http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.newsteadorchard.co.nz en-us Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:06:18 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/post/143809/waikato-times-article/ Thank you to the Waikato Times for sharing our story. Richard Walker, you did a great job capturing a little bit of the history and character of the orchard authentically and beautifully.'Don’t bother asking orchardist John Woolford about the numbers. How many fruit trees? How many hectares? How much fruit is sold through the shop?Woolford laughs. He doesn’t know. In a way, he doesn’t care.Annie Perkins has been asking those questions as well, as she starts taking over Newstead Orchard fr... Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/#post143809 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/post/158320/waikato-herald-article/ A big thank you to Catherine Fry for covering the next chapter of Newstead Orchard and its future.A century-old Waikato family orchard business is finding fresh energy to sustain a local treasure.The future had looked uncertain for Newstead Orchard, the last remaining small commercial orchard in the area, but a new partnership is securing its place and keeping the land in production.Annie Perkins has bought into Newstead Orchard and is taking on orchard operations and fruit sales, while working ... Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/#post158320 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/post/146377/late-season-apples-tree-ripened-and-full-of-flavour/ In The Lost Orchard, Raymond Blanc captures the magic of orchard-fresh apples (vs. other apples) perfectly:“…[apples] picked green and helped in suspended animation, can never compare to fruit that is allowed to linger on the tree and tasted at the optimum moment.”We couldn’t agree more. Our late-season apples stay on the tree longer, soaking up the last of the autumn sun. They’re picked only when they’ve developed their full flavour, texture, and sweetness, and you can taste the dif... Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:46:49 +1200 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/#post146377 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/post/143811/collaboration-with-volare/ Good things happen when locals pull together and support each other. We are super excited to be supporting these rockstar Waikato bakers.... Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:15:04 +1200 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/#post143811 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/post/144372/remembering-harold-woolford/ We share sad news that Harold Woolford, head orchardist for many decades at Newstead Orchard, passed away this week.His funeral will be at 11 am on Tuesday. His daughter Jean Darby ran the orchard shop until the end of last season, and his son John Woolford is the current head orchardist.  Below is his obituary, where you can find details of his funeral and how to send messages to his family.There will also be a condolences book in the orchard shop from next week. Harold WOOLFORD ... Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.newsteadorchard.co.nz/blog/#post144372