History of Avoca Homestead
Introduction
Avoca Homestead was built in 1906 and restored in 2007.The Old Avoca Homestead was built in 1906. In 2007 it was extensively restored in keeping with the original homestead and provides a great opportunity to relive life on a remote station over a 100 years ago.
Avoca Station was one of the most inaccessible stations in the Waimakariri Basin. The original run lay north of Broken River and was enlarged in 1904 by adding a block on the south bank taken from the Mt Torlesse run.
In 1917, Avoca was incorporated into Flock Hill. The old Avoca was taken up by Charles Harper, son of the Bishop of Christchurch. He shore sheep on the property and brother George packed the wool out on bullocks, three sacks each, then sledged it over Porters Pass.
Watch a 4 minute Meet the Locals video about the restoration of this historic homestead.
