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Stories and guides

Festival news, Wellington guides, and the road to the first People's Pie.

Bring Children to Festival: A Parent Guide

6 September 2026

Planning to bring children to festival day? Find practical tips for a relaxed waterfront outing with pies, shade, breaks and room for young appetites too.

Signature Pie Selection Tips for Pie Fest

15 August 2026

Use these signature pie selection tips to plan a brilliant NZ Pie Fest day, spend pie tokens wisely, compare confidently and cast a vote you mean with care.

Early Bird Festival Tickets Worth Getting

11 August 2026

Early bird festival tickets put a Wellington summer weekend of signature pies, public voting, music and waterfront time firmly in the diary this summer.

Food Festival Cancellation Refund Policy

6 August 2026

Know what happens if plans change. Our food festival cancellation refund policy covers cancelled days, delays, pie tokens and rain in clear plain English.