Calf Rearer - Endurance Dairy
Pamu - Landcorp
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**The Opportunity ** Travelling around New Zealand and looking for a fun, hands-on role, or you might be a seasoned calf rearer. Come work with our awesome team at Endurance Dairy and help raise our next generation of healthy, happy calves, or alternatively jump in the shed and be a part of the milking team producing quality milk!
You’ll be feeding our calves and making sure our calves are thriving. Animal care is a top priority here—so if you’re someone who genuinely cares, this is your chance to make a difference.
You’ll also be a part of the team milking 800 cows at peak through a 54-bail rotary with an in-shed feed and protrack drafting system. You will be expected to be cupping on and off and be able to detect basic animal health issues so an eye for detail is a must.
This is a drive in/drive out role—you’ll need your own accommodation and reliable transport. The job runs from now until late November, with a guaranteed minimum of 30 hours per week (with potential for more depending on the season and what you are looking for).
The Farm Endurance Dairy, nestled in the central plateau, is part of Pāmu’s Taupo Pastoral Complex. The farm operates a twice-daily milking schedule, with 830 cows milked through a 54-bail rotary shed. We are currently split-calving with half of the herd already milking twice a day and the remainder due to calve over the next 3 months.
The dedicated farm team, consisting of four members including the Farm Manager, who leads by example. They work diligently, support one another, and prioritise the safety of both our animals and staff.
About You You don’t need heaps of experience—just a good attitude, strong work ethic, and care for animals. If you're practical, reliable, and enjoy being outdoors, we want to hear from you.
You’ll bring:
- A willingness to learn and give things a go
- A genuine care for animals and their wellbeing
- Experience in calf rearing or farming (ideal but not essential)
- Experience in milking and a basic understanding of animal health (ideal but not essential)
- Ability to work both solo and in a team
- A restricted or full driver’s licence
- Your own transport and accommodation
Benefits This is a great opportunity to pick up practical farming skills, earn money, and enjoy life in the beautiful countryside. You'll be supported by a friendly team, paid competitively, and get real-world experience that can take you anywhere.
Apply Now Applications close Sunday 20 July 2025. We will be interviewing applicants as they apply. To find out more about this opportunity email Becs Voysey, Farm Manager: mailto:voyseyr@landcorp.co.nz.
To be eligible for this role, you must be available for an in-person interview and have unrestricted legal rights to work in New Zealand. We are unable to accept applicants on temporary work visas for permanent opportunities.
Pāmu provides a safe workplace and the successful applicant will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test and undergo a criminal background check prior to being appointed.
Application details
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Pamu - Landcorp
Pāmu is a recognised leader not only in New Zealand’s agricultural sector, but around the world where our farming practices are studied and emulated. Pāmu stands for best practice in sustainable and safe farming, and for the unique provenance of New Zealand foods, nutrition products and fibre on global markets.
Our Story
Pāmu is the brand name for Landcorp Farming Limited. We chose the Māori word ‘Pāmu’ not just for its literal meaning ‘to farm’ but also to reflect the Māori concept of guardianship of the environment (kaitiakitanga).
Landcorp Farming Limited is a State-Owned Enterprise with a nationwide portfolio of farms that produce milk, beef, lamb, wool, venison, wood and more. Pāmu strives to be a leader in New Zealand agriculture, carefully creating natural products of high quality.
Our Values
Grounded: We are proud guardians of our land and our animals, and we are grounded in our connections with these; our proactive protection of the environment ensures a prosperous future for now and for generations to come.
Genuine: We are genuine, always keeping it real, considering our neighbours and our impact; we are easy to engage with and we always deliver what we commit to.
Bold: We are bold in our vision, not afraid of the new; always growing and improving for a sustainable future in farming.
Shoulder-to-shoulder: We work together, shoulder-to-shoulder, united as a team to ensure each other’s safety and wellbeing; we bring out the best in each other and the communities we work in.
