New Zealand’s premier culinary festival, Visa Wellington On a Plate ends  Sunday 26 August 2012.

Visa Wellington On a Plate 2012 is a two-week festival of local food and drink aiming to showcase the Wellington as New Zealand's culinary capital.

Wellington's culinary festival Visa Wellington On A Plate is set to serve its third course of good times and great deals. Get your knives and forks out this August for a a feast of experiences to please every palate and every budget.

DINE Wellington

The festival centrepiece is DINE Wellington, a fortnight where over 100 of the region's finest restaurants offer lunchtime set menus and delectable dinner offers to tempt your taste buds and your wallet.

Burger Wellington

Visa Wellington On a Plate 2012 is yet again serving up a tasty line-up of competitions to add even more temptation to the festival. Back by popular demand is Burger Wellington with more than 60 burgers on the menu.

View the full programme of events when it is available at www.wellingtononaplate.com.

Visa Wellington On a Plate was developed by Positively Wellington Tourism (PWT) and Grow Wellington in a bid to develop culinary tourism and showcase the region’s food and beverage sector.

Visa Wellington On a Plate Co-Director Sarah Meikle says securing new partners at the sponsor table - headed by global payments company Visa - has been pivotal to the festival’s growth. In just two years the number of eateries taking part in DINE Wellington has increased nearly 150% and the events programme has surged almost six-fold.

So get ready to fill your plate with everything the Wellington region has to offer - and be sure to head back for seconds!