NZ Farm Fencing Reference Manual

Get the detail right before you get the wire out.

An illustrated reference for planning, building and maintaining farm fences in New Zealand. Work through the site, materials, assemblies and connections, then use the included job sheets to record the work.

Inside the manual

Design and layout: stock requirements, terrain, soil, boundaries, gateways, an example wire profile, worked quantities and a cost comparison.

Materials and equipment: posts, timber treatment, wire, coatings, netting, staples, connectors, gates and safe work preparation.

Assemblies and wire work: load paths, post embedment, backfill, diagonal stays, box stays, corners, rises and dips, wire installation, tensioning, joining, termination and battens.

Gates and maintenance: opening measurements, hinges, gate bracing, rails, netting, difficult crossings, inspections, repairs and electric offset considerations.

Nine printable field sheets: fence brief, site record, material order, prestart brief, concealed assembly record, wire and tension record, gate record, completed fence handover and maintenance log.

What you receive

One 89 page A4 PDF, with searchable text, navigation bookmarks, metric diagrams, worked examples, a glossary and linked sources. Edition 1.0, September 2026. The images shown are actual pages from this edition.

Digital document only. No physical book, materials or equipment are supplied. The field sheets are printable, not interactive forms. For a released product, a download link is emailed after successful payment.

Practical scope

This is a reference manual, not a site engineering design, electrical installation manual, legal opinion or training qualification. Example dimensions and diagrams explain principles, not universal specifications or verified load ratings. Apply current supplier instructions, appropriate skills and the requirements of the actual site.

You may print copies for use within the purchasing household or business. The PDF may not be resold or redistributed. Applicable statutory consumer rights are not excluded.