The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism. Thousands of specially-bred Simmental cattle and 1800-plus Perendale sheep were sold at auction last week to farms throughout the South Island. ‘‘Film and tourism are where the value is for this property.’’Film crews required minimum disruption, and that’s difficult to guarantee on a working farm, he says. ‘‘You’re either supporting filming, or you’re not.’’Former owner Jim Veint, whose family bought the farm in 1951, tells the Herald he’d seen his cattle, sheep and horses develop over a lifetime. ‘‘Seeing it move away from farming is hard to accept, but that’s the way it’s gone.’’scoop@scene.co.nz

Source: Otago Daily Times April 11, 2026 16:12 UTC