Sea, food and eat it

The annual Food and Wine Festival is on February 17-18.

As if we need a reason to go to the lovely Devonport, suburb-on-sea, the annual Food and Wine Festival (February 17-18) is a good excuse. It has one of the best lineups yet. There's wine from all over the country as well as food such as whitebait fritters, cured meats, Spanish paella - and that's just for starters.

Acts include Ladi6 and Tom Sharplin and the Cadillacs. Tickets are $25 from Ticketmaster or phone 0800 111 999.