In the late 1990s, when rural New Zealand still ran on early starts, hard-earned trust, and a handshake that meant something, Les and Sharon Cain were already on the road through the Tararua and Manawatū, helping farmers navigate the biggest decisions of their lives; buying and selling the land that carried generations of work, pride and identity. Coming from farming backgrounds, they understood early that rural real estate was never just about hectares, soil types or capital

Growing up on dairy farms in a rural community only 5km apart from each other, yet attending different schools, it was a high possibility that at some point Murray and Eileen would meet each other. And as luck would have it, they did.

The Santa Gertrudis is a breed of cattle that were imported later to the shores of New Zealand, with the first to arrive in 1969. They originate from Texas and were bred from a cross between the Shorthorn and the Brahman, with the latter being used to develop a breed that would manage and perform well in hot, dry conditions. The Brahman characteristics can be seen in a Santa Gertrudis bull’s hump before his shoulders and the loose skin that hangs from the jaw to the chest. Th