8th September 2026 Food / HospitalityA new citywide food festival will bring together Auckland restaurants, chefs and producers for 10 days of dining experiences this spring.
21st August 2026 Festival / FoodThe Marlborough Wine & Food Festival will not go ahead in 2027 after organiser Wine Marlborough put the event on hold after 41 years.
18th June 2026 Food / HospitalityAuckland Council has launched ‘Hospo Hub’, which is a free, one-stop digital portal designed to streamline complex licensing processes for the region’s hospitality sector.
10th November 2025 Festival / FoodNearly 12,000 people attended Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival 2025 on Friday and Saturday.
10th October 2025 Booking / FoodA food experience is taking centre stage in Booking.com’s first global ‘stunt stay’ campaign featuring New Zealand.
30th September 2025 Food / Savour NorthlandThe food and beverage festival is longer this year as organisers seek to stretch out the busy season, with quality events rather than quantity the focus.
25th September 2025 Food / HBTNapier has won the right to host the Great Wine Capitals Global Network Annual Conference 2026 from 18 to 22 October next year.
9th September 2025 Food / The Only TableKitchen Takeover founder Stacey Jones has partnered with Cuisine magazine to launch a new culinary tourism experiences company, which offers meetings with famous chefs such as Simon Gault and Sid Sahrawat.
8th September 2025 DM / FoodMarlborough has won the right to host the Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand 2027 Conference in February of that year.
11th July 2025 Food / Visit RuapehuRuapehu’s unique food journey will be explored in A New Zealand Food Story with chef and TV presenter Ben Bayly.
1st July 2025 Campaigns / FoodThe inaugural Made North Canterbury pie trail has begun.
13th November 2024 Food / ScapegraceScapegrace Distilling Co plans to open its Central Otago distillery for public tours from late 2025.
