In Great Western Trail: New Zealand, you are a runholder — that is, 
the owner of a sheep station — on the South Island of New Zealand at 
the end of the 19th century. Recent years have seen your family farm 
prosper by diversifying your breeds of sheep and by increasing the 
value of your wool. With the dawn of the new century, new challenges 
have arisen. You must acquire new and improved breeds of sheep to ensure
 the prosperity of your family business and the laborers who work for you
.