Enjoy exclusive access to our private nine-hole golf course, hosted by Ed and Ro Palmer.

Designed for golfers seeking something a little different, this experience combines challenging golf, spectacular scenery and genuine rural hospitality. Travel alongside Ed as you navigate rolling hill country, native bush, limestone formations and dramatic elevation changes while enjoying refreshments along the way.

While the atmosphere is relaxed and the rules occasionally flexible, the course remains a genuine test for golfers of all abilities. With exclusive access to the course and farm, you'll enjoy a level of freedom and privacy rarely found in modern golf.

Experience Highlights

• Exclusive use of the course for your group

• Hosted by Ed and Ro Palmer

• Nine holes of private farm golf

• Fairways freshly mown for your arrival

• Personal host, guide and local storyteller

• Travel around the course with Ed via Can-Am

• Spectacular views across Te Aratipi Station and Hawke's Bay

• Farm-style refreshments and beverages

• Insight into life on a fourth-generation sheep and beef station

• Native tree planted through your visit

Bookings essential and subject to availability.

Pricing -

• Private Golf Experience: $1,495

• Up to 4 golfers

Includes -

• Exclusive use of the course, hosted experience, refreshments and beverages.

• Please allow approximately 3–4 hours for the experience.

• Every round is unique. As a genuine working farm, course conditions and availability vary throughout the season and are dependent on farming operations.

• A native tree will be planted through your visit, helping support our ongoing conservation and regeneration projects.

Location - Te Aratipi Station is located in Maraetōtara, Hawke's Bay:

• 25 minutes from Havelock North

• 35 minutes from Hastings

• 45 minutes from Napier and Hawke's Bay Airport

• 10 minutes from Waimārama Beach

Private transfers may be arranged by request.

See payment details + t's and c's here.

For further info and what to bring see here.

For those wanting to experience more of Te Aratipi, The Palmer Golf Experience combines golf, hospitality and a journey through the farm itself.

Hosted by Ed and Ro Palmer, this exclusive experience begins with a private round of golf before venturing beyond the course and into the heart of the station. Travel through rolling hill country, learn about life on a fourth-generation sheep and beef farm and enjoy exclusive access to parts of the property rarely seen by visitors.

The highlight of the day is a hosted meal at the Te Aratipi Cabins, perched high above the Pacific Ocean. Here you'll enjoy relaxed Hawke's Bay hospitality, spectacular views and the opportunity to take on our famous "Top of the World Challenge" — hitting golf balls from the ridge towards pins far below.

More than a round of golf, this is an opportunity to spend the day with the people, stories and landscapes that make Te Aratipi so special.

Experience Highlights

• Everything included in The Te Aratipi Golf Experience

• Hosted by Ed and Ro Palmer

• Private farm tour through Te Aratipi Station

• Access to the Te Aratipi Cabins

• Hosted lunch showcasing seasonal Hawke's Bay produce

• Farm-style refreshments and beverages throughout the day

• The "Top of the World Challenge

• Panoramic views across Hawke's Bay and the Pacific Ocean

• Insight into farming, conservation and life at Te Aratipi

Bookings essential and subject to availability.

Pricing -

• The Palmer Golf Experience: $1,995

• Up to 4 golfers

Includes -

• Private golf experience, hosted farm tour, lunch, refreshments and beverages.

• Please allow approximately 5–6 hours for the experience.

• Every visit is unique. As a genuine working farm, activities vary throughout the year and are dependent on seasonal farming operations.

• Optional add-ons available including helicopter transfers, clay bird shooting and overnight accommodation.

• A native tree will be planted through your visit, helping support our ongoing conservation and regeneration projects.

Location - Te Aratipi Station is located in Maraetōtara, Hawke's Bay:

• 25 minutes from Havelock North

• 35 minutes from Hastings

• 45 minutes from Napier and Hawke's Bay Airport

• 10 minutes from Waimārama Beach

See payment details + t's and c's here.

For further info and what to bring see here.