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At the heart of the Games are a series of traditional sports attracting top competitors from throughout Aotearoa. You can expect to see several national and world champions battling for prestigious titles.

Friday is the Women’s and Rookies TIMBERSPORTS®, Agri Futures Careers Expo and Clash of the Colleges – where hundreds of teens battle it out for bragging rights – and the North Island Secondary School Shearing Championships.

Saturday and Sunday, we host championships for Men’s TIMBERSPORTS® Championships, Highland Heavies, Sheep Dog Trials, Fencing, Tree Climbing, Shearing, Axe Throwing Gumboot and Cowpat Throwing, Egg Throw and Catch. 

Kids ‘n Country features a host of fun events, including tree climbing, digger driving, miniature pony sulky rides, haybale races, haystack prize hunt, miniature tractor races, tug-o-war and much more to keep under 12s active and entertained.

The Games offers a fun-packed festival programme with many Have a Go activities for all ages like Gumboot Throwing, gearing up a Standard Bred, Coal Shoveling, Egg Roulette, Egg Throw and Catch and Cowpat Tossing! Plus, delicious local food offerings.