From 19 – 22 October, Taste of New Zealand will transform the green expanse of Victoria Park into the ultimate festival of New Zealand cuisine - coinciding with the final week of the Rugby World Cup Tournament when Auckland will be brimming with international visitors.

With 70 chefs from leading New Zealand restaurants, plus 120 food and drink companies and a full line up of entertainers and musicians, Taste of New Zealand will host more than 25,000 local and international visitors in the centre of Auckland City.

Festival organiser Rob Eliott said that Taste of New Zealand builds on the success of last year’s Taste of Auckland event, but is a dramatic step up in size and investment.

“We’ll be providing visitors with a stunning culinary experience that celebrates all of the best flavours of New Zealand in a single, vibrant village, filled with wines, produce and entertainment to match. This will be the greatest celebration of food and drink in New Zealand’s history,” he said.

With each new sponsor, the celebration grows in stature. The event already has heavyweight support from Singapore Airlines, Metro & Taste Magazines, Fisher & Paykel, and a host of exhibiting food and drink companies. Corporate Hospitality packages are half sold already.

“We’re bringing to Auckland all the knowledge and innovation that we’ve learned through running events in some of the most exciting cities of the world,” said Eliott. “It will be a phenomenal effort to entertain and nourish all these visitors, but we have a wealth of culinary talent here and we are working with chefs from all over the country.”

The full restaurant line-up will be announced and tickets on sale in June at www.tastefestivals.co.nz

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