Winery Tour announces partners

THE WINERY TOUR 2017 ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOUR PARTNERS:

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC FOUNDATION AND THE GLASS PACKAGING FORUM

The Winery Tour 2017 is proud to announce that The New Zealand Music Foundation will join the tour as the official charity partner.

The charity is dedicated to changing the lives of those in need through music. Having already impacted more than 20,000 people since its launch in 2012, the Foundation has made music therapy and other music-based transformative projects possible in institutions all over New Zealand, using music to change lives by restoring physical, mental and emotional health. It also provides emergency assistance to kiwis working in the music industry that are experiencing illness and hardship and gives free professional counselling to those who would otherwise be unable to access help.

Co-promoter of The Winery Tour, Brent Eccles, says that it is a great fit for The New Zealand Music Foundation to be a part of the tour.

“The Winery Tour is an exceptional event, so it's a perfect match for us to support an exceptional national music charity that is dedicated to helping change the lives of those in need”.

New Zealand Music Foundation General Manager, Peter Dickens, says: “It’s great to have the chance to go to the places around New Zealand where many of the music projects we partner with are based. We’re very excited to be the Tour’s official charity and very grateful for the opportunity.”

The Glass Packaging Forum (GPF) is also joining the Tour in 2017, pleased to be continuing its 10-year partnership with the event.

Focused on encouraging fans to recycle their empty bottles after enjoying some of the finest wine our country has to offer during the shows, The GPF is responsible for educating people to separate glass from other types of waste, as glass is an infinitely recyclable product.

Currently 73% of all glass packaging consumed in NZ is collected and recycled, but the Forum aims to increase this number, helped through partnerships such as this one with the Winery Tour.

Dedicated glass-recycling bins will be available at all shows on the Winery Tour 2017 so fans can responsibly dispose of the empty bottles.

The Winery Tour 2017 will present twelve shows around New Zealand in the 10th year of the tour, celebrating the Kiwi summer with outstanding music from Brooke Fraser, Bic Runga, and Benny Tipene in some of New Zealand’s most idyllic wineries and outdoor venues.

Tickets are on sale now for $79 (+booking fee). Children under the age of 12 will be granted free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder (one child per ticket holder). For ticket information and to purchase please see The Winery Tour website www.winerytour.co.nz - special bus tickets will also be available.

Civic Events presents The Winery Tour 2017
With Brooke Fraser, Bic Runga, and Benny Tipene

JANUARY
Friday 27 Tauranga Wharepai Domain
Saturday 28 New Plymouth TSB Bowl of Brooklands

FEBRUARY

Friday 3 Hamilton Vilagrad Winery
Saturday 4 Matakana Ascension Wine Estate
Sunday 5 Whangarei Toll Stadium
Friday 10 Havelock North Black Barn Vineyards
Saturday 11 Wellington Basin Reserve
Sunday 12 Palmerston North Central Energy Trust Arena, Fields

Tuesday 14 Blenheim A TASTE OF THE WINERY TOUR - ASB Theatre Marlborough

Friday 17 Upper Moutere Neudorf Vineyards
Saturday 18 Waipara Waipara Hills
Sunday 19 Auckland Villa Maria Winery

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In brief:

• The Winery Tour returns for its 10th year in 2017 with Brooke Fraser, Bic Runga, and Benny Tipene

• The official charity of The Winery Tour 2017 is

• The NZ Music Foundation, aiding projects that use music to change the lives of people in need across New Zealand, and providing emergency assistance and counselling services in times of illness and hardship for members of the NZ music community.

• The Glass Packaging Forum sponsors The Winery Tour, encouraging attendees to responsibly dispose of their bottles into recycling bins

• 12 shows nationwide in January and February from Whangarei to Waipara

• Full price tickets available at $79 + booking fee

• One child under the age of 12 will be given free admittance when accompanied by one adult ticket holder

• Gates open 5:00pm, first act on stage 6:00pm and concert concludes at 10:00pm

• For more information see www.winerytour.co.nz

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