Marlborough cans long-running gourmet festival

One of New Zealand's longest-running gourmet festivals has been shelved, with organisers this week confirming the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival has been placed on hiatus after over four decades. The 2027 festival had been scheduled for February 13, 2027, but tickets were never released for sale. Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus Pickens said the call followed "a number of difficult but…