Expo Tours

All tours start at the Rutherford Hotel. Coffee and pastries will be available in the Maitai Foyer (and buses depart from just outside).

To ensure all scheduling requirements are met, buses will depart exactly on time from the Rutherford Hotel – latecomers will miss the bus!

Further terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of the page.

0730-0800	Meet in the Maitai Foyer, Rutherford Hotel
0800	Bus departs for Golden Bay Fruit packhouse, Motueka
0900	Tour of Golden Bay Fruit packhouse
1000	Bus to Waimea Nurseries, Appleby (morning tea enroute)
1030	Nursery tour
1120	Transfer to Willisbrook Orchard
1130	Orchard tour
1220	Delegates can choose to return to Rutherford Hotel (via Nelson Airport for early afternoon flights, if needed)
1300	Approximate arrival time at Rutherford Hotel
	OR
12.30	Remain at Willisbrook Orchard for BBQ lunch and Prospr spray demonstration courtesy of Croplands Equipment
1300	Spray demonstration (click here to register)
1400	Transfer to Rutherford Hotel (via Nelson Airport for early afternoon flights, if needed)
1430	Approximate arrival time at Rutherford Hotel

0800-0830	Meet in the Maitai Foyer, Rutherford Hotel
0830	Bus departs for Waimea Water, Richmond
0900	Waimea Water for Health & Safety induction
0930	Bus to dam site (morning tea enroute)
1015	Site visit
1115	Return bus to Waimea Water
1200	Return to Rutherford Hotel (via Nelson Airport for early afternoon flights, if needed)
1230	Approximate arrival time at the Rutherford Hotel

0800-0830	Meet in the Maitai Foyer, Rutherford Hotel
0830	Bus departs to Nelson Port
0845	Nelson Port tour
0930	Bus to SNAP CORE, Annesbrook
0945	Factory tour
1030	Bus to Trinder Engineering, Richmond (morning tea enroute)
1100	Tour of diverse engineering design, manufacturing and assembly workshops, including a dedicated orchard sprayer development section with demonstration sprayer unit.
1230	Return to Rutherford Hotel (via Nelson Airport for early afternoon flights, if needed)
1300	Approximate arrival time at the Rutherford Hotel

0830-0900	Meet in the Maitai Foyer, Rutherford Hotel
0900	Bus departs to The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, Nelson
0930	Guided Walking Tour
1100	Morning Tea in Visitor Centre
1145	Return to Rutherford Hotel
1200	Approximate arrival time at Rutherford Hotel

0900-0930	Meet in the Maitai Foyer, Rutherford Hotel
0930	Bus departs to Pic’s Peanut Butter World
1000-1045	Pic’s Peanut Butter World Factory Tour. Take in the smell of fresh roasted peanuts and follow their journey from start to jar.
1100-1115	Bus to Old Factory Corner, Nelson's boutique retail and hospitality corner
1115-1145	The Junction hosts a tasting of cheeses by Little River Estate, Thorvald, and Cranky Goat - all made locally in Upper Moutere.
1145-1230	Visit other stores at Old Factory Corner
1230	Return to Rutherford Hotel (via Nelson Airport for early afternoon flights, if needed)
1300	Approximate arrival time at Rutherford Hotel