Accommodation in Tauranga was “full” over the long weekend as tourists flocked to the city for the One Love festival and the surf lifesaving championships.
More than 15,000 festivalgoers filled Tauranga Domain on Saturday and Sunday, dancing and singing at the iconic reggae music festival with a line-up of more than 50 artists.
A heavy rain warning was in place for parts of the Bay of Plenty from 3pm on Sunday to 5am on Monday but rain did not stop festivalgoers from enjoying the music and food.
Sarah Meadows, owner of Tauranga’s Wanderlust NZ and Mount Maunganui’s Pacific Coast Lodge, said it had been “very busy” with both sites “100 per cent full” for the long weekend.