Free farm offer gaining traction

Bids for a tractor being sold on Trade Me, with a $1 reserve with 8.1 hectare farm in the Catlins thrown in free, have rocketed since it gained media attention.

By 9.30am today it had attracted 253 bids and reached $155,200.

The Gore-based owners are hoping the price will keep climbing as the property, near the Southland town of Owaka, has a QV of $260,000.

- NZPA