We warmly invite you to join us for our 2025 Investor Field Trip.
Here you will find the full itinerary for the Field Trip, helpful information to aid in your stay including links to accommodation, dining and travel, plus information on the properties you will be visiting during the trip.
If you have questions, please contact Eliza Gwynne at eliza.gwynne@craigmore.com. We look forward to seeing you in November.
In case of an emergency or any health-related issues, please contact either: Che Charteris +64 27 350 4550 or Nick Tapp +44 7775 785 748.
Guests arrive in Christchurch, South Island
7:00pm | Dinner at Marketplace Restaurant, Crowne Plaza
Accommodation | Crowne Plaza
7:00am | Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza (conference room)
7:30am | Formal Craigmore presentation at the Crowne Plaza (conference room)
8:30am | Annual General Partnerships Meetings at the Crowne Plaza (conference room)
10:30am | Meet in the hotel reception for travel to Oxford
11:30am | Lunch - Cafe 51, an 1800s original villa at the centre of the beautiful country town of Oxford
1:00pm | North Canterbury farm visit - Glen Eyre Farm showcasing Kowbucha, Halter and EcoPond with specialist speaker
4:00pm | Return to the Crowne Plaza
6:00pm | Dinner at Riverside Kitchen Restaurant
Accommodation | Crowne Plaza Hotel
6:30am | Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza
7:30am | Meet in the hotel reception for travel to Christchurch Airport
NZ548 departs from Christchurch for Auckland airport at 08:50am
NZ5276 departs from Auckland for Kerikeri airport at 11:25am
Flight NZ5276 arrives at Kerikeri airport at 12:15pm
1:00pm | Kiwifruit orchard visit at Wiroa - Wiroa is the single largest kiwifruit orchard managed by Craigmore and was converted from a dairy farm from 2019. The orchards are planted with gold and red kiwifruit, is involved in trial work with Zespri to introduce new dormancy breakers and has a wide range of native species planted through throughout the orchard
Lunch | Included at Wiroa orchard
2:30pm | Depart Wiroa orchard for Waitangi Treaty Grounds
3:00pm | Guided tour and cultural performance at New Zealand’s most important historic site, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. A place where much of New Zealand’s modern history was shaped with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
4:45pm | Depart for Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
5:00pm | Arrive to Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
5:45pm | Meet at hotel reception and depart for Ferry Terminal
6:00pm | Travel by ferry to Russell, the first capital of New Zealand
6:30pm | Dinner at the historic Duke of Marlborough Hotel
9:00pm | Last ferry departs Russell Wharf - return by Ferry to Paihia
Accommodation | Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
7:00am | Breakfast and Presentation at the Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
8:00am | Meet at hotel reception and depart for Opare Forest
8:30am | Forestry visit at Opare. Opare forest was acquired by Craigmore for a client in 2019 with a total area at acquisition of 1,876 ha including 230ha of established Pinus Radiata. Some 275ha of the best quality land with a ‘higher and better use’ was subdivided and sold, and 900ha planted with new forest over 3 years
11:15am | Depart for Kerikeri Airport
NZ5273 departs from Kerikeri for Auckland airport at 12:45pm
*Guests are responsible for settling their own hotel accounts.
