Accommodation to be tight for NZ dog trials
Accommodation will be in demand in Gore and surrounding areas in May by spectators, supporters and competitors involved in the New Zealand and South Island dog trial competitions.
Rural Events
Country rugby to challenge Fiji
Country rugby to challenge Fiji
Southland country rugby will be showcased at next year’s Southern Field Days rugby match.
A&P show short of sheep entries
A&P show short of sheep entries
Like many agricultural shows, the Courtenay A&P Show is struggling to fill its sheep pens.
Farmer leads second Wayleggo Cup win
Farmer leads second Wayleggo Cup win
Andy Clark is proud to boast an unbeaten record as New Zealand sheep dog trials test team captain.
Children get a taste of showing at club day
Children get a taste of showing at club day
Local school children got their chance to shine at Canterbury Agricultural Park last Thursday.
A first as South hosts endurance event
A first as South hosts endurance event
April 2020 will be the first time the New Zealand Endurance and Competitive Trail Riding Championships will be hosted further south than Christchurch.
West Otago’s A&P Show ‘goes magic’
West Otago’s A&P Show ‘goes magic’
Overcast skies and occasional drizzle could not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds at the West Otago A & P Show in Tapanui on Saturday.
Pet day a national school tradition
Pet day a national school tradition
Dogs of every shape and size, miniature ponies, cats, lambs and guinea pigs put aside their differences and got together for Fairton School's annual pet day last week.
Farmers embrace Cup glamour
Farmers embrace Cup glamour
Greenstreet dairy farmers Lee-Anne and Norm Stewart swapped their gumboots and overalls for a touch of glamour this month.
Pair enjoy great success
Pair enjoy great success
Two North Canterbury sheep farmers were pleased to enjoy some success at the New Zealand Agricultural Show last week.
Wigram park buzzing as 100,000 attend show
Wigram park buzzing as 100,000 attend show
Crowds flocked to the New Zealand Agricultural Show at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Wigram, Christchurch, last week.
Small dog helping with big message
Small dog helping with big message
Poppy might be a miniature dachshund but the message the diminutive dog is helping spread is a big one.
Lack of entrants threatens A&P show queen contest
Lack of entrants threatens A&P show queen contest
God save the queens.
Rural wellbeing events focus on the positive
Rural wellbeing events focus on the positive
''Staying Positive - changing your mindset in uncertain times'' was the title of two gatherings run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand last week.
Sheep steal the Rangiora Show
Sheep steal the Rangiora Show
Cattle classes might have been cancelled, but all ages flocked to see the sheep at the Rangiora Show on Saturday, October 26.
Young farmers put through their paces
Young farmers put through their paces
Tasman region young farmers were put through their paces at the Rangiora Show on Saturday.
New event manager for field days
New event manager for field days
Waimumu's Southern Field Days has appointed a new event manager/secretary.
Cows getting show-ready
Cows getting show-ready
The Sherriff family is busy transitioning cows from grass to dry feed, as the New Zealand Agricultural Show approaches.
Toilets being built for Southern Field Days
Toilets being built for Southern Field Days
Losing mobile phones to the deep, smelly depths of a Portaloo will be no more at next year's Southern Field Days with construction progressing for quite possibly the country's largest toilet block.
A&P shows bringing back cattle classes
A&P shows bringing back cattle classes
Several southern A&P shows committees are reintroducing cattle classes for the first time following the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak two years ago.