5th December 2023 Events / Fresh ChoiceLong-term Kepler Challenge sponsor FreshChoice installed a pop-up supermarket station near the last stretch of the 60km Fiordland race.
22nd November 2023 Events / WineA new wine festival in Hastings next year will incorporate masterclasses and experiences into the one-day event.
16th November 2023 Coca-Cola / EventsCoca-Cola Christmas in the Park will return in 2023 for what will be its 29th year, having started in 1994.
14th November 2023 Canterbury / EventsThe New Zealand Agricultural Show in Canterbury – otherwise known as the Christchurch Show – celebrates its 160th anniversary this week.
7th November 2023 Aquaculture / EventsThis year the NZ Agricultural Show in Christchurch will this year feature a dedicated Aquaculture Tent for the fist time in its 160-year history.
18th October 2023 Events / OtagoCentral Otago’s annual food and beverage celebration, Eat.Taste.Central, is back for another two-week festival of flavour showcasing the best of the region’s food and wine.
17th October 2023 Events / Meat the NeedThe country’s second annual rural telethon, The Big Feed, is coming back in December 2023.
13th October 2023 EventsMore than 10,000 people are expected at the annual Kāpiti Food Fair this year.
6th September 2023 Butchers / EventsSix of the country’s finest butchers have been named as part of New Zealand’s national butchery team to will compete at the World Butchers’ Challenge which takes place in Paris in March 2025.
22nd August 2023 Events / Plant-basedVow Group chief executive and co-founder George Peppou and Food Standards Australia New Zealand principal toxicologist and risk assessor Dr Nick Fletcher are key speakers at the upcoming AltProteins 23 conference.
4th August 2023 Events / WineThe 30th annual Toast Martinborough is expected to attract 100,000 people in November.
24th July 2023 Events / HospitalityHospitality New Zealand has welcomed legislation that allows venues to extend trading hours without having to apply for a special licence so patrons can watch live televised Rugby World Cup matches.
20th July 2023 Events / Fine Food NZThe latest Fine Food New Zealand event attracted record numbers of exhibitors and delegates, according to organiser XPO Exhibitions.
13th July 2023 Events / NZFGCThe Ministry for the Environment and the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council are hosting a webinar on the Waste Action and Investment Plan.
12th July 2023 EventsFood-truck market Pop Up Eats Horowhenua is returning from Wednesday 19 July 2023.
5th July 2023 Beer / EventsNorthland’s first Brew of Islands beer festival will be held in Kerikeri this month with an array of food, brews and drinks for locals and visitors.
3rd July 2023 Events / NZIFSTHundred of delegates are descending on a snowy Dunedin for the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology’s annual conference.
26th June 2023 Events / Fine Food NZNZ’s food industry converges on Auckland for the country’s largest hospitality, food retail and food service event.
22nd June 2023 Brewers Fest / EventsNZ Brewers Fest 2023 is taking place at Upper Hutt’s Brewtown on Saturday 14 October.
2nd June 2023 AFRA / EventsThe Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance (AFRA), in partnership with Foodstuffs North Island, has run a series of hui, uniting its food rescue members from across the North Island.
26th May 2023 EventsMore than 250 exhibitors will converge at Auckland Showgrounds next month for Fine Food New Zealand, the biennial hospitality, food retail and foodservice trade event.
17th May 2023 Events / HVNFoodomics 2024 will be held at the newly-opened Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wellington next year.
12th May 2023 Events / HospitalityRenowned international restaurant consultant, Chip Klose, has been announced as the keynote speaker for Hospo Hui 2023.
21st April 2023 E Tipu 2023 / EventsConfirmed speakers for the E Tipu IFAMA 2023 World Conference run the gauntlet of leaders and innovators from across the food system.
20th April 2023 Cheese / EventsNew Zealand Cheese Festival is returning to Blenheim to tie in with NZ Cheese Month.
6th April 2023 Events / WOAPVisa Wellington On a Plate’s Producer Marketplace will return to the capital on Monday 17 April after a two-year hiatus with the backing of ANZ.
30th March 2023 BOMA / EventsE Tipu The Boma Agri Summit will be held in Manawatū in 2024, as part of a new year-about hosting partnership between the North Island region and Christchurch.
13th March 2023 EventsMore than 44,000 people attended the 86th Wānaka A&P Show on Friday and Saturday after a two-year hiatus, injecting more than $28m into the local economy.
7th March 2023 Events / FoodstuffsThe biennial business-to-business Foodstuffs Expo is set to take place at Claudelands Events Centre Hamilton over 8 and 9 March.
3rd March 2023 Agri Futures / EventsSecondary students from the lower and mid-North Island interested in careers in food and fibre will be in Palmerston North on Friday, March 10th, for Agri Futures, Ahuwhenua ki te Anamata.
3rd March 2023 EventsThe Otago Farmers Market is marking its 20 year milestone by hosting a Long Lunch showcasing producers and celebrating the connections made through food.
1st March 2023 Events / NZFGCThe webinar series is designed to help FMCG leaders through the “significant” immediate and longer-term impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle.
14th February 2023 Events / WOAPVisa Wellington On a Plate has announced the return of the Chef Collaboration Series presented by Singapore Airlines after a three year hiatus.
13th February 2023 Avocado / EventsThe growth potential of the avocado market remains very strong, however, production is developing too quickly now, according to international researcher Eric Imbert.
13th February 2023 Events / GroceryLast year 30,000 people said bought flowers to mark Valentine’s Day, with sales for bunches picking up in the week of February 14 and nearly half – or some 45% – of those being sold on the day itself.
9th February 2023 Events / SanitariumThe Sanitarium Weet-Bix Central Eat Auckland Tryathlon has been rescheduled due to water safety concerns.
3rd February 2023 Events / WineThe eighth New Zealand Rosé Day will celebrate New Zealand’s fastest-growing wine style this Sunday 5 February.
1st February 2023 EventsThe inaugural Roam Central wine and food celebration has been hailed a success after it attracted more than 1,500 people to venues across Queenstown, Arrowtown, Gibbston, Wānaka, Bendigo, Bannockburn, Clyde and Pisa.
22nd November 2022 EventsRoam Central is a new four-day wine and food event set amongst the vines of Central Otago and the Southern Lakes.
18th October 2022 Events / WineWine Nelson’s premier annual tasting event is back this week with a bigger venue and more on offer in 2022.
18th October 2022 Beervana / EventsBeervana will return 18 – 19 August 2023 at the Sky Stadium.
14th October 2022 Events / WineWine Nelson’s premier annual tasting event is back with a bigger venue and more on offer this year.
29th September 2022 Babich / EventsBabich Wines has been named the official wine sponsor for the ASB Classic summer tennis fixture in Auckland.
28th September 2022 EventsThe largest gathering of South Australian wine, food, and spirits producers and exporters in many years is heading to Auckland next month.
14th September 2022 Events / HospitalityNominations are now open for Aucklanders to nominate their favourite dish for the 2022 Iconic Auckland Eats list.
8th September 2022 Christchurch / EventsŌtautahi Christchurch’s post-Covid Turn up the Heat festival in August saw more than 50 central city hospitality joints join a fiery food competition, each offering a different spicy dish or drink.
6th September 2022 Events / Food WasteThe second New Zealand Food Waste Summit is heading to Wellington on 29 September, bringing together players from across the food chain to brainstorm how innovation can reduce food waste while also addressing food security.
2nd September 2022 Events / WineThe International Cool Climate Wine Symposium 2026 will be held in Christchurch, with an estimated 500 wine specialists from around the world expected to meet.
2nd September 2022 EventsAt least seven new producers joining the 2022 Horowhenua Taste Trail when gates open early on Saturday November 26.
1st September 2022 EventsPeter Gordon’s food embassy, Homeland, is hosting Kai Pasifika – a celebration of Blue Pacific cuisine in October.
29th August 2022 Events / SpiritsThe Wellington Culinary Events Trust has cancelled this year’s Highball festival, which was scheduled to take place on 23 & 24 September 2022.
22nd August 2022 Beervana / EventsBeer lovers from around the world made the pilgrimage to Wellington’s SKY Stadium this weekend for the ‘21st’ Beervana.
18th August 2022 Events / HospitalityRegistrations have opened for this year’s Hospitality Championships, supported by NZ Chefs Association as part of the Hospitality Summit 22.
12th August 2022 EventsAuckland will host the 2035 Oceania Summit at the Aotea Centre from 10 – 11 October.
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4th August 2022 Events / Food ShowThe Food Show returns to the Garden City this August 19 – 21 at Christchurch Arena.
2nd August 2022 EventsAuckland’s annual food show has been postponed until next year due to uncertainty over the Auckland Showgrounds venue.
2nd August 2022 Chocolate / EventsThe annual Chocolate and Coffee Festival returns to The Cloud in Auckland on 10 – 11 September.
25th July 2022 Events / HospitalityAfter a two year hiatus, the New Zealand Hospitality Conference is back taking place at the Grand Millennium in Auckland starting tomorrow.
25th July 2022 Events / HospitalityŌtautahi Christchurch’s Central City is bringing the heat this August with a festival of 60-plus events ranging from roaming characters, comedy, cabaret, drag, variety shows and a fiery food competition.
22nd July 2022 EventsNew Zealand’s cocktail and spirits festival – Highball presented by Liquorland – returns to Wellington this September.
22nd July 2022 Events / Food WasteUniversity of Otago’s Food Waste Research will next week be hosting the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Dame Juliet Gerrard, and her team for a two day visit.
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20th July 2022 Events / WOAPTo kick off Visa Wellington On a Plate 2022, a mechanics workshop will be transformed into The Sea Breeze Inn, a pop-up restaurant serving sustainably-sourced kaimoana from across Aotearoa New Zealand.
14th July 2022 Events / Restaurant AssociationThe Restaurant Association has secured Canadian chef and entrepreneur Eric Pateman as one of the keynote speaker to discuss the possibilities the industry’s recovery at its upcoming Hospo Hui.
1st July 2022 Citrus NZ / EventsCitrus NZ has set a date for what will be its first in-person conference in three years following Covid cancellations.
17th June 2022 Beervana / EventsMarking its 21st birthday this year, Beervana has already locked in more than 70 breweries set to take part in NZ’s biggest celebration of beer.
10th June 2022 Apiculture NZ / EventsHundreds of beekeepers, and others from the apiculture industry, will gather in Christchurch this month for ApiNZ’s sixth annual conference and trade exhibition.
8th June 2022 Events / HospitalityThe New Zealand Hospitality Conference has added two more star hospitality figureheads to its lineup this year.
1st June 2022 Events / WOAPThe capital’s annual annual month long food festival, Visa Wellington on a Plate, will include 120 events and pop-ups being held under the 2022 theme A State of Flux.
20th May 2022 Beer / EventsThe Great Australasian Beer Spectacular is returning to Auckland on 25 June.
19th May 2022 Events / HospitalityFor the month of May, participating Auckland restaurants and bars will be celebrating the Eat, Drink, Love Ponsonby 2022.
18th May 2022 Events / WineNew Zealand wine festival Winetopia has added more events to its three-city schedule.
17th May 2022 Events / Plant-basedAustralia and New Zealand’s first alternative proteins conference, AltProteins, takes place in Melbourne today.
9th May 2022 Events / HospitalityThe New Zealand Hospitality Conference is back in-person in July after a two-year hiatus and with a theme of “The Future of Hospitality”.
6th May 2022 EventsThe Wellington Food Show is back, taking place 27 – 29 May at Sky Stadium, following a Covid-induced absence.
2nd May 2022 E Tipu 2022 / EventsMark your calendars for E Tipu 2022: The Boma Agri Summit, with a special ticket offer for Food Ticker readers.
2nd May 2022 Eat NZ / EventsThe countdown is on for the two-day hybrid Eat New Zealand Hui + Eat NZ Grains 2022 being held in Ōtautahi Christchurch this week, Tuesday and Wednesday.
11th April 2022 Events / Service FoodsService Foods has cancelled its 2022 trade shows.
22nd March 2022 Covid-19 / EventsThe 2022 New Zealand AgriFood Talks event has been cancelled because of the Omicron outbreak.
18th March 2022 Events / FestivalBay of Plenty produce will be in the spotlight at the region’s inaugural food festival next month.
16th March 2022 BOMA / EventsThis year’s Boma Agri Summit in Christchurch on 21-22 June will host speakers from the US and UK.
11th March 2022 Events / FundingEat New Zealand has secured up to $275,000 of government funding to support its multi-day Feast Matariki festival.
7th March 2022 Again Again / EventsAgain Again is holding a free seminar on moving to reuse as a systemic replacement to single-use container packaging.
18th February 2022 Events / WineNew Zealand’s largest wine event will be heading to three main centres later this year.
16th February 2022 Advertising / EventsHellmann’s mayo, Mexican avocados, Lay’s chips and Bud seltzer were among the advertisers forking out US$6m+ for TV spots during the weekend’s Super Bowl.
11th February 2022 Covid-19 / EventsWanaka’s food and wine festival has been cancelled this year because of the current red-light Covid-19 restrictions.
11th February 2022 Covid-19 / EventsA Bay of Plenty food event plans to go ahead despite current Covid-19 restrictions.
3rd February 2022 Covid-19 / EventsThe West Coast’s Wildfoods Festival has been scrapped, the first time in its 34-year history, due to Covid capacity restrictions at the red setting.
9th December 2021 Events / WineAfter running the inaugural event in 2021, New Zealand Winegrowers will be kicking off the second New Zealand Wine Week on 8 February 2022.
19th November 2021 Chia Sisters / EventsChia Sisters co-founder Chloe Van Dyke is one of five female entrepreneurs selected to pitch at Rise Up for a $10,000 prize.
17th November 2021 2035 Oceania Summit / EventsA festival of carbon-zero New Zealand food will run alongside a new event in Auckland next year addressing the world’s agrifood climate challenge.
17th November 2021 Covid-19 / EventsThe Kāpiti Food Fair has been cancelled due to Covid uncertainty.
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1st November 2021 Events / Food HuiThe annual Eat New Zealand and Restaurant Association Food Hui is under way.
21st October 2021 Events / Food HuiEat New Zealand and the Restaurant Association have made the decision to move their Food Hui 2021 online.
17th September 2021 Events / GovernmentPrime minister Jacinda Ardern is one of more than 90 world leaders who are set to participate in the historic UN Food Systems Summit next week.
1st September 2021 EventsEat New Zealand and The Restaurant Association have postponed this year’s Food Hui until 1 and 2 November.
23rd August 2021 Events / ZespriWith New Zealand remaining in lockdown until at least Tuesday 24 August, Zespri’s scheduled grower roadshows starting today, 23 August have been postponed.
23rd August 2021 EventsVisa Wellington On a Plate’s intends to restart Burger and Cocktail Wellington at Level 2 for those venues who choose or are able to take part, after the event was scuppered by alert level 4 lockdown.
5th August 2021 Events / HospitalityDanny Meyer will be one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural New Zealand Hospitality Summit at the Trusts Arena in Auckland on 8-9 September.
29th July 2021 EventsBioTechNZ and AgriTechNZ are leading an event addressing cell-based agriculture which can create food products from cell cultures as opposed to whole plants or animals.
27th July 2021 Events / SkyCitySkyCity restaurant Huami is staging an immersive cultural experience in conjunction with Heart of the City’s Elemental Festival in Auckland.
22nd July 2021 Awards / EventsA handful of Food & beverage events from across the country have made the shortlist for the 2021 NZ Events Association New Zealand Event Awards after a record 108 entries were received.
24th June 2021 Events / VenuesUncertainty surrounds events scheduled for Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds after the venue suddenly announced its liquidation on Tuesday.
9th June 2021 EventsThe Riddet Institute is today hosting Feed our Future: A New Zealand Sustainable Food Systems Dialogue.
28th May 2021 Events / HorticultureAnnual trade show and conference confirmed for 7-9 June despite Victoria lockdown.
22nd April 2021 EventsMarlborough Bayleys Friday Night Feast is back for 2021, showcasing the region’s food, wine and other beverages.
19th April 2021 Deer / EventsIt was the first time the event would take place in two years.
26th March 2021 Events / WintecA team of second year Wintec Culinary Arts students will deliver the Leading the Way Lunch at Wintec, as part of the Feast Waikato Festival.
23rd March 2021 EventsThe Food Show Christchurch will make its returning this April after Covid saw the event cancelled in 2020.
3rd March 2021 Events / FoodtechThe event was expected to attract more than 200 local and international exhibiting companies and 4000+ qualified visitors.
3rd March 2021 Events / WineThere will be 40 lots of wine, many of which were being specially blended, at this year’s event.
26th February 2021 EventsSouthland will host the Savour the South – Eat Drink Play & Stay event, as the region looks to elevate its reputation as a food and beverage destination.
25th February 2021 Events / Food WasteNew Zealand’s inaugural Food Waste Summit, Te Hui Taumata Moumou Kai o Aotearoa, will take place at Villa Maria Winery on Monday 22 March.
