In the spirit of helping young people pursue agri careers, Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger will arrive at Parliament in rural business attire this afternoon. Sporting Red Band gumboots, overalls, a Dairy NZ milking apron, a Te Kuiti shearing singlet […]
Te Marae o Hine Palmerston North’s Square hosted record-breaking events during the Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games this weekend. About 42,000 people attended the three-day event where athletes competed across a range of rural sports, including wood chopping, coal […]
Te Marae o Hine Palmerston North’s Square will ring to the sound of chainsaws and wood chopping, alongside many other farm animal noises, from sheep and horses to miniature ponies and working sheepdogs, for three days from Friday. The Ford […]
They’re big, they’re strong and they’ve been throwing plenty of heavy rocks around. Now, three proud Palmy lads are ready to don their kilts and line up against their fellow big boys in a rural rumble for the Southern Hemisphere […]
Kids will be able to get their hands dirty and get a taste of rural life when the country comes to town in Feilding on March 5th. The Kids ‘n’ Country family event will take place at the Feilding Farmers […]
The importance of our primary industries has been recognised with a new sector to be included in The 2021 Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games. The Rural Games will now include Westpac Agri Futures in association with Property Brokers and […]
The 2021 Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games has a new sporting event on the agenda, with the announcement of the inaugural Rural Golf Challenge. The golfing championship, run by VSL Golf, will be held before the Games on Thursday […]
The buzz on chain saws and wood chopping will echo across Palmerston North’s Square for two days in March 2021 during the Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games. STIHL Timbersports® New Zealand has announced it is joining the New Zealand […]
Tens of thousands of people joined the fun, as town met country in the heart of Palmerston North at the Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games. Rural Games Founder Steve Hollander said the sixth annual rural games was blessed with beautiful […]
The largest rural sporting weekend in Australasia, the Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games, is set to take place this weekend. The Square in Palmerston North is preparing to be transformed into an extravaganza of the Kiwi sports that helped […]