Hawke s Bay to host 2021 Cider Festival
24 Feb, 2021 10:32 PM
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Zeffer Cider Company says it s time Hawke s Bay was recognised as NZ s cider capital. Photo / Supplied
Zeffer Cider Company says it s time Hawke s Bay was recognised as NZ s cider capital. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Louise Gould
Hawke s Bay will be the apple of the NZ cider community s eye in November, picking up an opportunity to host NZ s only annual Cider Festival.
Nelson Venues & Events managing director Shelley Haring, who manages the festival on behalf of the New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Makers Association, said the medium term plan was to share the event between Hastings and Nelson, which has hosted the festival every year since 2016.
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The New Zeaeland Cider Festival is saying cheers to Nelson this year, but will be back in 2022.
Nelsonians looking forward to this year s cider festival will have a little further to travel, after festival organisers announced the 2021 event would be hosted in Hawke’s Bay. The New Zealand Cider Festival has been hosted in Nelson since 2016. After five years of successful festivals at Nelson s Founders Park, festival organisers have announced the next phase for the festival will be alternating between Hawke’s Bay and Nelson. Shelley Haring, managing director of Nelson Venues & Events which manages the festival on behalf of the New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Makers Association, said in a statement the festival had always had medium-term plans to alternate between the two locations.