Avocado lovers from throughout the region and beyond enjoyed a day of sunshine, food and wine at Saturday's Katikati Avocado Food and Wine Festival.
Uretara Domain was decked out with tents and pergolas, with food and wine stalls surrounding the perimeter.

These ladies took their guacamole taste testing very seriously.

Bands Sound Workshop, DV8 and The Wild Clovers entertained while visitors enjoyed the activities, which included cooking demonstrations on how to make avocado based meals and competitions for the best avocado cheesecake and guacamole.
Jane Munro won the Guacamole competition, where four amateur chefs made their own recipes in front of an audience.
The competition was judged by Deli on Devonport chef Peter Blakeway and Twickenham Homestead chef Stacey McLean with help from the public.

Jane Munro, Peter Nicholas and Kea Lippiatt mix up their guacamole recipes for the judges.

Peter says all the guacamoles were lovely but Jane's had the personal touch that made it special.
"Jane's guacamole was really nice and tasty and everything had come from her own garden," says Peter.
"It was lovingly prepared and she was talking about the varieties of everything as she was making it. That's what this festival is all about. A lot of people still buy imported fruit at stupid prices when we've got it all right here.
"It's really hard standing up in front of people like that, so well done all of them."

Katikati's Michael Darling, from Avoworks, with his wife Carolyn Darling invited friends Debbie and Brent Bennett from Hamilton over for the day.	Taste test time in the guacamole competition.

There was also plenty for children to do, with face painting, rides and a bouncy slide.

Half boy, half monster - Ashton Deas gets his face painted by Ros Robinson from Illusionz Face and Body Art.

Sound Workshop performing a number from Grease.

The music had people dancing in the aisles.