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Great FitzRoy
Mussel Fest

Port FitzRoy

Great Barrier Island

5th January 2013

There will be two separate areas, a Family Fun Zone which is an alcohol free area for craft and local produce stalls and for children, situated on the Port FitzRoy Landing Reserve and run by the North Barrier Residents & Ratepayers Association.  Food stalls and bar area at The Port FitzRoy Boat Club. $10 entry and R18.  Children only permitted accompanied by a parent.

In Association with; Wither Hills, Marlborough New Zealand and Mac's Breweries.

Great Barrier Island is renowned for it’s mouthwatering mussels farmed in the clean, clear waters of Port FitzRoy and they are freshly harvested for the Mussel Fest where visitors can sample them au naturel, smoked or as the special ingredient in chowder, kebabs, fritters and other yummy cuisine. 

Port FitzRoy, with a resident population of about 20, is one of the best natural deep water harbours in New Zealand.  The population swells dramatically in summer when up to 900 boats anchor in the many sheltered bays and coves around its edge.

Phone: 09 4290 072  Email: jwinger@hotmail.co.uk  

FEATURING:

Rats Magic, Miriam Clancy, Brown Sugar, Oyawa, Hanna Judd & friends