Itinerary

SDSU and OSU Agricultural Student Study Tour to

New Zealand

May 2015, Itinerary

Tuesday, May 12th - Arrive Auckland
5:45 am                       Arrive Auckland

                                    Tour of Auckland
                                    Auckland Museum

4:30 pm                       Overview of the upcoming tour

 

5:30 pm                       Sky Tower Observation Deck followed by Buffet dinner

Overnight Scenic Hotel, Auckland

Wednesday, May 13th - Auckland - Hamilton
8:00 am                       Depart hotel for Pukekohe

9:00 - 11:30 am           Fresh Vegetable Product Group

2:00 - 3:00 pm             Gallagher Animal Management Systems

3:30 - 4:30 pm             GEA

                                    Dinner in your hotel

Overnight Kingsgate Hotel, Hamilton

Thursday, May 14th - Hamilton - Rotorua
8:30 am                       Depart Hotel

9:00 - 10:00 am           Morrinsville, Farm Merchandise store

10:30 - 12:30 pm         Grant Wills and Karen Preston dairy farm. Meet with sharemilker Chad Winke.

1:00 - 1:30 pm             Lunch in Matamata

3:00 - 4:30 pm             New Zealand Forest Industry

5:00 pm                       Check in to your hotel

6:30 pm                       Transfer to Skyline Gondola

 

7:00 pm                       Dine in the Skyline Restaurant

 

Overnight Copthorne Hotel, Rotorua

 

Friday, May 15th - Rotorua

An opportunity today to see how important tourism is to the New Zealand economy and to learn about the Maori culture and development.

8:30 am                       Depart Hotel

 

9:30 am                       Agrodome

 

11:30 am                     Te Puia - the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and the Maori Arts and

                                    Crafts Institute

 

1:30 pm                       Lunch downtown Rotorua

 

2:30 - 4:30 pm             Tumunui Maori Lands Trust

 

6:00 pm                       "Maori Hangi" traditional feast and cultural experience

 

Overnight Copthorne Hotel, Rotorua 

 

Saturday, May 16th - Rotorua - Napier

 

7:30 am                       Depart Hotel

 

8:30 - 10:00 am           Kairuru Polled Hereford Stud. Kevin & Jane McDonald

 

10:30 - 11:30 am         Huka Falls and Raupo

 

12:45 - 2:30 pm           Trelinnoe Farm. Bruce Willis

 

3:30 pm                       Apple, kiwifruit and stonefruit orchards. Win Heuser

 

6:00 pm                       Check into hotel

 

Overnight Te Pania Hotel, Napier

 

Sunday, May 17th - Napier - Marton

 

8:00 am                       Depart Hotel

 

8:30 - 9:30 am             Hastings Farmers Market

 

10:30 - Noon               Visit Maranoa. John Spiers.

 

1:10 - 4:00 pm             Hill Country Property managed by John and Jane Heald

 

5:00 pm                       Meet your Farmstay host

 

Overnight Farmstay

 

Monday, May 18th - Marton - Wellington

 

8:00 am                       Meet bus

 

10:30 - Noon               Beef + Lamb New Zealand

 

2:00 - 3:00 pm             Ministry for Primary Industries

 

3:30 - 5:00 pm             City orientation tour and free time

 

Overnight West Plaza Hotel, Wellington

 

Tuesday, May 19th - Wellington - Christchurch - Ashburton

 

7:15 am                       Transfer to Wellington Airport

 

8:40 am                       Depart Wellington on NZ 335

 

9:25 am                       Arrive Christchurch

 

10:00 - 11:00 am         Nevele R Stud

 

12:00 - 2:00 pm           David & Hillary Ward's mixed cropping farm

 

3:30 - 5:00 pm             Ted & Sue Rollinson's dairy farm. Meet with sharemilker Tom Hannigan.

 

5:30 pm                       Check in Hotel

 

7:00 pm                       Dinner in the Hotel

 

Overnight Hotel Ashburton

 

Wednesday, May 20th - Ashburton - Twizel

 

8:30 am                       Depart Hotel

 

12:30 - 3:30 pm           Haldon Station

 

3:30 - 5:00 pm             Travel to Twizel via Tekapo

 

5:00 pm                       Check in Hotel

 

7:00 pm                       Dinner in Hotel

 

Overnight Mackenzie Country Inn, Twizel

 

Thursday, May 21st - Twizel - Oamaru - Ashburton

 

8:30 am                       Depart Hotel

 

11:00 - 1:00 pm           Oamaru

 

1:30 - 3:30 pm             Ard & Wilma van Leeuwen's dairy farm

 

3:30 - 5:30 pm             Continue to Ashburton

 

7:00 pm                       Dinner in Hotel

 

Overnight Hotel Ashburton

 

Friday, May 22nd - Ashburton - Depart

 

9:00 am                       Depart Hotel

 

10:00 am                     Christchurch

 

1:00 pm                       Christchurch Airport (8 students) flight to Australia

 

4:00 pm                       Christchurch Airport - Air New Zealand 548 departing at 6:55 pm