Every March since 1990, sleepy town Hokitika comes to life because of its increasingly popular Hokitika Wildfood Festival! A festivity of young people, families and X-Factor foods!
There is always something for everybody. It's food type ranges from wild boar sausages, scallops, tuna, paua patties, whitebait sandwiches to huhu grubs, beetles, pukeko, muttonbird and mountain oysters! Cooked in all manner - raw, barbecued, deep fried, boiled and even chocolate coated!
Of course, there are drinks too. Also ranges from nice sweet drinks like elderflower champagne, honey drinks, Rhubarb bubbly to X-Factor worm shots, fruit juice slug and stallion protein shots!
Nothing for the fainthearted, but only for the adventurous!
The festivity is made livelier with music and entertainment throughout the day. Yes, they have cooking shows too!
These are some of the pictures taken from our visit in 2010.
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| Worm shots |
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| Beer Battered Beetles and Chocolate Beetles |
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| wanting to escape? |
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| *phew* Just eaten the chocolate bits! |
It is seriously a lot of fun and must be tried at least once!
Tickets do go on sale every October the year prior. This year (2012), they are $39 per entry from www.ticketdirect.co.nz, plus additional costs for food and drinks purchased at the event.
Getting there
- Drive
- 256km from Christchurch via Arthur's Pass, or
- 50km from Greymouth, or
- 151km from Westport.
- Fly - to Westport or Hokitita with Air New Zealand
- Train - from Christchurch to Greymouth on the TranzAlpine (*Most scenic)
Accommodation
- Stumper's Bar and Cafe (yup!) - clean, cheap and surprisingly quiet! Food is pretty good too.
- BeachFront Hotel - never stayed but looks good.
Do also check out the Hokitika Information website.
Hokitika, not just about jade. Nice to see Bryn enjoying a varied diet!
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