For six generations, the Lines family has grown hops on the same land at Totara Terrace in Wai-iti. Today, Stace Lines and his wife Katie are carrying that remarkable family legacy forward.
Stace took over the running of the hop farm following the tragic loss of his father, Peter, in July 2025 after an accident on the farm during the Tasman floods. Peter was the fifth generation of the Lines family to grow hops at Totara Terrace and had spent a lifetime working the land he loved.
He was also immensely proud that Stace and Katie would one day become the next generation to do the same.
For Peter, there was nowhere he would rather be than on the farm, “pottering around and getting things done.”
Whether he was in the thick of the annual hop harvest, harvesting grapes from the farm’s 48-year-old vineyard, brewing beer or simply finding the next job that needed doing, Peter was happiest at Totara Terrace.
“I used to play golf, but that didn’t last. I would rather be here on the farm, pottering around and improving things,” he once said. “I like to keep busy.”