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The Canterbury Section of the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand holds a Rare Breeds Auction and Heritage Lifestyle Day on the second Sunday of March each year.
Entry fees, Sales Commission, Admission charges and Catalogue donations are used to cover Auction expenses with any surplus going to the Rare Breeds Conservation Society for the conservation of rare and heritage breeds of livestock.
The next Auction will be held on
Sunday 8 March 2026
at the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, 60 Hussey Road, Christchurch
Stock on view from 10.00 a.m., Auction starts 12.00 noon.
See Auction Details and Downloads for details.
Or Auction Photos for some photographs of our last Auction.
Enquiries to e-mail: canterbury(at)rarebreeds.co.nz
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Breeds entered in the 2026 Auction:
LIVESTOCK
Alpaca
Highland cattle
Arapawa goats
Toggenburg goats
Waipu goats
African Pygmy sheep
Damara sheep
Gotland sheep
Herbert sheep
Stewart Island sheep
CHOOKS
Brahma partridge
Cochin partridge
Croad langshan
Dorking
Dorking silver grey
Indian Game
Indian Game dark
New Hampshire red
North Holland blue
Orpington
Orpington black
Orpington blue
CHOOKS
Orpington buff
Plymouth Rock barred
Rhode Island red
Sussex coronation
Sussex light
Wyandotte
Wyandotte silver laced
Ancona
Andalusian
Andalusian splash
Araucana
Hamburg gold pencilled
Houdan
Leghorn white
Polish
Polish frizzle
Silkie
Silkie splash
Silver spangled Hamburg
Welsummer
Orpington bantam
Polish bantam
Sebright silver
Barnevelder
OTHER POULTRY
Barbary doves
Bronzewing pigeons
Mondain pigeons
Appleyard silver ducks
Appleyard white ducks
Carolina wood ducks
Cayuga ducks
Indian Runner ducks
Khaki Campbell ducks
Magpie ducks
Muscovy ducks
Pekin ducks
Sebastopol geese
Guinea fowl
Peafowl
Golden Pheasants
SILENT AUCTION: Includes: Weston’s layer pellets, PT’s Pet Transport vouchers, Warrens Stock Feeds mixed grain, Alpaca fleece, Grow bags, Fencing reels, Chopping boards, Books.
SPONSORS: The main sponsors of the 2026 Rare Breeds Auction were: Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Hazlett Limited, Weston’s Animal Nutrition, PT’s Pet Transport, Jill and Michael Nawrocki, PAK'nSAVE Rangiora, Woolworths Rangiora, PGG Wrightson Rangiora, Warrens Animal Feeds, Glenda Goatley, Marshall and Aletta Duff, and Marina Steinke. The assistance of these and of the Rare Breeds members and friends for making the Rare Breeds Auction a success is gratefully acknowledged.
See Auction Details and Downloads for more information,
and Auction Photographs for some photographs from the last Auction,
Enquiries to: canterbury(at)rarebreeds.co.nz
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