Wairarapa A&P Show 2023

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A&P Shows (organised

by Agricultural & Pastoral associations) have a remarkable history both nationally and in Wairarapa. While the idea of the shows was originally imported from Britain, they have come to re˜ ect the uniqueness of rural New Zealand. “Wairarapa’s ÿ rst show was held in 1877,” says Melvin. “Although the committee was formed in Carterton, that ÿ rst show was held in Masterton. It wasn’t until the next year that grounds were purchased in Belvedere Road, Carterton as the HQ for the A&P Show.”

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“On behalf of the Wairarapa A&P Show committee, I welcome you to our 144TH A&P Show,” Melvin Pike says.

“The show just keeps getting better, and local retailers have told me that the A&P Show weekend is almost as busy for them as the days just before Christmas.”

At ÿ rst, A&P shows focused on competitions for farm animals and crops, designed to demonstrate excellence and good breeding. They’ve since developed to include other competitions and attractions. There’s horse riding, shearing, wood chopping, farm machinery on display, domestic crafts, children’s artworks, sideshows, and all sorts of entertainment. “The equestrian events are a big draw,” Melvin says. “The horses go from show to show to gain points towards awards from Equestrian Sports New Zealand. These are serious

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Wairarapa’s A&P Show in 2023 is going to be a great weekend. “Wairarapa is a great destination, and the show is a drawcard for visitors. I’d like to congratulate all those who work tirelessly to make the show a possibility.”

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“The show celebrates a rural lifestyle that is the backbone of the Wairarapa district,” Mark says. “And it reminds locals and visitors alike just who we are and what makes us tick.”

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competitors, and we get entries for horses from all over the country.”

We can’t thank our volunteers and our extraordinary sponsors enough.”

Today, the A&P Showgrounds sit on a superb 85 acres in Clareville. The stadium, cattle pavilion and so much more have all been built by volunteer labour. Melvin says, “the people who get involved are those who make the show a success.

With up to 500 horses and their attendant humans, people camping out on the grounds, visitors and entrants from all over the country, and huge local support, Wairarapa is going to be busy on the 27 to the 29 of October this year.

“Whether you’re popping in for a picnic lunch, or to view the exhibits and the competitions on both days, there’s something for everyone,” Melvin says.

Thousands of people are expected to converge each day on the Clareville showgrounds this year, and the committee has come up with clever ways to improve tra˛ c management

and the ˜ ow of entry into the grounds too.

The A&P Show committee is always looking for new volunteers and new members. If you’d like to ÿ nd out more, go to www.wairarapashow.co.nz and send o° an email.

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8.30am Equestrian events start.

OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY FROM 9AM Pets corner, poultry display, Fonterra train, vintage machinery, home industry exhibits in the Stadium, children’s art (over 900 pieces) in the Tom Bubb room.

AFTERNOON 2pm

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Home industry cooking and garden entries to be taken to the Stadium ready for judging.

Stadium closed for judging of home industry entries.

MORNING

7.30am Dog trials start behind the bar and food court.

8.30am Equestrian events resume.

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5.30pm Top Team competition for schools.

6pm

Local bands play, and Mahons Side Show opens.

Exhibition of the home industries reopens in the Stadium.

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7.30am Dog trials resume.

8.30am Equestrian events resume.

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Shearing demonstration starts.

Mahons Side Show opens.

Sheep racing starts and is on every two hours.

Black and coloured sheep display starts.

10.30am Magician (children’s entertainment).

Lawn mower racing starts.

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Sheep racing starts and is on every two hours.

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10.00am Wood chopping starts.

9.30am Sheep judging begins.

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9.30am Beef cattle judging begins.

Sheep shearing competition starts.

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Calf club judging commences.

11.30am Pet lamb judging commences.

Wood chopping starts.

10.30am Magician (children’s entertainment).

AFTERNOON

12.30pm Magician (children’s entertainment).

AFTERNOON 12.30pm Magician (children’s entertainment).

1pm

Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band.

2pm

Magician (children’s entertainment).

1pm

Pet dog competition.

2pm

Magician (children’s entertainment).

3pm

Scavenger hunt prizes drawn.

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WAIRARAPA A&P SHOW The great A&P Show Scavenger Hunt

Go nuts with Friday night fever

Proudly supported by Cycling Tom and the Wairarapa Times-Age, the great scavenger hunt challenge takes place during the A&P Show from 28 to 29 of October.

Masterton premises near Harvey Norman. Three lucky children will be drawn from three categories of participating children:

Clip out this scavenger hunt map and entry form or pick one up from your school, then follow the discovery trail around the A&P showgrounds.

 Ages three to six years.

With free entry and entertainment and fun galore, Friday night at the A&P Show will be a blast.

multi-song EP for purchase or uploading this summer – a great way to ÿ nish o˛ seven extraordinarily successful years – and won the Regional SmokeFree Rock Quest this year.

Thousands of children will be there for the Top Team events out on the turf and starting up at 5.30pm. There’ll be sack races, spoon races, dribbling the ball and much more. There are prizes to be won, too, which are kindly sponsored by Mahons Amusements.

The group does covers of rock from the 1970s to today, as well as some original songs. Are you ready to rock to Queen, Metallica, Blondie, Guns n Roses? The showgrounds are going to go o˛ .

Collect a letter from each of the seven sites marked with a special scavenger hunt ˜ ag and assemble the letters to make two words. Place the words on your completed form and then hand it in at the Children’s Art area of the showgrounds.

Children completing the challenge are rewarded with a free sideshow ride, a drink, and a punnet of hot chips.

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Entries will also go in the draw to win either a scooter or a bike, supplied

by Cycling Tom from its new Solway,

 Ages seven to nine years.  Ages 10 to 13 years.

In addition, $500 will be donated to the school with the most entries, based on the size of their school roll.

You will also want to check out the new range of bikes at Cycling Tom now that it has re-located, expanded, and diversiÿ ed.

Cycling Tom has turned into a cycling hub where you can test out the bikes, have a co˛ ee and a cake, and leave your car parked for as long as you need while you hire a bike and take a tour. The store hires out gravel, road, mountain, and e-bikes, and o˛ ers cycling tour packages, guided or non-guided.

From 6pm, Mahons Amusements’ Side Show is open for business along with the food carts selling all our favourites. A hotdog on a stick, a scoop of hot chips, and a lick of candy˜ oss is all any of us will need for tea that night.

The Side Show is open all weekend, starting up again at 10am on Saturday and also Sunday.

From 6.30pm on Friday night, you’ll be dancing the night away to live music from three Wairarapa College bands: Dragon˜ y (Year 13s), Captivated (Year 12s), and Rampage (Year 10).

This summer is the ÿ nal season for the band Dragon˜ y, after playing together for seven years. They’re all heading o˛ in a few months to di˛ erent universities and careers. The band has just recorded a

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The group comprises Elle Corlett (base guitarist), Katie Harris and Jade Bradnock (both on guitar and vocals), Mitchell Wiramanaden (lead guitarist and WaiCol head boy this year), and drummer James Tortoza. For ÿ ve of the seven years the band’s been together, Mitchell’s father (and WaiCol science and physics teacher) Hansel Wiramanaden has been its agent.

“My role is simply to get them into gigs, fairs, and fundraisers – Mauriceville, Gladstone, Martinborough, Carterton’s Christmas Parade, the Scarecrow festival, the 40-hour famine concert – they’ve done the lot.”

Hansel Wiramanaden is also the agent for WaiCol bands Captivated and Rampage.

Captivated is composed of drummer Chester Thawley, lead singer and rhythm guitarist Rebekah Brown, bass guitarist Nikhil Satya and lead guitarist Daniel Hansen-Long. This band

won the Regional Smoke-Free Rock Quest in 2022 with its renditions of pop songs in a rock style as well as its originals.

Rampage, composed of Lucas Stoneley (lead guitarist and vocalist), Conor McEwen (base

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guitar), Liam MacArthur and Stephen Price (both on rhythm guitar), and Kyus Sanders (drums), is “our group of young metallers,” Hansel says. Classic 1980s metal is on the cards including Ozzy Osbourne and

Metallica. The band came second in the 2023 Regional Smoke-Free Song Quest.

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Wayne R. Heath will be at this year’s A&P Show - all weekend - entertaining us with his country rock style.

He’s got a vast musical repertoire including “country, M˜ori songs, and all the tunes that kids and adults know and can sing along too,” Wayne says. He’s got more than 600 songs ready to go.

“Both locals and outof-towners are turning out in droves this year for three full-on days of equestrian events,” says Brent Robertson, who oversees the equestrian events for Wairarapa’s A&P Show.

He’s also a talented entertainer, interspersing his song list with requests from the audience and ‘spruiking’, jollying the audience along and making them laugh.

years coming and going from Nashville, mixing in the same circles as Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and the like.

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Now residing with his wife in Masterton, Wayne R. Heath’s CD’s, recordings, unique voice, and sense of humour have him constantly in demand across NZ and overseas. Back in the day, however, he spent

Ride on The Eket˜huna Lawn Mower Racing Club, founded in 2017, began as a way of raising money for worthy causes and helping out in the community.

The Club has grown to around 30 members of all ages. It races socially on the 2nd Sunday of each month at its home track in Eket˜huna.

The mowers are all custombuilt racing machines, some of which are capable of up to

70kmh on the track. Mower racing is a great way to be a petrol head and have some light-hearted fun.

Eket˜huna’s Lawn Mower Racing Club will be out and about and putting its wheels in motion at the A&P Show on Saturday morning. If mower racing interests you, check out their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ groups/ekemowerracing.

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“We’re praying for good weather,” Brent says. “There are di˛ erent classes for di˛ erent ages, and we want all of them to have the opportunity to show o˛ their skills and to gain points.”

Straight Showing includes how the horses move and look, and their craft in the ring when ridden or led. “Top horses have a certain look-at-me presence about them.” It’s an elusive quality but riders can create it with a combination of turnout, conditioning, education of the horse, and their own riding proÿ ciency.

In the Breed Class competitions, horses are primarily judged on their conformation and closeness to the standards for their respective breeds.

There are prizes for jumping, trophies, sashes, ribbons, and points up for grabs. Don’t miss the three days of equestrian events.

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Show Jumping is an exciting display of power and accuracy by horse and rider over a variety of fences with unÿ xed rails. These range from the smaller jumps for beginners to grand prix level for the very experienced. There are several national series competitions that take place over the season.

Riders travel far and wide to attend these competitions, with the hope of accumulating points.

Show Hunter is a drawcard where riders jump fences with style and precision. Rails need to remain up as the horse jumps and, to gain more points, the horse must demonstrate a superior natural jumping style and a balanced ride.

A predetermined number of strides is made between fences, an even rhythm needs to be evident throughout the round, and the relationship between horse and rider is critical. The judges look at the ride, conformation, and the individual show.

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In the shearing competitions, the skill levels go from novice, through junior and intermediate, to senior and open classes.

And in wool handling, the classes go from novice, through junior, intermediate and senior classes, to the open class.

On the Sunday of the A&P Show, a shearing demonstration will be held, starting at 10am.

Likely contenders for the demonstration are Allan himself and Richard Pearson, “a local shearer and legend”. He’s been shearing at the Golden Shears competition since 1974. Allan came to Wairarapa in 2001 from Scotland. He brought his shearing skills with him and ÿ tted right in.

Chop wood, splinters ˜ y Saturday morning sees the woodchopping competition start. Woodchopping is a heritage sport and dates back to the 1870’s. It is, perhaps, New Zealand’s original 'extreme sport.’ Woodchopping is a thrilling sport, combining athleticism, technique, power, and strength.

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Allan Grant, Carterton-based shearing contractor and Golden Shears committee member, oversees the A&P Show’s shearing and wool handling competition. “The A&P Show is a smaller competition to Golden Shears, but it’s a great experience being able to get in front of people while shearing sheep – there’s nothing like being there,” Allan says.

The shearing and wool handling competition goes on all day Saturday from 9.00am. “We keep going until we ÿ nish,” Allan laughs. “It can get late.” The day starts with the lower grades and moves up. “Whether you’re a novice or highly experienced, come and have a go. Age doesn’t matter either.”

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This will be a drawcard at the A&P Show this year. You’ll get to see “a sow with piglets, alpacas, rabbits, guinea pigs, chooks, East Friesian (milking) sheep, and Arapawa ewes and lambs,” Margaret France says, A&P Show’s organiser.

Arapawa sheep are a rare breed of merinos that go back to the early settlers. The rabbits and guinea pigs can be cuddled, and other animals patted.

Children can also feed the animals with feed supplied.

“The country is coming to town,” says the A&P Society’s President, Melvin Pike.

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Sheeple racing: sorting the sheep from the goats

Pet lamb competition.

Calf club classes.

The pet lamb competition is to be held on Sunday morning with awards, trophies, and ribbons for ring craft, care and attention, black face, white face, and non-white mixed coloured – for di˜ erent ages of children from pre-school to Year 8. Ring craft includes leading your lamb on a leash and the lamb coming when called.

These are also to be held on Sunday morning. Refer to section headed ‘Holy Cow’.

Black and coloured sheep.

Pet dog competition.

Awards for black and coloured sheep are coming back to the A&P Show. Targeting the lifestyle blockers, the show has partnered with the Black & Colored Sheep Breeders Association. There are prizes and ribbons for black or coloured ewe, any age, shorn or woolly, with more than one lamb at foot, with each lamb to be a di˜ erent colour. Judging will focus on conformation, constitution, and variations of colour.

Another attraction this year is the pet dog competition, to be held on Sunday. There are lots of rules, so check those out in the Pet Dog Schedule on the Wairarapa A&P Show website. Pet dogs can include large, small, rescue, purebred, cross breed, child’s pet dog. You can bring working dogs with either a rough or smooth coat.

And there’s a fancy-dress dog competition in which you can dress your dog like a tradie or match your dress-up with that of your dog. Lots of prizes for champions and consolation classes.

The popular sheeple race, organised by former farmers Greg and Mandy Clark, always draws a big crowd and lots of laughs.

The sheeple races start at 10am on the Sunday of the A&P Show and are on every couple of hours.

The Clark’s racing breed (30 texel-cheviot crosses) is a bit like a goat. 'Jockeys' are strapped on to the back of the sheep. The jockeys are weighted so they look physically alive as they run down the 100m straight course. The track includes a steeplechase of small jumps - easy for animals that can easily bound over one metre.

Food is what makes them run, according to their owners. Once they cross the chequered ° ag, they’re into the sheep pen for a snack, something from the trough, and a rest before the next race.

Working their magic Andrew Wilson, a Magic Circle Master Magician and experienced live entertainer, will work his magic for children and adults alike throughout Saturday 28 October. Andrew Wilson perfectly tailors his shows to his audiences.

It's all about creating worlds of make believe and mystery.

During both the morning and afternoon of Sunday 29 October, Zappo the Magician, a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, will delight the crowds as he weaves his spells.

He’ll give us magic, original music, dance, stories, puppets, and messages of fun and positivity. There might be a few educational messages thrown in too.

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Home industries have been a mainstay of A&P shows since the mid-1900s and this year at Wairarapa’s A&P Show is no exception.

About a dozen beef cattle – Highlands, Australian Lowlines and Dexter – are coming to the A&P Show.

For a start, there’s an exhibition of children’s art with all the schools participating and more than 1,200 pieces of art expected.

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There are also exhibitions and prizes for cooking, photography, woodwork, homegrown vegetables, ˜ owers, spinning and weaving, and needlework and crafts. Tina Goodin has been overseeing the needlework and crafts section for about ten years and says she’s seen many changes over that time.

“We’ve updated the knitting classes,” she says, “and we have a class for those aged up to 15-years for articles made with peggy squares, to encourage younger people to get the bug.” Tina herself started knitting at about age six.

2023’s classes are exciting.

You could make something new from something old, a rag doll, a funky chunky garment, patchwork articles, or even something made with ties. For babies, why not try a baby’s bib, bootees, socks, sleeping bag, blanket, or an all-in-one. Knitted tea cosies are a favorite, along with knitted dog coats, and handmade greeting cards.

“One gentleman makes pegged rugs,” Tina says, “and other inspirational entries include Christmas decorations, boxes done in decoupage, paper crafts, and canvases with things glued on.”

There are prizes and ribbons across most sections and “our sponsors have been so generous,” Tina says. “The number of entries is huge every year.”

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In the days leading up to the show, Otaki-based farmer Lisa Holloway houses her Highland calves in her mother’s backyard in Carterton. Then, Saturday is the day to pat, brush and play with them at the show. There are biosecurity arrangements including a footbath and hand

sanitizer. The biggest cattle are fenced o° , but you can view them from a distance.

On Sunday, come and watch the cattle competing for the highly sought after Meat and Wool Cup. Australian Lowlines are coming to the show from Taranaki, and Dexter cattle from Palmerston North, so the competition is hotting up.

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held on Saturday,” Dale Collie says. Dale is a well-known local who has never missed a show in her life. "Sunday is for the calf club classes," she says. There’s Ring Craft, Care and Handling of the Calf, and Heifer Calf Type – all for di° erent age groups of children. There are prizes galore and trophies for the champions. “We’re also holding a novice class and a fancy-dress competition.”

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Guesses closest to the correct weight of Hudson, who can be found with the ˜ u° y calves in the Cattle Pavilion. Gold coin to enter and a $100 prize to the person who guesses closest to the correct weight.

Riding the milk train Fonterra, one of the Wairarapa A&P Show’s sponsors, will be out in force with the Fonterra Highgate Farm milk-barrel train, promoting ‘dairy for life’.

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is NZ’s dairy cooperative owned by around 9,000 New Zealand farmers – including many locals. It’s responsible for approximately 30 percent of the world's dairy exports.

The presence of Fonterra at Wairarapa’s A&P Show re˜ ects

the signiÿ cance of dairy farming for the region, in a fun way. It’s all about educating the kids. “All children are welcome to hop on board the milk train," says Tony Haslett, a Fonterra area manager.

The milk-barrel milk train is a nod to the real milk trains that run every day throughout the milking season (about seven months a year), travelling from the Manawat˝ and Tararua districts to Fonterra’s factory in Taranaki.

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