Agriculture Minister David Carter heads the line-up of speakers at Wednesday's Federated Farmers High Country field day in the Nevis Valley.
Mr Carter will speak at 1.15pm, as part of a programme including addresses from local run-holders, staff from banks, Land Information New Zealand and Pioneer Generation (which has plans to build a electricity generation plant in the valley), as well as descendants of local gold miners and QE11 Trust representatives.
The field day starts at 9.30am in the Nevis Valley, a 40-minute drive from Cromwell, and will end about 5.30pm at Garston.