestock, and conservation efforts are key examples of how we are shaping the future of agriculture.
Kaitiakitanga—guardianship of the environment—is fundamental to our operations. We are dedicated to nurturing the land, protecting ecosystems, and reducing our carbon footprint. We’re committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and have protected over 10,000 hectares of conservation land under QEII covenants. As stewards of these natural assets, we strive to enhance both the land and the wider agricultural sector.
Our people are at the heart of Pāmu. With 630 permanent staff, we are committed to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive workplace. We invest in the growth and well-being of our team through comprehensive safety measures, mental health training, and development opportunities.
