Citrus and feijoa growers, Kerikeri

Family orchard onthe Kerikeri Riverflats

We have been growing citrus and feijoas on this bend of the river since 1987, these days it is mostly me, my daughter Anna, and two staff through picking season. Most of what we grow goes out under our own name to shops and markets around Northland rather than through a packhouse.

Kerikeri River Orchards

Certification

Every one of these is a certification with a body behind it, not a sticker.

NZ
NZGAP certifiedRecertified annually, current until March 2025
GL
GLOBALG.A.P. registered grower numberGGN 4063291785102
NO
Northland Regional Council water permitHeld for irrigation take since 1994
RE
Registered food businessFar North District Council, registration FNDC-0223
5.4 hectares Planted area
1,850, oldest planted 1988 Trees
Navel, Meyer lemon, mandarin, tangelo, feijoa Main varieties
38 tonnes Average annual pick
Drip, drawn from the Kerikeri River Irrigation
Citrus May to October, feijoa March to May Season

The orchard

The block sits on river silt about two kilometres out of town, which is warmer than the hill country around it and lets us pick navels earlier than most. We grow six citrus varieties plus feijoas, and we still hand pick and hand grade everything that leaves here.

Kerikeri River Orchards

184 Waipapa Road, Kerikeri

09 407 6215Email us