A picnic to celebrate and showcase the minor parties taking part in this year's general election has been set for Tauranga this month.
The picnic will be on the waterfront at The Strand from 1pm on Sunday August, 31.
The picnic has been organised by United Future Bay of Plenty candidate Ben Rickard who said the picnic was a chance to hang out and find out a bit more about New Zealand's minor parties without all the media spin.
It's primarily an excuse to get out of the house, we'll have some entertainment, games, food stalls, etc, he said.
Mr Rickard said all the minor parties were invited, so there would be a great mix of people and views - "all of us passionate in our own way about the direction we think the country should take".