International reggae star Spawnbreezie may not know much about Rotorua, but he reckons the city has the best fish and chips in the world.
Spawnbreezie is part of the line-up for the annual Raggamuffin festival at the Rotorua International Stadium on Saturday and he's looking forward to coming to the city.
This won't be the first trip to Rotorua for the American-based reggae star. He first visited while driving through last year and during his stop-in, says he ate "the best fish and chips" from Oppies in Fenton St.
He said he spoke with the owner who had told him he had won a few awards for his fish and chips.
While he doesn't know much more about Rotorua - apart from that the city has "smoke coming from the ground" and the smell is "crazy" - he does have some strong links as his uncle lived in Rotorua for about 15 years and his cousin, who also lived in New Zealand, introduced him to Kiwi reggae music.