What do I do on the day? Once you have secured your ticket. Print it off or save it on your phone to show on the day.

• Deluxe Ticket - Turn up at the designated starting point for your bus and your tour guide will give you your lanyard and ticket. At each of the Taster Plate sites you will present your lanyard to the pop up café/restaurant, where it will be clipped and you’ll be given your delicious Taster Plate.
• Mains Ticket – Start at any site you wish. Show your ticket and you will be issued with your lanyard with all day entry into each site. At each of the Taster Plate sites you will present your lanyard to the pop up café/restaurant, where it will be clipped and you’ll be given your delicious Taster Plate.
• Entry Tickets - You will be given a red wristband to wear all day. Show this at the gate of each site for entry.

What food do you have for kids? This year we’ve got specially designed Taste Trail Lunchboxes just for the kids! You’ll need to pre-order these though – they come as part of the Mains Ticket for under 12 year olds. Check out the offering here. If they’re still hungry we think that the kids will like tucking into a few of the Taste Trail Treats on offer.

I haven’t done the event before? What are you top tips? To ensure you have a fabulous day on the Trail, make sure you pack:

• Horowhenua Taste Tail Map– so you can find your way around between the sites.
• Cash - while we try to have EFTPOS at each site but because of our rural location this is not always possible.
• Chiller bag – to help keep all your produce fresh throughout the day.
• Reusable cup – we are always thinking about the environment. Pack a resusable cup to use for your wine, beer, or coffee – guilt free.
• Covered footwear - for Bagrie Dairy Farm and the Ultimate Egg Farm Tour.
• Picnic blanket – while there is plenty of seating available, you can’t beat enjoying your food picnic style.
• Phone / camera – you will want to capture the memories from your great day out. There will also be a prize up for grabs for photos captured on the day and shared on social media, so get snapping!

What can I buy along the way? There is plenty to buy along the way. This is a Taste Trail so there is food is important– however each stop’s offering will be a little different. Some sites have prepared food, and other sites will just have fresh produce for you to stock up on and take home. At each stop we will have Horowhenua Taste Trail Market Bag available for you to purchase for $7. As we’ve mentioned above, we try to have EFTPOS available at each site but it’s not always possible with our rural location, so please bring cash.

I hear there are extra events being run this year... what do these look like? We have many savour events in the mix. Watch this space for more details.