Your land’s pretty special and you know visitors would love to experience it, but you don’t have the time or skills to think about running a tourist venture? There are options. At Island Hills Station tourism’s booming under a different model.

Jessie and Ray Haanen run a tourism operation on their lifestyle block that incorporates accommodation and alpaca tours.

Their advice to anyone considering agritourism - start with what you’ve got.

According to Agritourism NZ founder and chief executive Marijke Dunselman, many farmers already have what they need for an agritourism business sitting right under their noses.

It could simply be looking at what is already there through a different lens.