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Sample the many tastes of the sea while in New Zealand

If you love seafood and you're on a locum tenens assignment in New Zealand you're in the right place. After all, this country is completely surrounded by water.

It's fitting, then, that the country's largest city, Auckland, is also home to its very own Seafood Festival. This event is held each January and will coincide with Auckland's Anniversary Weekend festivities.

Doctors: bring your friends and your appetite to scenic Viaduct Harbour and prepare to dine on a variety of ocean delicacies. One ticket to this festival gives you access to what seems like an endless list of seafood options—scallops, oysters, mussels, salmon kebabs, seafood paella and more. Enjoy musical performances that cover a variety of genres, such as rock, jazz, folk and hip hop while you sample the seafood, too.