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Unique chicken burger claims two festival titles

The votes have been counted, with a tasty chicken brioche burger crafted by Mount Maunganui café Somethin’ Somethin’ claiming both the top titles in t...

Double win a first for annual snack battle

A talented chef duo has claimed both titles at this year’s Battle of the Snack, to the surprise of 130 ticketholders at the highly anticipated first e...

Bold flavours on show in 2026 Plates of Plenty Challenge

Diners are being invited to taste their way across the Coastal Bay of Plenty, as 20 eateries go head-to-head in the 2026 Plates of Plenty Challenge.

Eight chefs & 12 snacks prepare for battle

What happens when you mix four rising stars with four experienced mentors, who are all bursting to impress one of New Zealand’s most well-known foodie...

Big, bold foodie festival heads to the Bay

February 27, 2026

Foodie fans are eagerly poring through the freshly released programme for this year’s Flavours of Plenty Festival, with tickets to almost 60 events no...

Creative fish sandwich wins diners’ votes

Mount Maunganui chef Nathan Turley was “pretty speechless” as he received his second People’s Choice Award during this year’s Flavours of Plenty Festi...

Octopus snack wins chef battle

It’s two in a row for chef mentor Shane Yardley, who had the privilege of watching his protégé Rikayla Bridge-Zwezerynen collect the Judge’s Choice aw...

Chef battle ignites foodie festival

A high-stakes culinary competition, to determine which chefs can produce the best canapés for 125 discerning ticket holders, marks the start of the 18...

Plenty of dishes vie for votes

Diners are being invited to test their tastebuds at some of the 24 eateries that have signed up for this year’s Plates of Plenty Challenge.

Award-winning festival prepares to serve more than fifty events

February 14, 2025

The organisers behind the award-winning Flavours of Plenty Festival are promising more events over more days as they unveil the 2025 programme and beg...

Flavours of Plenty wins national tourism award

November 8, 2024

An aspirational foodie collective in the Coastal Bay of Plenty has earned a New Zealand Tourism Award for its outstanding collaboration and alignment ...

Fishy dish snares second festival award

The people have spoken, with Pāpāmoa café Pearl Kitchen winning a top award during the Flavours of Plenty Festival for the second year in a row.

Lamb and duck snacks win epic battle

A spiced lamb, salsa, and tapioca cracker snack, crafted by a Tauranga sous chef and a tertiary tutor mentor, has captured the tastebuds of one of the...

Intriguing collisions ahead for annual foodie festival

February 16, 2024

The organisers of the award-winning Flavours of Plenty Festival say foodie fans should expect the unexpected as they start choosing from almost 50 eve...

Double win at the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards 2023

November 10, 2023

Our Flavours of Plenty Festival team has collected two titles at the annual NZ Events Association Awards – Best Lifestyle Event and Best Local Governm...

Food festival a finalist at national awards

A Bay of Plenty foodie festival that launched as the hospitality sector battled tough COVID restrictions is now a finalist that’s in the running for t...

Top eateries win foodie festival challenge

A scotch egg dish and pyramid-shaped pasta have both proven a hit during the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s annual foodie festival.

Bay’s annual foodie festival a win-win for everyone

Hungry fans who snapped up more than 4000 tickets during the second iteration of the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s annual foodie festival have helped cement...

Festival competition challenges taste buds

The second annual Flavours of Plenty Festival kicks off today, with several of its 34 events already sold out

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