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Josh Emett to demonstrate at iconic Fieldays food event

Monday, 2 December 2013, 3:01 pm | National Fieldays

Josh Emett to demonstrate at iconic Fieldays food event Celebrity chef Josh Emett will be returning to his Waikato roots in June 2014 to delight food focused visitors when he performs an impressive three demonstrations a day at NZ National Fieldays. More >>

Prime Minister choppers in for a glimpse of Fieldays action

Saturday, 15 June 2013, 9:21 am | National Fieldays

Visitors swarmed around exhibitors sites, demonstrations and competitions today, day three of Fieldays with 38,782 marching though the gates from 8am. More >>

Fieldays Fencing Competition Winners Announced

Friday, 14 June 2013, 6:39 pm | National Fieldays

Fencing is a proud tradition at Fieldays, with the competition being around for 45 years – since the advent of Fieldays - it’s now become the premier fencing competition in the country and includes many entrants from across the New Zealand. More >>

Innovations Centre brings to life Kiwi can-do attitude

Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:19 pm | National Fieldays

The Fieldays Innovation Centre Competition is the perfect forum for inventors to introduce their primary industry themed, ‘homegrown’ designs to a local and global audience. More >>

NZ National Fieldays 2012 Premier Feature Announced

Thursday, 16 June 2011, 12:08 pm | National Fieldays

Warwick Roberts, Ag Fieldays Chairman, today announced the 2012 Premier Feature for New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays is The Changing Face of Farming. More >>

Exciting exhibits equipped for Fieldays

Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 3:41 pm | National Fieldays

With the 2010 New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays only a week away, exhibitors are starting to rev up their sites to get the most out of being a part of the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. The agribusiness event is the innovative ... More >>

Agricultural activity highlights at Fieldays

Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:47 pm | National Fieldays

Every year the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays sets out to improve and maintain the level of activities and entertainment at the agribusiness event. Although the Fieldays exhibition is focussed on the importance of business to business, the ... More >>

Fieldays wraps up for 2009

Monday, 15 June 2009, 10:30 am | National Fieldays

NZ National Fieldays experienced all seasons on the final day of the annual agricultural event. Regardless of fickle conditions, 25,324 turned out to explore the latest and greatest on offer to the industry. A number of regular Fieldays sub events also came ... More >>

Exhibitors delight in wet weather

Saturday, 13 June 2009, 12:50 pm | National Fieldays

NZ National Agricultural Fieldays exhibitors delighted in heavy rain over Mystery Creek Events Centre yesterday. Persistent showers drove the 37,087 visitors indoors to hundreds of satisfied exhibitors. Buildings overwhelmed by visitors were bustling ... More >>

Have fun with farming facts at Fieldays

Friday, 29 May 2009, 10:32 am | National Fieldays

What is the connection between dentures and animal health? That’s one question being posed by the joint sponsors of this year’s Premier Feature on their stand at the National Fieldays. More >>

National Fieldays Generates $865m Economic Impact

Monday, 29 September 2008, 5:22 pm | National Fieldays

An independent study undertaken by the Management Research Centre at the University of Waikato concludes that National Fieldays 2008 has a national economic impact of $865m nearly 10% higher than the previous determination, evaluated in 2006. The Waikato ... More >>

Fieldays winds up for 2008

Sunday, 15 June 2008, 11:22 am | National Fieldays

A further 31,080 visitors took the chance to see Fieldays today, on the final day, bringing the event attendance total to 131,629. More >>

Northland Rural Bachelor comes out on top

Sunday, 15 June 2008, 11:14 am | National Fieldays

The Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year 2008 was announced today with Northland finalist, Mark Woodcock (35) taking top honours and Charlie Taituha (22), representing the King Country taking away the Cycletime People’s Choice award. More >>

Dressed to Thrill in Fur and Farm Equipment

Saturday, 14 June 2008, 10:03 am | National Fieldays

Flax, muka, natural clay oxides, paua and magnolia leaves came together in a symphony of totally natural art for the body Friday afternoon, as ‘Papatuanuku and Ranginui’, created by the Huntly Campus of Te Wananga O Aotearoa, strutted away with the Ag ... More >>

Farmers – and townies – come to town at Fieldays

Saturday, 14 June 2008, 12:42 am | National Fieldays

A record 41,837 visitors poured through the gates at Mystery Creek today, taking the total number of visitors to Fieldays’ 40th event to 100,549. More >>

Fieldays 40th colour at Mystery Creek

Friday, 13 June 2008, 10:46 am | National Fieldays

It was a big day for the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest agricultural tradeshow today as the iconic National Fieldays 40th event roared into life at Mystery Creek Events Centre, South of Hamilton. More >>

Rural skills on show at Fieldays

Monday, 9 June 2008, 10:50 am | National Fieldays

Rural skills will step off the farm this week as the fencing and tractor pull competitions kick off this week at the 40th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek. More >>

Ag Art Wear looks forward to the past at Fieldays

Friday, 6 June 2008, 9:35 am | National Fieldays

The popular Ag Art Wear competition joins in Fieldays’ 40th birthday celebrations this year with a retrospective showcase pitting previous award winners against 2008 challengers. More >>

‘Kiwi’s Best’ comes to Fieldays

Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 11:15 am | National Fieldays

All of our best home-grown food and beverage is destined for export markets, right? Wrong! As part of Fieldays 40th anniversary celebrations, ‘Kiwi’s Best’ comes to Fieldays to showcase the very best products coming out of our farmers and growers. More >>

Event city grows from green fields

Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 12:48 am | National Fieldays

A perennial city is growing from the green fields of Mystery Creek Events Centre, south of Hamilton, this week, with just over one week left until the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays opens for business. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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