Agriculture

Announcing the 2024 Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Show of New Zealand

Announcing the 2024 Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Show of New Zealand

                  The 2024 Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Show of New Zealand is coming to Horowhenua!! We’re pleased to announce that the Horowhenua AP&I Association will be hosting the Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Show of New Zealand in January 2024. To kick off our Centenary Year with a […]
Cleaning up after Cyclone Gabrielle

Cleaning up after Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle took a toll on quite of our shows, no more so than the Wairoa A&P Society who were hit hard. Thankfully, local volunteers and community groups were on hand to help with the clean up. Check out some of the before and after photos below, and visit the Wairoa A&P Show’s Facebook page […]
Visit from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence

Visit from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence

It was such and honour and the privilege to have hosted Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence today. President Rachel Walker, Vice President Nic Barkley and Operations Manager Christine Roberts spoke with Her Royal Highness and Sir Tim about the RAS here in New Zealand, how the showing movement […]
Showcase: Rotorua A&P Association – 29 January 2022

Showcase: Rotorua A&P Association – 29 January 2022

As we have all been trying hard to follow all the rules the government have in place to make us all as safe as possible with the horrible Coronavirus a lot of A & P Associations had to cancel their shows which was very disappointing for them all. Our Executive committee talked with all sections […]
Showcase: North Otago A&P Association – 26-27 February 2022

Showcase: North Otago A&P Association – 26-27 February 2022

If you were going to give one word to describe what the showing year for the 2021/22 season has been then I think you could easily call it “Disaster”. It was with that in mind that North Otago A&P decided that they wanted to run the equestrian and school sections even amidst the COVID numbers […]
Showcase: Otago-Taieri A&P Society – 21-23 January 2022

Showcase: Otago-Taieri A&P Society – 21-23 January 2022

Our Annual A&P Show was a rather different event this year. Our committee decided to hold 3 sections and close the show to public or spectators due to the current COVID risk. The Paddock to Plate section convened by BJ Thomson was easily transferred off site and went ahead brilliantly, hosted by the West Otago Rugby Club […]