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NORTH ISLAND PRE-TOUR PROFILES

TE TAUMATA – MASTERTON

The McWilliam family has run Te Taumata Polled Herefords in herd consists of 120 registered HOTELS
the heart of the Wairarapa region since 1962. Alistair and Eileen cows, with top genetics used 1 STUDS
and their children – Ella, Kayla, Jessica and Robert – are the from around the world, and
third and fourth generations to progress the Hereford herd, is managed alongside their 2
with Alistair’s father Jim giving a helping hand. The Te Taumata purebred Romney and Border 3 4 5
Leicester sheep flocks. The farm 6
is medium hill to easy rolling 7
country running down to fertile 8
river flats. 9
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Te Taumata held its 40th 11
annual two-year-old bull sale in 12
2019. Bulls are primarily sold
into large hill country crossbred Hereford cow herds and the Te
Taumata breeding programme reflects this focus on commercial
beef production. The family focuses on profitable, performance
genetics with maternal ability, constitution/doing ability, carcass
quality, structural soundness and longevity as cornerstones. Te
Taumata bulls are hard at work throughout New Zealand from
the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island in
both commercial and purebred breeding programmes.

KAIRURU
KAIRURU

POLLED HEREFORDS
SINCE 1979

ANNUAL BULL SALE

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE @ 1PM
RD
30 R2YR BULLS SIRED BY:
KAIRURU JIVE 120031 • KOANUI SMOKE 5223
KAIRURU MEHRTENS 150514 • KAIRURU LASSO 140450
CB57U CAN DOO 102Y (IMP CAN) • KOANUI USURPER 133091
Enquiries and inspection welcome.
KEVIN & JANE, JEFF & NICOLA M DONALD
C
KEVIN: 0274 510 640 JEFF: 021 510 351 HERD SIRE: KOANUI SMOKE 5223
Email: kairuruNZ@gmail.com Reporoa (Central Nth Island) Breeding very well

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