In the Te Anau Basin, Mararoa Station covers 5,500 hectares. Of this 700 hectares is retired from grazing and dedicated environmental or forestry land. The farm varies from flat to rolling and steep tussock country. The tussock is perfect for the farm’s deer, as it provides shelter and is very similar to their natural environment. Farm Manager, Matt Canton, who has travelled all over the world, has been in Te Anau for 15 years and loves the place, he wouldn’t live anywhere else.