Travel Reference
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Tui Brewery Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 06-376 0815.;
www.tuibrewery.co.nz
; SH2, Mangatainoka; 35min tours per person $20;
11am & 2pm)
Even if you're more of a craft-beer fan than a drinker of ubiquitous Tui, this
boozy tour is a worthwhile outing. Check out the interesting brewery and museum and
taste a Tui or three. About 30 minutes east of Palmerston North; bookings essential.
Festivals & Events
Festival of Cultures
CULTURAL, FOOD & WINE
(
www.foc.co.nz
)
Massive arts/culture/lifestyle festival in late March, with a food-and-craft
market in the Square.
International Jazz & Blues Festival
MUSIC
(
www.jazzandblues.co.nz
)
All things jazzy, bluesy and swingin' in late May/early June, in-
cluding plenty of workshops.
Manawatu Wine & Food Festival
FOOD & WINE
(
www.mwff.co.nz
)
Mid-June weekend fiesta of culinary creations and the best local drops.
Manawatu Harvest Festival
FOOD, CULTURE
Showcases local harvest delights and sustainable living practices
in October.
Sleeping
Peppertree Hostel
HOSTEL $
( 06-355 4054;
www.peppertreehostel.co.nz
;
121 Grey St; dm/s/d $30/53/72; )
Inex-
plicably strewn with green-painted boots, this endearing 100-year-old house is the best
budget option in town. Mattresses are thick, the kitchen will never run out of spatulas,
and the piano and wood fire make things feel downright homey. Doubles off the kitchen
are a bit noisy - angle for one at the back.
@ the Hub
HOTEL, HOSTEL $
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