Festival team flying high over Air New Zealand sponsorship

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

An unexpected boost from the country’s national airline in the form of a big flights, sponsorship and marketing deal has given a boost to the crew behind the Hamilton Arts Festival.

While neither Air New Zealand nor the arts festival team are saying what the arrangement is worth, the annual event held - mostly - at the Hamilton Gardens each February and March is set to be one of the initial beneficiaries of a new Regional Event Sponsorship programme.

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The 23-carat pie that could be New Zealand’s most expensive

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

The Baker Tīrau has created what might be New Zealand's most luxurious, and expensive, take on a Kiwi classic steak and cheese pie and is auctioning it off for a good cause.

Made with wagyu beef, French red wine, the most expensive cheese he could get his hands on, and topped with 23-carat gold flakes, award-winning baker Shane Kearns is auctioning off his unique steak and cheese pie to raise funds for local volunteer fire-fighters.