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Havelock Mussel Festival

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Havelock Mussel Festival

Ray Bernal from seafood company Pacifica makes an attempt on the world record for mussel opening at the Havelock Mussel Festival in March 2010. Havelock is the principal mussel-packing centre in New Zealand.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Pelorus valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31818/havelock-mussel-festival (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.