07/01/2026
🌿☀️ **Nature + Summer = Pure Bliss** at **Franklin Farm – Sunflower Fields & Butterfly House**! 🌻✨ Just 30 mins from Auckland, this place is *the* summer escape: endless sunflowers, pick‑your‑own blooms, butterflies, farm animals, maize maze & more! ([Franklin Farm Waimauku][1])
🌼 **Prices & Passes:**
🎟️ **Sunflower Farm + Butterfly House Ultimate Farm Pass:** around **$25 per adult** (kids usually cheaper / ages vary) OR **$50 for two people** when you visit both areas together (visitor‑reported package pricing).
🌻 *Sunflower picking:* extra cost for stems / cutters.
📆 **Open Hours:**
🕘 Mon, Wed & Thu — 9:00 am–4:00 pm (last entry ~3:30)
🌇 Fri–Sun — 9:00 am–8:00 pm (fields open until sunset)
❌ CLOSED Tuesdays
🟢 Open on public holidays too!
🎉 **Ultimate Pass Includes:**
✨ Entry to **Sunflower Fields** *plus* **Butterfly House**
🌻 Stroll through millions of sunflowers & seasonal flowers
🦋 Walk inside the butterfly house with monarchs + native butterflies
🐐 Animal farmyard meet & greets
🌽 Maize maze fun
🎈 Scavenger hunt, bouncy castles & gardens
📸 Tons of pic spots!
🍃 Activities you can do:
🌼 *PYO sunflowers & flowers* (secateurs available to hire)
🐐 Farm animals to pat & feed
🦋 Butterfly releases & photo magic
🌽 Navigate the **maize corn maze**
🥳 Family fun zones + weekend food trucks
🐶 **Doggy Fridays**
📍 *Perfect for nature lovers, families, date days & photographers!*
🌻 Plan your visit when sunflowers are blooming — the season is short & weather‑dependent!
* Note: not a Paid Promotion: just sharing information
