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Bay of Plenty Kiwi Festival

Good Websites — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:08:56 +0000

For 9 days over February and March 2010 the Kiwi Festival will be celebrating everything that makes the Bay of Plenty such a great place to live, work, play.

For full event details go to kiwifestival.co.nz and sign up to e-news.

Some of the Kiwi Festival Highlights:

Saturday 27 February
Maketu Kaimoana Festival

Experience the tastes and sounds of a true kiwi event. Savour the flavours of fresh local seafood served in traditional and contemporary styles, accompanied by New Zealand wines and beers.

Visit for more information: maketukaimoana.co.nz.

Sunday 28 February
Bay of Plenty Steamer to the Fiesta in the park

Experience the thrill of travelling on a real steam train when this monster steam engine takes passengers from Mount Maunganui to the Fiesta in the Park, Te Puke. The Fiesta features Guinness World Record attempts, local iron chef celebrity cook off and the world’s tallest inflatable water slide.

Saturday 6 March
The Bay Steamer Coastal Trip

Steam along the coast to Matata, for a picnic lunch and entertainment. Classic Flyer aircraft displays, MASH helicopter rides, arts and crafts and more.

Tickets are available from the Tauranga i-SITE
adults $85, kids $50, Family $250 (2 adults 2 kids).

Saturday 6 March
Multicultural Festival

A celebration and showcase of Tauranga’s diverse cultures, costumes, food, arts and crafts.

Tauranga Historic Village, 17th Avenue.
Gates open at 10:00am
adults $5 and children under 12 free.

Saturday 6 March
Kiwi Festival Carnival

After 9 fabulous days of Kiwi Festival, the grand finale is Carnival – a celebration of global music, arts and dance. Get ready for a great evening listening to the star studded line-up that includes Kora, Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, Kantuta and Regan.

11th Tauranga Multicultural Festival

Good Websites — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:54:24 +0000

See the World in Tauranga – Come and enjoy the Village alive with dance, music, songs from many countries, sample fabulous ethnic food cooked fresh on the day, costume parade with Dixie Band at midday, Discovery tents and arts and crafts, activities for children and more. Brendan Horan will be your MC for the day.

Event info

Date: 6th March 2010
Time: 10:00 to 16:00
Location: Historic Village at 17th Avenue
Tickets: Adults $5, children under 12 free

Visit for more information: ethnictauranga.org

Blues, Brews & BBQ’s festival

Good Websites — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:06:28 +0000

The Mount Maunganui Blues, Brews & BBQ’s festival is one of the regions iconic events and is not to be missed. The festivals boasts the largest collection of fine ales for any single event of its type making it New Zealand’s largest celebration of brewing.

World class products

While New Zealand is well recognised for its fine wines, it is less recognised that craft breweries all around the country are producing really world class products using traditional methods. To cater for all tastes, there will be a selection of fine wine from the local Mills Reef Winery, Cider is making a come back with Bulmer Cider joining the festival and there will even be a tipple or two of schnapps to be found.

So come and join the fun, sample a few ales, try some of the wonderful culinary cuisine on offer and kick back to the sounds of some great blues music.

What could be better?

Event information

Date: Thursday 14th January 2010
Location: Blake Park, Mt Maunganui
Time: Festival opens at 2.00pm. Bars close at 9.45pm and music ceases at 10.20pm.

Visit for more information: bluesbrews.co.nz