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 […]
The 2021 Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards winners were announced this evening at Awapuni Racecourse in Palmerston North. Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards Judging Panel Convenor Nathan Twaddle said he was thrilled to be celebrating so many people […]
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 Property Brokers […]
The finalists for the 2021 Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards have been announced today ahead of the sold-out awards ceremony on 12 March. The finalists have been selected from five award categories, and are leaders in rural sports including […]
The health of rural communities will be a fresh focus at this year’s Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games. The Mobile Health unit, which provides everything from elective day surgery to clinical networking, is attending this year’s Ford Ranger New […]
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 […]
A new competition is set to launch at next year’s Ford Ranger Rural Games, the first ever Battle of the Sexes New Zealand Tree Climbing Championship – brought to you by Guardian Tree Services, Husqvarna and NZARB. The competition, which […]
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 […]
A great family weekend of traditional sports, entertainment and heaps of opportunities to have a go.