What’s your favourite place to pick your own fruit? Check out Good readers’ top PYO spots around the country.
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Auckland
- Massey Gardens & Orchard
45 State Highway 16, Massey
09 416 8262, 9am to 5.30pm daily
Strawberries, end of December to January - Best Berries – PYO strawberries
Coatesville and Whenuapai farms – closed for the 2016 season - Phill Greig Stawberry Gardens – PYO strawberries
464 State Highway 16, Kumeu.
ph 09 412 7329 - Troost Family Strawberry Fields – PYO strawberries,
114 Sunnyside Rd, Coatesville,
ph 09-415 9552
Tauranga
- Redwood Lane Blueberries
17 Redwood Lane, Tauriko
8am to 6pm daily
Blueberries, until mid or late March - Somerfield Berryfruit
1002 Oropi Road, Tauranga
07 543 1513
Strawberries - Strawberry Lane
35 Harrison Road (intersection of Moffatt and Cambridge Roads), Bethlehem, Tauranga
9am to 5.30pm daily
Strawberries - Iona Boysenberry Orchard
Corner of Bell Road & State Highway 2, Papamoa
07 542 1405
Boysenberries, December-January
Bay of Plenty
- Julian’s Berry Farm & Cafe
12 Huna Road
RD1, Whakatane
07 308 4253, 8am to 6pm
Ten varieties of berries, from mid-October to mid-February – check out their seasonal chart. Closed for the 2016 season.
Waikato
- Kaipaki Nursery & Orchard
1309 Kaipaki Road, RD3, Cambridge
07 827 9562
Plums, December to February
Apples, January to June - Monavale Blueberries
790 Wallace Road, RD3, Cambridge
07 827 9456, 9.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesday to Sunday
Blueberries, January to March. – PYO not available this season but shop open 7 days. - Blueberry Country
397 Jary Road, off SH3, south of Ohaupo, and Ngatea Orchard, 229 Central Road, South Ngatea
07 823 6923, 8am to 5pm daily
Blueberries, early December to late February - Fruitdale Orchards
78 Osborne Rd, RD1, Horsham Downs, Hamilton
07 829 4838
Apples, pears, berries -
Lavender Backyard Garden
398 Marshmeadow Rd, RD6, Hamilton
027 612 8888
Open hours: 9.00am to 5.30pm Daily
PYO Blueberries, early December to early February
PYO Lavender, early December to mid January
East Coast
- The Strawberry Patch
Havelock Rd, Havelock North
8.30am to 5.00pm daily
Strawberries and strawberry ice cream, mid-November onwards
Palmerston North
- Massey University
Rents apple trees to the public for the picking season, February to May
For $40 you’re entitled to everything the tree produces – read more here
Wellington/Whanganui
- Bluebank Blueberry & Emu Farm
1301 Akatarawa Valley Road, RD2, Upper Hutt
04 526 9540, 10am to 5pm daily
Blueberries, January to April - Ration Creek Orchard
119 Paekakariki Hill Road, Pauatahanui, RD1 Porirua, Wellington
Apples, including Red Delicious, Gala, Royal Gala, Granny Smiths and Braeburn, from late February to June - Penray Gardens
Between Te Horo and Otaki on State Highway 1
06 364 5302, 9am to 5pm daily
Email: [email protected]
Strawberries, from December
Chillies and tomatoes, late February onwards
Apples, from March
Nelson
- Berrylands
108 Appleby Highway, Appleby, Nelson
03 544 2099, open 8.30am to 5.30pm daily
Raspberries and boysenberries, mid-December to mid-January
Canterbury
- Broadfield Berryfruits
475 Robinsons Road, Broadfield
03 325 2232, 10am to 5pm most days
Blueberries, January to March -
Blueberry Bliss – PYO blueberries
475 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, Christchurch.
Check website for availability and opening days. CLOSED for 2016 season.
www.blueberrybliss.co.nz -
Broadfield Berryfruit – PYO blueberries
475 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, Christchurch,
ph 03 325 2232 -
Gracebrook Cherries
156 Ashworths Road, RD1, Amberley.
From January 1 every year. ANext to the Brew Moon down a long driveway. -
Pataka Berries
PYO rasperries and tomatoes.
768 Marshlands Road, Christchurch. -
Smithfield berries
PYO blackberries, boysenberries, black and red raspberries
90 Smithfield Road 2RD, Ashburton.
ph 03-3083498.
Open daily from 8am to 6pm
Otago
- Keen’s Berry Farm
Matsinger’s Berry Farm
Both farms are a 10-15 minute drive from Oamaru
Strawberries and raspberries - Darlings Orchard and Pure Fruit Juices roadside stall
5090 State Highway 8, Ettrick
03 446 6763
Wide range of fresh fruit, juices and vegetables including pick-your-own cherries and pre-picked apricots, plums, nectarines, peaches, apples and pears
“Most trips to Central Otago will take you past many stalls and PYO orchards. Ettrick is a great place to start followed by Roxburgh and Cromwell.” –Lesley