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Fencing Matters: Protecting Your Farm, Livestock, and Markets

  • Richard Watts
  • Jun 30
  • 3 min read
Protect your stock and livelihood.
Protect your stock and livelihood.

Across New Zealand’s diverse farming landscape, fencing isn’t just a practical necessity—it’s a frontline defence for productivity, compliance, and biosecurity.


Whether you're managing dairy herds, protecting horticulture crops, or running a deer block, good fences help you protect your investment, meet regulations, and maintain access to premium markets. And with rising pressure on time, labour, margins, plus wild dogs, having the right fencing equipment makes all the difference.


Why Fencing Is a Big Deal in NZ Agriculture


🐄 Dairy & Beef

  • Prevent stock from damaging waterways and meet riparian fencing regulations

  • Improve grazing management and stock flow

  • Help meet environmental compliance required by processors and councils


🐑 Sheep Farming

  • Control stock movement across paddocks and reduce lamb losses

  • Maintain clear boundaries and protect breeding groups

  • Reduce time chasing escapes through sub-par fences

  • Protect your flock, wild dogs can easily kill 3-6 sheep in a night


🦌 Deer Farming

  • Requires high-spec netting (typically 1.9m to 2.1m high)

  • Ensures compliance with deer farming standards and prevents escape-related losses


🌱 Horticulture & Cropping

  • Protect crops from feral pests, livestock, and machinery damage

  • Secure high-value areas such as vineyards, avocados, kiwifruit, and vegetable plots

  • Help qualify for export certifications or food safety schemes


🐝 Apiculture

  • Protect hives from damage by stock or vehicles

  • Define access areas on mixed-use or leased land


Choosing the Right Fencing Equipment for the Job


At QuikFence New Zealand, we’ve developed tough, proven machines designed to help contractors and farmers tackle fencing jobs faster, safer, and with less back-breaking work. All equipment is built with high-grade steel and proven across New Zealand’s rugged conditions.


✅ FastFencer Jr – Agile & Efficient

Ideal for:

  • Sheep fencing

  • Horticulture & vineyard protection

  • Deer fencing (2100mm model available)

  • Lifestyle protection

Why it works:

  • Carries up to 2 x 500m rolls

  • Fits smaller machines (digger, skid steer, compact tractor)

  • Hydraulic clamp pivots left/right so you can fence in either direction

  • Light and compact for tight access and rough terrain


💪 FastFencer – Built for Big Jobs

Ideal for:

  • Large dairy and beef operations

  • Deer farm to protect and keep them secure

  • Mutliple fencing projects

  • Commercial fencing contractors


Why it works:

  • Handles up to 3 rolls of 500m netting

  • Fits larger gear like tractors and loaders, plus high HP skid steers

  • Dual hydraulic clamps fence both ways without heavy handling

  • Optional side-shift function for precise alignment


Fencing Supports Market Access


Buyers and regulators are demanding more from producers—including environmental responsibility, traceability, and stock control. A well-fenced farm helps you:

  • Comply with waterway and land use rules

  • Prevent disease spread and biosecurity breaches

  • Protect livestock from injury or loss

  • Access premium supply chains that require traceable, well-managed farms


Built for New Zealand Conditions

Whether you’re in the Bay of Plenty, Central Otago, Canterbury, or working steep North Island country, our machines are designed for reliable performance in real-world NZ conditions.


We work with both contractors and farmers to recommend the best gear for the job—whether you're doing a single deer block or kilometres of boundary fencing.


Talk to QuikFence Today


If you’re ready to fence smarter, not harder, talk to the team at QuikFence New Zealand. We’ll help you choose the right model, match it to your machinery, and make sure you’ve got the equipment to do the job right the first time.

📞 Call 02 2636 1191


 
 
 

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