1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Now the government has announced the next set of events 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: that will benefit from its Events boost Fund. We've got 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: stuff like Fashion Week in Auckland, a New Fashion Week 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: in christ Judge World of Wearable Art and Wellington, The 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: Ames Games and Totunger Wellington on a Plate in Beavana 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: are on the list as well. Penny Dibuced is the 7 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: GM of the trust that runs both of these events 8 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: and she's with us now, Hi, Penny Cure, what I 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: great to be with you. It's lovely to have you. 10 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: Now do you need this money for these events? Because 11 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: these events are already really successful, aren't they They. 12 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: Are very well established events. And then Beavana, it will 13 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: be our twenty sixth year of Beavanna this year. Visa 14 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: well and High Plate started way back in two thousand 15 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: and nine in the response to the global financial crisis. 16 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: But I think the thing here is that we're a 17 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 2: small not for profit trust. We don't exist in an 18 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: international kind of capacity. So this investment from the event's 19 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 2: boost Fund is a huge opportunity for us to market 20 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: these events internationally and bring international visitors into New Zealand. 21 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: You already do what's really exciting. We do have a 22 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: small number of people who come for Beavan, and we 23 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: know about three hundred people travel each year to come 24 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: to the festival, and that's without us really having any 25 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 2: resource to put into marketing that. We know that in 26 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: Australia there's a really growing market for craftier tourism, so 27 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: we're excited to be able to custler really kind of 28 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: get our teeth into that and bring them all over here. 29 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, so will you spend that two hundred and fifty 30 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: thousand dollars? Will that be predominantly spent on marketing? 31 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: Will it? So a mix of talent attraction and marketing. 32 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: So for Visa Wellington a plate, we're bringing in international 33 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: chefs and that's an opportunity for our local hospitality community 34 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: to learn from these sheps and also for us to 35 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: get New Zealand products into their hands as well as 36 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: creating reasons for people to travel to come and see them. 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 2: So a mix of talent attraction and international promotion. 38 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this is because I see in 39 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: the article where this has been you know, it's been 40 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: written up for one of the papers. Since Wellington is 41 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: the culinary capital of New Zealand, and I don't want 42 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: to be that person who moved out of Wellington and 43 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: moved to Auckland and then was like nineteen oh, but 44 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: are you sure. 45 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: Well, look, we're a capital city and we've got great 46 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: culinary experiences, so I'm just putting those two things together. 47 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: But we have some we have some world class culinary 48 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: activity here at me and well and yeah, look it's 49 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: no surprising one. It's been a tough couple of years. 50 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: The hospitality across New Zealand and Wellington has had a 51 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: couple of years. But there are some fantastic dining places here. 52 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're allowed to pick favorites. Best place. 53 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: I love all of my children equally. 54 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: I'm sorry about it, but let me let me rephrase it. 55 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: Let me rephrase it. Pen So I'm coming down in 56 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: March and my bestie and I are going to go 57 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: out for dinner. We should we go? 58 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 2: Sure? Oh, look, so many great places. One of my 59 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 2: favorites is Grave, which is a local in Calbourn. It's 60 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 2: kind of over where I live. Parlor and Island Bay 61 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: is a fantastic new place owned by the people who 62 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: own Ombra and Keithon, which also great. Probably gonna take 63 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: my husband to Rita those birthday next month. But I 64 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 2: also love you know, dannim fast foods at three in 65 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 2: the morning. 66 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: I like the other one. 67 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, Vim too. 68 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: Casey Kitchen got old and nasty food. Hey me too, Penny, 69 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: thanks so much, made appreciate it. Penny to Borst Wellington 70 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Culinary Events. 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