Manawatū-Whanganui seasonal attraction guide

Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, orchards, hayrides, and fall festivals in Manawatū-Whanganui.

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Mangamaire (Pahiatua), Manawatū-Whanganui

Mangamaire Sunflower Field is a working-farm sunflower field near Pahiatua in the Tararua district, open to the public on scheduled open days during the summer season. The farm also offers premium on-site picnics, private field hire for photography, and guided farm walks. It is promoted mainly through Facebook and regional tourism listings.

Champ de tournesolsPick your own sunflowersAire de pique-nique
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Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui

Hiwinui Sunflower Field is a 4.5-acre paddock of over 200,000 sunflowers on the Hiwinui Country Estate property outside Palmerston North. The field opens for a limited window each summer and also hosts weddings and private events among the blooms.

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Woodville, Manawatū-Whanganui

Ara Hau is a seasonal maize maze at Woodville with daytime family sessions and a separate scare-maize event. Independent January and March 2026 evidence establishes that it operated in the current calendar season.

Maize mazeScare maizeFamily day maze