Our Story
Mangarara (The Family Farm) is a 610 hectare/1500 acre hill country farm in Elsthorpe, Hawke’s Bay. It has been stewarded by the Hart family since 1990.
The farm is a diverse mix of lakes, wetlands, peat flats, rolling and steep hills, pasture, native and exotic trees. Like a living organism, it is constantly evolving!
The evolution of this land and community has really sped up in the last 15 years, towards a regenerated, connected landscape & people.
We invite you deeper into this story below.
What our previous guests have said
This is a very special place you have here, the perfect location fro bringing people together, unwinding and resetting and just generally connecting with the
Emily, New Zealand
Your hospitality was second to none. Beautiful venue and amazing food! You truly have a slice of paradise where you are. All our residents that came along had
Jared, Sommerset, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
I've been to Disneyland twice, but the farm is better.
Willa, Wellington, New Zealand