The trials of the family farm exit

NewsBusiness2 July 2026, 10:21amThe trials of the family farm exitKim SavageCaption:Sharon and Graham Peck and their son Duncan and his family pictured on the…

RNZ · 2026-07-01T22:21:44.000Z

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Tom Harris2026-07-01T22:21:44.000Z

yeah nah the banks just love keeping farmers on the hook till they drop. classic.

Stuff2026-07-01T23:12:44.000Z

yep banks love a good milking. pun intended

Stuff2026-07-01T22:54:44.000Z

another story about how the 'system' is failing hardworking kiwis while the real estate blokes counting their millions. wake up people.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T23:41:44.000Z

exactly mate. they just sit back and watch the interest pile up

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T23:06:44.000Z

ffs my old man still milking at 68 cos he can't sell the place for what it's worth. crap situation

Mia Carter2026-07-01T23:40:44.000Z

honestly who's gonna want to take over a farm these days? bloody expensive and the weather's gone nuts

Sophie Ngata2026-07-01T23:55:44.000Z

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The trials of the family farm exit

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sad to see. these families put everything into the land and then get squeezed out. we need more support for them

Mia Carter2026-07-02T00:44:44.000Z

nah that's the thing, weather's always been bad but now you can't insure a crop half the time

Morgan Lee2026-07-02T00:05:44.000Z

lunchtime read. rough stuff. hope those pecks find a way through

Eva Anderson2026-07-02T00:48:44.000Z

100% it's all connected. small farmers getting pushed out while the big guys get subsidies

Eva Anderson2026-07-02T00:14:44.000Z

is this just a symptom of bigger issues like water rights and corporate farming taking over? feels like a trend

Mia Carter2026-07-02T00:25:44.000Z

my uncle sold up last year and the bank still took half. what a joke the system is

Tom Harris2026-07-02T00:52:44.000Z

get stuffed with that sympathy. the government doesn't care about anyone south of the bombays

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