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Unique chicken burger claims two festival titles

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Double win a first for annual snack battle

Flavours of Plenty Rosies tacos

Bold flavours on show in annual plates challenge

13 2025 Battle of the Snack Judges Choice winner announced

Eight chefs & 12 snacks prepare for battle

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Big, bold foodie festival heads to the Bay

Mauao Mount Maunganui and Pilot Bay Waikorire

Situation Update: This Week's Weather Events

1 16 Oct 2025 the Celebrity Edge enters Tauranga Harbour

New cruise season starts, with first-time ships on the way

TBOP Spring Campaign 2025 The View Omanawa Falls

Humblebrag at heart of new tourism campaign

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Matchmaker helps event participants secure lodgings

Bay Oval at night

Bay Oval to host first game of NZ cricket season

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Creative fish sandwich wins diners’ votes

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Octopus snack wins chef battle

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Chef battle ignites foodie festival

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Plenty of dishes vie for votes

11 Wainui will host its first local food market

Award-winning festival prepares to serve more than fifty events

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New destination kiosk lands at airport

Sugo dining

Flavours of Plenty wins national tourism award

Tourism Bay of Plenty Skydive Tauranga

New collaboration promotes coastal dreams

Passengers disembark from Ovation of the Seas at the Port of Tauranga

Unlocking the potential of the Coastal Bay of Plenty cruise sector

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Nine events win funds to attract visitors

Bowentown Domain

One hundred tourism organisations strive for better future

2 Pearl Kitchen dish 2024 Plates of Plenty Challenge

Fishy dish snares second festival award

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Lamb and duck snacks win epic battle

Pearl Kitchen Pearls Scotch Egg

Foodie box challenge attracts plenty of chefs

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Intriguing collisions ahead for annual foodie festival

Plates of plenty

Foodie Festival wins two national awards

Royal Princess first ever visit 18 Oct 2023 pic by Tegan

Cruise passengers add vital international vibe

Native Nations Group Tourism Bay Plenty Lrg

Native Nations - Indigenous Tourism

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Food festival a finalist at national awards

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Activities Mark the Start of Indigenous New Year

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

Alma Eatery Fagottini con funghi e tartufo dish

Top eateries win foodie festival challenge

Pearl Kitchen Taste of Plenty food box

Festival competition challenges tastebuds

Ohope Local Wild Food Festival Tourism Bay of Plenty

New food festival showcases plentiful coast

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Visitor sector commits to greener practices

Flavours of plenty festival Solera

Bay foodie competition up and running

Pepper and Me Long Lunch Flavours of Plenty Festival

Foodie festival expansion reflects support & demand

The Majestic Princess visits Tauranga credit Katie Cox Photography

First cruise ship heads to Tauranga

TBOP cruise ambassadors 2022

New services launched for cruise ship passengers

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Businesses anticipate return of cruise ships

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Top Matariki dish award winners revealed

Bowentown Waihi Beach. Tourism Bay of Plenty

Making the switch to Greener Tourism

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