Fieldays set for growth
Fieldays had one of its biggest turnouts this year with 133,588 attending the four-day agricultural event at Mystery Creek.
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Traffic control helps drive Fieldays success
David Bird Talks traffic management at Fieldays
It takes a small army to manage Fieldays traffic each year as upwards of 130,000 visitors drive in and out of the Mystery Creek venue over four days.
Young Farmers speak up at Fieldays
A competition which was born, died and then revived again in 2010 is in the middle of its 2017 season.
Young Farmers clubs across the country are battling it out to progress to their national debating final in July in Palmerston North.
On Friday at Fieldays, two teams representing the WaiBop and Taranaki/Manawatu region fought a war of words to push for a spot in that prestigious final.
The dancing riders of Aotea Square
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A group of cyclists swoop around Aotea Square. Watching with bated breath as they go through their paces is choreographer Susan Jordan.
SeniorsDANCE Company are performing Jordan’s original creation, Bike Ballet.
The mother of Kirikiriroa’s kaumātua
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Kiriata Matthews says you feel it as soon as you walk through the carved gates.
“It’s there, it’s always there. It never disappears,” she says.
She talks about the wairua, a tangible, loving spirit.
Fieldays fencers break sweat for Golden Pliers
Golden Pliers competitor Tim Stafford talks about this year's fencing competitions at Fieldays.
While thousands of people are strolling through Fieldays, checking out the latest farm technology, or waiting in line for food, eight men are covered in sweat and breaking their backs building fences.
Tackling rural mental health through prevention
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After working in the mental health sector for eight years, Gerard Vaughan came to a realisation: he didn’t want to fix people with depression and anxiety, he wanted to stop them feeling it in the first place.