Cheers!

The New World Wine & Food festival returns for the second year to celebrate the wineries of the South Island region, and their status as New Zealand's representative on the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Global Network.

We've selected fifty leading wineries from Central Otago, Canterbury, Waipara, Nelson, and Marlborough to showcase their wines, and over 30 food exhibitors, chefs and restaurateurs will be plating up their best culinary dishes on the day.

A range of on site features including wine seminars and cooking exhibitions hosted by industry experts will be a prominent part of the festival, and with live entertainment from some of New Zealand’s leading musicians, the New World Wine & Food Festival is a great way to start Christchurch's summer festive season.

See you there!

Music

After bringing the likes of The Phoenix Foundation, Hollie Smith, Tahuna Breaks and the Eastern to the stage last year, the New World Wine & Food Festival will again host some of New Zealand's leading musicians in 2012.

We're proud to present Anika Moa, Don McGlashan, Sola Rosa, Tahuna Breaks and the Thomas Oliver Band for the perfect wine, food and music match. Click on the artists below for more information.

The Artists

Anika Moa 12:00 Midday After 12 years in the music business, numerous apra silver scroll nominations, a couple of tui awards, Anika has come to bare her soul & cast a tender and cheeky grin across the crowd, not to be missed! more	Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters 1:30pm One of New Zealand’s best-known and beloved songwriters, Don McGlashan Performs the South Island Wine & Food Festival with his full band the Seven Sisters, sure to be an amazing set! more
Sola Rosa 4:30pm From a humble, self-released one man project, Sola Rosa has grown to a live collective of international repute. Successfully melding hip hop, reggae, jazz, latin, soul and funk, into an uplifting sound. more	Tahuna Breaks 6:00pm Tahuna Breaks have always encompassed a rich diversity of musical genres and styles. With seven members, the group’s live act is energetic, raw and large. Make sure you dont miss this one! more
The Thomas Oliver Band 3:00pm This is a band which sounds thoroughly tight but rough-edged and road tested… including lap-slide guitar, double bass and baritone saxophone for a distinctive sound captivating audiences around the country. more	Natalie Slade with DJ Nacoa 11:00am Natalie is a jazz singer turned funky ‘alt pop’ singer/ songwriter, DJ Nacoa is a Christchurch producer, DJ and RDU radio host. Together they make for a fusion of funk, break beat, spoken word, nu jazz and hip wiggling music. more