St James Station, New Zealand
Encyclopedia
St James Station is a former high country sheep and cattle station
in the South Island
of New Zealand
. It was renowned for its horse sales and covered an area of 78196 hectares (193,226.4 acre).
The station was purchased for $40 million by the government in 2008 using funds from the Nature Heritage Fund
, as well as from Land Information New Zealand
. It had been owned by the Stevenson family since 1927. The purchase by the government was a means of protection from intensive farming
and development as well as guaranteeing public access. It is now referred to as the St James Conservation Area and is managed by the Department of Conservation
.
The St James Walkway
is a popular tramping track that passes through the area. The National Cycleway Project
, announced by the Prime Minister as a boost for the economy, received funding for a St James Cycle Trail, which traverses part of the station.
Station (New Zealand agriculture)
A station, in the context of New Zealand agriculture, is a large farm dedicated to the grazing of sheep and cattle. The use of the word for the farm or farm buildings date back to the mid-nineteenth century....
in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was renowned for its horse sales and covered an area of 78196 hectares (193,226.4 acre).
The station was purchased for $40 million by the government in 2008 using funds from the Nature Heritage Fund
Nature Heritage Fund
The Nature Heritage Fund is a New Zealand Government funding body set up in 1990 for the purchase of land which has significant ecological or landscape features.It is administered by the Department of Conservation...
, as well as from Land Information New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand is a New Zealand government agency. The current Chief Executive is Colin MacDonald and the current Minister of Land Information is Maurice Williamson.- Nature and scope of functions :...
. It had been owned by the Stevenson family since 1927. The purchase by the government was a means of protection from intensive farming
Intensive farming
Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is an agricultural production system characterized by the high inputs of capital, labour, or heavy usage of technologies such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers relative to land area....
and development as well as guaranteeing public access. It is now referred to as the St James Conservation Area and is managed by the Department of Conservation
New Zealand Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation , commonly known by its acronym, "DOC", is the state sector organisation which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage...
.
The St James Walkway
St James Walkway
The St James Walkway is a sub-alpine tramping track located in the Lewis Pass area of the South Island of New Zealand. It is administered by the Department of Conservation.Part of the track passes through the former St James Station.- Further reading :...
is a popular tramping track that passes through the area. The National Cycleway Project
National Cycleway Project
The New Zealand Cycle Trail project is a New Zealand government co-funded initiative to build and operate a network of cycle routes through the country...
, announced by the Prime Minister as a boost for the economy, received funding for a St James Cycle Trail, which traverses part of the station.
External links
- St James Conservation Area at the Department of Conservation
- St James Conservation Area - visitor brochure from the Department of Conservation
- Map of St James Station