Friday’s Kid of the Day
Hollie Larsen, 4, was having a wonderful day at Fieldays on Friday looking at the horses and big tractors....
Year: 2012
Raglan’s “Jan” the star of Eukuanba Sheep Dog Trial
Graeme Strawbridge with Rock and Blue Nicola Rowlandson with Jan The star attraction at the Eukuanba Sheep Dog Trial is...
PM calls in
Our reporter Zoe Hunter caught up with John Key at Fieldays. Watch the video.
Wintec Journo Zoe Hunter meets John Key
Prime Minister John Key has been taking photographs with fans and mingling with the rural crowd at Fieldays. The Prime...
Young inventor of the year crowned
Jasmine Creighton’s first visit to the Fieldays will be one to remember after she was crowned the Young Inventor of...
Miniature horses are big on charm
Youngster Kate Gow from Bay of Plenty stood wide-eyed while watching a miniature horse show his tricks at Fieldays....
Timbersports relay team going to compete in Norway
The New Zealand STIHL TIMBERSPORTS relay team are at Fieldays. They are travelling to Lilliehammer, Norway in September to compete...
Winners announced for Best Site Awards
The Best Site Awards are a chance for exhibitors at the NZ National Fieldays to be recognised for their immense...
Chelsea and her dog stars tour the North Island
The Chelsea and the Dog stars show is a family affair. Chelsea Marriner’s boyfriend does “slave labour” helping her with...
SPCA challenge farmers to support animal welfare
The SPCA is hoping the farming community will “get in behind” their new incentive for next year - The Blue...
Sex toys for cows
A Technipharm sign saying “sex toys for cows here†is attracting the attention of Fieldays visitors. Technipharm salesperson, Olivia Boos...
Show off your biceps for charity
The strongman competition at the Harcourt’s tent has pulled in some big crowds. English funny men, Brett Tutheridge and John...
Fieldays 2012 looks bright for quad-bikes
Expectations are high for ATV and Ranger quad-bike manufacturers Polaris as they return for Fieldays 2012. National sales manager Anton...
Farmers listen up
Farmers are encouraged to get their hearing checked for free before they leave it too late. Hearing loss is a...
“Marshn” lands at Fieldays
It was six years in the making, but the extraterrestrial has landed at Fieldays this year. Marshn Rings sounds...
By bus to Fieldays
There are plenty of good reasons to catch the free bus. See related story
T.G.I.F. (Thank God It’s Fieldays)
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Farm fashion on the catwalk
The Ag Art Awards make for a colourful display. (Video.)
Setting the scene
As mist slowly lifts off the Waikato River, drifting up the embankments and on to the surrounding lands, Vanessa Richmond...
Star attraction competes in first sheep dog trial
The star attraction at the Eukuanba Sheep Dog Trial is a North Island winner who is competing at her first...
Ag-tech Industries owner Vernon Suckling wins Golden Standard Award
A design to improve quad-bike safety based on the Roman arc principle has won the Golden Standard Award in the...
Alpacas prove popular in New Zealand
He started with two and his collection has now grown to 27:John Waterson a breeder of Suri and Huacaya Alpacas...
Mystery Creek landscape is ready for change
Over the next 15-20 years the landscape of Mystery Creek Events Centre is about to change. Literally. The 88 hectare...
By-product may have other uses
Chicken feathers, a throw-away by-product of the meat industry, may one day be worked into boat hulls, ceiling panels and...