Foodies find Oamaru festival to their taste (NZ)

The Oamaru Wine and Food Festival on Sunday kept its no-cancellations record intact, despite rain on Saturday night threatening to ruin the event. About 1500 people attended the festival, including about 100 who came up on the Tasty Tours train from Dunedin, despite cool overcast conditions. This year’s event was in doubt after its organising committee resigned en masse late last year. However, a new committee took over to keep the event alive, taking it back to its roots with a focus on wine, food and local entertainment, rather than big-name stars, reports Otago Daily Times.