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Splore, a music and arts festival held on 19–21 February brings people together from all over the world to frolic in the summer splendour of the Tapapakanga Regional Park, a slice of coastal paradise on the Hauraki Gulf, just 70km south east of Auckland.

If you are going to the festival, come check out the Good chill out tent. The tent will be up near the camping sites where we will have a comfy reading zone. Come hang out, have a cup of tea and read a magazine when you get sick of all the hustle and bustle.

Subscribe to Good at Splore and get a free Linden Leaves Foot Reviver. Plus you will be in to win a eco-prize pack worth over $3,500.foot reviver

The prize pack contains goodies from:

  • Starfish - Top and Bag
  • Miranda Brown - Top
  • Eco-store - A years supply of eco-store cleaning products
  • Resene - Paint vouchers for Resene Colour Shop
  • Trade Aid - parcel of Trade Aid goodies
  • Skinfood - Full skincare range
  • Yealands Estate - A case of Full Circle wine
  • Earth Angel - Worm farm
  • Soap Nuts - Soapy nuts and Laundry detergent
  • Kokako - Hot Chocolate
  • Attitude Foods - a range of dips, oils, dukkahs and salts
  • Ozone Organics - juices
  • Nappy Days - Re-usable nappys and baby products
  • Ozone Coffee - plunger coffee
  • Ellis Fibre - Queen size, Sleep Right Microfibre duvet inner
  • SAFE - I love pigs pack
  • Pic's Peanut butter - 3x 1kg 
  • 4 My Earth - eco friendly food wraps
  • OURS DVD -NZ nature documentary for children 

And if you haven’t got your ticket yet, be quick—tickets will sell out.

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