Tokomairiro A&P Show talent quest winner 2025 Paige Milburn holds her trophy beside entertainment convener Paula McLeod. PHOTOS: NICK BROOK : Show with classic fairground favourites

Bevan Topham supervises colossal Friesian steer Ernie, 5, in the guess-the-weight contest at the Tokomairiro A&P Show on Saturday. The only clue the Clutha vet would give was that an ordinary cow weighs about half-a-tonne. : Show with classic fairground favourites

Kimberly Simmons, of Dacre, took 6-month-old Holstein-Friesian "Lowburn Delta Mogul Pippa" to the top prize in the heifer calf competition, judged by Donald Green, of Brookside, Selwyn. : Show with classic fairground favourites

Georgia Bayne, of Henley (left), and Florence Harris, of Hindon, both 8, did Highland dancing proud in the under-12 sword dance. : Show with classic fairground favourites

Sunny skies, rides, sideshows and treats were all the Murdoch ladies of Milton — Nora, 1, Melissa, and Briar, 5, — needed for a grand day out. : Show with classic fairground favourites