The Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games triumphantly returned to Palmerston North after a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event at Te Marae o Hine, Palmerston North’s The Square, attracted an impressive crowd of about 45,000 […]
Secondary students from the lower and mid-central areas of the North Island interested in careers in food and fibre will be in Palmerston North on Friday, March 10th, for Agri Futures | Ahuwhenua ki te Anamata. The day comprises two […]
The Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games is returning to Palmerston North on March 10 -12, 2023. This annual event celebrates the country’s rural sporting heritage and showcases a variety of unique and entertaining competitions. Visitors can watch and participate […]
Palmerston North, Feilding, and Ashhurst residents are in for a treat this year, as the Horizons Regional Council announces free bus services for the Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games weekend –Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, 2023. Getting to and from the Games will be easier for residents, thanks to Horizons providing its Palmerston North, Ashhurst and Feilding services free on the Rural Games weekend. Horizons chair Rachel Keedwell says Horizons is pleased to be able to provide their normal weekend services free of charge for both days of the Games. We would like to encourage the community to find out how easy it is to use the bus aroundthe city. By taking public transport, you can help to reduce carbon emissions from privatevehicles and you won’t have to worry […]
Get ready for an electrifying event as two of the world’s top women’s shearing champions, Megan Whitehead and Sacha Bond, prepare to face off in the highly anticipated Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games on Sunday, March 12th. Sir David […]
The Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games will host the inaugural Golden Loader Forestry Championship in Palmerston North on Sunday, 12 March. The championship, funded by the Forestry Growers Levy Trust and organised by the Southern North Island Wood Council, […]
The New Zealand Rural Sports Awards are back for 2023 and calling for nominations to honour the best of our rural athletes. With the Awards only three months away, now is the time for rural sports organisations to get their nominations […]
Westpac Agri Futures in association with Property Brokers and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is launching an in-school programme at Feilding High School and Palmerston North Boys’ High School to boost students’ agri-skills. The pilot programme will use a […]
NZ Agricultural Show General Manager Tracy Ahern said the new events, run by the New Zealand Rural Games Trust, are a perfect fit – they’re designed for our rural communities and for those interested in learning more about rural life. […]
The Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games scheduled to be held in The Square, Palmerston North in March is the latest national event to fall victim to the predicted spread of the coronavirus. New Zealand’s largest rural sporting event was […]