Fairweather & DaughtersPick-your-own boysenberries Directions
A grass path between two tall rows of berry canes under a clear blue sky
Picking today

Open today until 5pm.

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The next seven days

Open every day but Monday.

Hours change with the weather. Hannah updates this page by 7:30 every morning.

    The season runs from mid-December to the end of January. Six weeks, so don't leave it late.

    Prices

    $18 a kilo.

    Entry is free. We lend you gloves for the prickly rows, and the thornless ones are marked.

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      Get your punnets at the barn

      We'll tell you which rows are open today.

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      Pick along your row

      Ripe ones are purple-black and come away with a gentle tug. Straight into the punnet: they bruise if you pile them up.

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      Weigh and pay on the way out

      You only pay for what you pick.

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    Two real fruit ice creams in waffle cones, held up at a berry farm
    A tub of berry ice cream with whole berries through it
    At the barn

    Real fruit ice cream, made with today's berries.

    We mix today's boysenberries through vanilla ice cream while you wait. $7 a cone.

    A handful of ripe berries just picked, with red unripe ones still on the cane
    A basket of dark, ripe berries
    Kind words
    1. The kids ate as many as they picked, and they were still the best boysenberries we've had in years.
      Mere T. · Google review · January 2026
    2. Gloves and punnets at the barn, rows marked for the day, and the boysenberry ice cream alone is worth the drive from Auckland.
      Daniel K. · Google review · December 2025
    3. We came on a Tuesday morning and had a whole row to ourselves. Hannah showed the kids how to tell the ripe ones from the red ones.
      Priya S. · Google review · January 2026
    1 / 3 4.8 ★ from 312 Google reviews
    Before you come

    Five things to know before you drive out.

    • Dogs stay at home

      Guide dogs are welcome.

    • Bring a hat and sunscreen

      There's little shade in the rows.

    • Wear long sleeves

      The canes are prickly. There are gloves at the barn.

    • Pick only the purple-black ones

      Red ones are still sour. Leave them for next week.

    • Toilets are at the barn

      There are none out in the field.

    Groups & coach tours

    Bringing a coach? Book ahead and we'll save you rows.

    For tour groups, schools and clubs of 15 or more. Coaches park free at the gate, and we have Chinese-speaking staff in the weekend.

    Book a group visit
    Long rows of berry canes running down to a line of trees
    Map of the last few kilometres: Paterangi Road, then Bank Road to the gate by Lake Ngāroto © OpenStreetMap contributors
    Getting here

    30 minutes from Hamilton.

    1234 Demo Road, Ōhaupō 1234

    From Hamilton, head south on State Highway 3 through Ōhaupō. Turn right onto Ryburn Road, then left onto Sing Road and left again onto Paterangi Road. Bank Road is the next left, and we're at the end of it, by the lake.

    Free parking on the grass. Coaches park at the gate.

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    FAQ

    Questions we get every day.

    Do I need to book?

    No, just turn up. Groups of 15 or more, please book ahead.

    What happens if it rains?

    We close in heavy rain, because wet berries go soft. The top of this page says whether we're open by 7:30 each morning.

    Can I buy boysenberries already picked?

    Yes. The barn shop sells punnets picked that morning, $12 for 500g. They freeze well too: lay them out on a tray first, then bag them once they're hard.

    Is it OK for prams and wheelchairs?

    The main path is firm gravel and works for both. The rows themselves are narrow grass and harder going.

    Are you open over Christmas and New Year?

    We close on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The rest of the holidays we're open, weather permitting.

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