Celebrating Generations on the Land
The Century Farm awards programme aims to capture and preserve rural history, which might otherwise be lost. In submitting narratives of family farm history, copies of related photographs and documents, the award recipients are presented with a distinctive bronze plaque for displaying at their farm gate. The collected materials are archived with the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
One hundred and forty nine families from throughout New Zealand have now joined this exclusive circle of centenarians and sesquicentenarians. An invitation is extended to all New Zealand farming families who have owned and worked their land for 100 years or more, to apply for a Century Farm or Century Station Award or the Sesquicentennial (150 yr) awards.
If your family have been farming for 100 years or more, then you may apply for a Century Farm Award. Go to the "How to apply" page to download an application form.
The award presentation and celebration dinner for is to be held during May 2012 at Lawrence, the home of the awards. Read more »
Merchandise
Aluminium replica plaques - $175.
These plaques are popular for those families reluctant to display their presentation bronze plaques in a prominent place due to theft, or for other family members who are proud of their heritage.
Check out the Century Farm & Station Awards latest mechandise. Click here »