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Kōrero: Southland places

Oyster-opening contest

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The annual Bluff oyster and Southland seafood festival takes place in late April. Thousands come to sample fresh seafood and watch the festival highlight – the oyster-opening competition. This is a television news report of the 2015 festival.

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David Grant, Southland places – Bluff and the south coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/20167/oyster-opening-contest (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Grant, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.