Smart Housing Solutions

Farm cabins · Worker housing · Granny flats

On-farm housing for your staff.

NZ-made farm cabins and worker dwellings from $35,990. Built tough in our Raglan workshop, priced honest, delivered to your gate in 8–14 weeks.

  • NZ-made
  • Consent-free up to 70m²
  • Free North Island delivery
  • Steel chassis · fully relocatable
NZ-made farm cabin delivered to a rural site by Smart Housing Solutions
NZ-made farm cabin landed on a rural property

On-farm worker housing

Quality worker housing. NZ-made. Honest price.

Single workers, couples, families — we build for all of them. NZ-made in our Raglan workshop, fully wired and plumbed, landed at your gate ready to live in.

27% of NZ dairy farms can't find the skilled staff they need (Federated Farmers, Jan 2026). The ones with decent on-farm housing aren't on that list.

5.0★ on Google · 5 reviews

What customers say

★★★★★·Google
Professional, helpful, and easy to deal with. Communication was excellent throughout, and delivery was on time as promised. I'd highly recommend them to anyone looking for a stress-free, well-managed experience.
Richie Morrell
★★★★★·Google
I ordered a 3.5 × 4.5 large bedroom. It's been the best space ever - warm, healthy, and so happy with how it's been built. Thank you to Nikki and her team for the best little house I can have.
Debby Smith
★★★★★·Google
Jarrod and Nikki are awesome to deal with. Lots of different options and high quality materials. Will definitely be using them for our next tiny home.
Jon

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What changed on 15 January 2026

The granny flat rule just made farm housing easier

The Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Act 2025 came into force on 15 January 2026. It exempts standalone dwellings up to 70m²from building consent. The Government's own framing when it passed:

“This will be great for grandparents, people with disabilities, young adults, and workers in the rural sector.”

That's the old 10m² Schedule 1 limit. Half our product range now sits inside the exemption — and we're LBP-built, which is one of the conditions.

Dairy shareholders: the $2/share Fonterra Mainland payout landed on 14 April 2026. Worth a conversation with your accountant about depreciation on a worker dwelling before the cash gets earmarked elsewhere.

What's still required for the 70m² exemption

  • Single storey, no mezzanine
  • Max 4m above floor level, floor max 1m above ground
  • Designed/built or supervised by a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) — we are
  • 2m setback from neighbouring boundaries
  • Council notified before and after the build

We handle the build documentation. You handle the council notification — we'll guide you through it.