Noel Jones

Owner

Noel is the crazy ideas man behind Kia Ora Stud. He may be new to the Wagyu world but he has a wealth of experience at the other end, owning and working in butcher shops and abattoirs in Australia and New Zealand.

Noel founded Kia Ora Stud in 2015 as his "retirement hobby" after selling his very successful construction company NJ Construction. He spends much of his time on the farm and conducting other business however, so retirement hasn't fully started yet.

Noel is passionate about breeding Wagyu free of genetic recessive diseases, thinks outside the square and is always up for a chat.

Daniel Magee

Farm Hand

Daniel is our farm hand and is responsible for general animal husbandry and farm maintenance.

Daniel is a Carpenter by trade and has made some incredible improvements to the farm, including building himself some accomodation!

This is Daniel's first time working with livestock and is learning to love them. Daniel's patience and relaxed demeanor is evident in our beautiful quiet cattle. Nothing much rattles the cattle, and nothing much rattles Daniel.

You'll find Daniel on the farm most days, and if he's not here he's enjoying the surf on the South Coast.

Bronwyn Roberts

Operations Manager

Bronwyn has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the beef industry, and is the person who bring Noel's crazy ideas to life. As Operations Manager of Kia Ora Stud, Bronwyn is is responsible for all purchases and sales of livestock and genetics, as well as our breeding program.

Bronwyn works with us through her business B R Rural Business and is located in Central Queensland! That doesn't stop her from knowing exactly what is happening (or not happening...) here on the farm.

If you're interested in purchasing any of our products or need some help with your data, breeding program or genetics then she's your girl.

Jennifer Van Wyk

Livestock Breeding Specialist

Jennifer is a well known Bovine Reproduction Specialist on her way to becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Jen has a passion for emerging artificial breeding technologies, and proudly boasts of her collection record using the AV method... you can ask her what AV is.

Jen covers all our reproduction needs including semen collection, pregnancy scanning, artificial insemination and embryo flushing. When she is qualified she will also complete our veterinary needs.

Jennifer will be operating our new Breeding Centre under her company iBreed Pty Ltd, so watch this space.