Holiday Activities

Te Oranga Farmstay, Nisbet Rd, Maungatapere, Northland, NZ


calendar of farmwork Other activities  
 

January

summer holidays.
lifting and planting tubers and bulbs.
tending beehives.
February
lifting and planting tubers and bulbs.
weeding.
tending beehives and processing honey.
March
weeding and general gardening.
tending beehives
April
shear sheep.
weeding and general gardening.
picking gloriosa lilies.
tending beehives and processing honey
May
picking lilies.
weeding.
pruning and planting trees.
June
picking tamarillos.
July
picking tamarillos.
making tamarillo jams and chutneys. lifting tubers.
sheep have lambs.
August
picking tamarillos.
picking freesias.
lifting and planting lilies.
sheep have lambs.
feeding calves.
pruning tamarillos.
September
picking freesias.
planting lilies.
pruning tamarillos.
feeding calves.
October
feeding calves.
weeding.
general gardening.
shear sheep.
November
lifting bulbs.
picking lilies.
general gardening.
tending beehives.
December
 
picking lilies.
tending beehives.
general gardening.
Christmas and Happy New Year!

  

  

Weather permitting these activites are possible at most times of the year

Tramping trips
Explore Northlands wilderness areas, the inland forests, the scrublands and the coastal walkways, with us or our family. 

 

Camping overnight
at local beaches

A normal Kiwi weekend activity. Go to the beach for the day, swim, fish, walk the beach or sleep on the sand. Cook up over a camp fire and sleep overnight under the stars or in a little pup tent and come home late the next day.

 

Sight seeing in Northland
Te Oranga is centrally placed for sight seeing day trips to all parts of Northland. For those who do not have their own car we can take you in ours.

 

Possum hunting
The nocturnal possum is a noxious animal in New Zealand. Possum shooting at night is a common activity on a New Zealand farm.

 

Fishing

 

Boating

 

Snorkeling

 

Horse riding

 

 

tramping

camping

camping

sightseeing

snorkelling

horse riding

tramping

 

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