A fact from Hokitika Wildfoods Festival appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 March 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that live huhu grubs have been served at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival? Source: "I had been to the festival about eight years ago and had seen the squirming live huhu grubs being eaten by the very brave." (Joanne Carroll, Stuff, 13 March 2016)
ALT1:... that one of the offerings at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival is horse semen served via syringe? Source: "It was the stall which attracted the most attention at today's Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - stallion semen protein shots." (Stuff,12 March 2011)
Comment: To coincide with New Zealand's first ever Wikipedia conference on March 20–21, we've nominated Ebenezer Teichelmann to appear in DYK on March 20, and it would be great if this could appear on that date too. We may be able to come up with a couple more Hokitika DYK noms as well.
Wow, what a festival! Article looks good, no concerns. —Granger (talk · contribs) 16:45, 26 February 2021 (UTC)