ABOUT US
 Pav & Mark with ChampionsTiaho and Rangatira
Kandiah Suri Alpaca Stud is owned by Pav and Mark Stacey. Their farm is situated just 10 minutes from the wonderful small township of Waipu in Northland New Zealand.
Our herd of suri alpacas has grown dramatically from an initial purchase of elite suri females and we now have top class herdsires, some of which are available for outside matings. Here at Kandiah Alpacas our breeding goals are to produce suri alpaca with exceptional fineness, lustre and handle so that the fleeces can be used to produce luxury clothing. Good quality alpaca fibre is amazing and once you have worn it next to your skin you will never go back to products made from sheep's wool. It is particularly suitable for baby clothes and blankets because of it's hypo allergenic qualities. There are two breeds of alpaca - huacaya and suri. Kandiah Alpacas specialise in breeding the rare suri alpaca that represent only 10% of the world population of alpaca. Suri alpaca have wonderful fleeces with flowing locks that are often described as "curtains of silk". The Incas described it as "fibre of the Gods". We are very proud of our breeding achievements, having produced multiple Supreme Champions. One of these is now for sale - Kandiah Tiaho who has won no less than 12 broad ribbons. We also have some excellent suri breeding females for sale - both coloured and white. Show results are a good indication of the quality of an alpaca but we believe that the traits the judge is looking for does not necessarily reflect the best fleeces from a processing point of view. We strongly believe that it is important to concentrate on breeding alpacas that have the best qualities for processing if the alpaca industry is to survive in the future. Results from fleece competitions can be particularly misleading as a very heavy fleece is likely to be rewarded over a lighter fleece which is much finer and has superior lustre. We always welcome visitors to our farm and hope you will take advantage of our luxury private farmstay accommodation and B&B so that you can really get to know all of our alpacas. We can arrange export to Europe for purchasers outside New Zealand. |
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What's been happening
Last updated 6th May 2012
2 Champion ribbons for "Kahu"
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