Pick your own farms in the North Island 2026

We list 22 farms in the North Island where you pick it yourself, across 18 towns, plus 6 we have not been able to confirm recently. The main crops are strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

22farms
11crops
18towns

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What to pick, and when

CropSeasonFarms
Strawberry Picking November to February 10
Blueberry Picking December to March 10
Raspberry Picking December to February 4
Boysenberry Picking December and January 3
Blackberry Picking January to March 3
vegetables November to April 2
currants December and January 1
tayberries December and January 1
apples February to May 1
pears February to April 1
lavender December to February 1

By region

Every farm we list

Clevedon Strawberries Ardmore
no information yet
Blue Acres Blueberries Ashhurst
no information yet
Monavale Blueberries Cambridge
no information yet
Clevedon Strawberries Clevedon
no information yet
Windmill Orchard Coatesville
no information yet
Sweet Red Helensville
$8 per kilo
Phil Greig Strawberry Gardens Kumeū
$9 per kilo
Ruby Glen Orchard Meeanee
no information yet
Lavender Backyard Garden Newstead
$16.50/kg, bring your own container; $5 per person to pick and eat
Ruakura Berry Shop Newstead
no information yet
Ryburn Gardens Newstead
$15/kg up to 10kg, $14/kg after 10kg, after the included first 1kg (prior season)
Blueberry Country - Ngatea Orchard Ngatea
$14.50/kg weekdays, $16.50/kg weekends and public holidays, $2/kg off for pickers over 10kg
Blueberry Country - Ohaupo Orchard Ōhaupō
$14.50/kg weekdays, $16.50/kg weekends and public holidays, $2/kg off for pickers over 10kg
Penray Gardens Ōtaki
no information yet
Delta Gardens Palmerston North
no information yet
Berry Healthy Blueberry Farm Pauatahanui
$24/kg
Good Planet Riverhead
$19.50 per 1.4kg bucket
Bluebank Blueberry & Emu Farm Upper Hutt
no information yet
Blueberry Fields Forever Upper Hutt
$22/kg
Julians Berry Farm and Cafe Whakatāne
Container pricing: single approx 1.1kg $25, family approx 1.8kg $35, super approx 2.8kg $45
R n' Bees Whakatāne
no information yet
Windermere Farms Whanganui
no information yet

Not recently confirmed

We could not confirm current information for these farms from their own website or Facebook page. Ring them before you travel.

Noho Blueberry Farm Levin
being checked
Pukeawa Blueberry Farm Pauatahanui
being checked
The Blueberry Farm and Bakehouse Upper Hutt
being checked
The Strawberry Patch Havelock North
being checked
Waikawa Blueberries Waikawa Beach
being checked
Wharekai Boysenberries Mangamahu
being checked

Common questions

What can you pick in the North Island?

strawberries (10 farms), blueberries (10 farms), raspberries (4 farms), boysenberries (3 farms), blackberries (3 farms), vegetables (2 farms), currants (1 farm), tayberries (1 farm), apples (1 farm), pears (1 farm) and lavender (1 farm).

When is the picking season in the North Island?

It runs most of the year, crop by crop: strawberries november to february, blueberries december to march, raspberries december to february, boysenberries december and january and blackberries january to march. Dates move with the weather each season.

See also

Last checked 27 August 2026