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NZ Red Poll Cattle
282 Woodside Road
R.D. 21
Geraldine 7991
New Zealand
 Phone:
03 693 8862
 Email: redpolls@slingshot.co.nz
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For the latest
NZ Red Poll Newsletter
Click on the cow below
2013 NZ RED POLL CATTLE BREEDERS AGM and TOUR |
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April 9th Tuesday: Robin Thomson & Ann Blackler’s farm, “Tamihana Red Polls”, |
April 10th Wednesday: Sean Trafford and Alix Rogers’ farm, “Supreme Red Polls” - Evening Barbecue, 6.00pm, at Allan and Helen Bridson’s - EXECUTIVE MEETING at 8.30pm |
April 11th Thursday: Travel to Waihi for a guided tour of the Newmont Goldmine - Herd visit to Bridson’s “Opoutere Red Polls”
4.00pm: Helmsman Sale to be held at Allan and Helen Bridson’s.
6.00pm: Annual Dinner to be held at Whangamata Golf Club. Guest speaker-Athur Hinds. |
April 12th Friday:
9.00am: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held at the Breakers Motel Conference Room. |
For full program and tour details
click here for a PDF copy |
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Welcome to the New Zealand Red Poll Cattle Breeders Association Inc. |
History
Red Poll cattle are a traditional British breed, native to East Anglia and originally formed by crossing the Suffolk Dun cow (a dairy type) and the Norfolk Red (which was beefier) in 1780.
They were first imported into New Zealand in 1898, by Sir Heaton Rhodes, M.P. (Otahuna Stud) of Tai Tapu, Christchurch who brought a bull and three in-calf cows from England, on board the S.S. Tokomaru, arriving here on the 10th of March 1898. Further animals were imported by Rhodes in 1905, and then by M.H. Strachan of Kowhai Station in Gisborne in 1907 and 1912.
In England the Red Poll was often used for dairying although originally they were considered more as a dual purpose breed, which means that they produced both excellent milk and beef.
Red Polls are now used by commercial and pedigree breeders throughout the UK and overseas, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Europe, Jamacia and the USA, to produce an excellent suckler cow with plenty of milk with which to rear a strong and healthy pure bred or cross bred calf.
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Annual Sale report |
The NZ Red Poll Cattle Breeders held a successful Helmsman Auction of Registered cattle in Ashburton on 28th April 2011.
16 of the 20 lots were sold with the average price being $834.40
3 in-calf heifers averaged $1217.
7 rising 1yr heifers averaged $514
6 rising 1yr bulls averaged $1017
Although prices were not as good as vendors would have liked, they were very pleased with the spirited bidding and sale clearance.
For more stock for sale click here
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To give away
"Woodcocks" stud catalogue of animals 2003 & 2006 -good reference for someone with those lines.
Various Red Poll News and Sales Catalogues from 1991 onwards.
An Australian Red Poll Annual -2003.
Contact
Helen McKenzie
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