The future of Westland’s Wildfoods festival was settled
during the Public Excluded part of the Extraordinary Council
meeting on Friday, 3 May. Earlier in the week, there was
uncertainty as to who would run the event after Destination
Westland announced that it was winding down its events
department.
Mayor Bruce Smith confirmed that Destination
Westland would continue to run the event, as per their
Statement of Intent with the advice and support of Westland
Holdings Ltd as their shareholder. “This is a good outcome
for the people of Westland. Many community organisations
rely on this event to fundraise for the year and we want to
enable them to continue to do so, as well as maintain the
strong brand that Wildfoods has become.”
The next
Wildfoods Festival will be held on Saturday 7 March
2020.
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