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  • March 13, 14, 15 2026

Southern Hemisphere Highlander Champion to honour Sir Eion Edgar
02/08/2021
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Following a gruelling challenge of caber tossing, rock lifting, ute pushing and more strength-based sports, the Southern Hemisphere Highlander Champion is chosen. Now, the event is to be named after a late hero of heritage sports and one of New […]

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Rural business attire to the fore in Parliament to highlight agri careers and rural sports
16/04/2021

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 […]

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Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games celebrates a record-breaking weekend in Palmerston North
16/03/2021

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 […]

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Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games now over three days in Palmerston North
08/03/2021

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 […]

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Three of Palmy’s biggest boys prepare to take on the nation
19/02/2021

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 […]

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Mock surgical operations to be performed at the New Zealand Rural Games
11/02/2021

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 […]

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Rural Games for pre-schoolers comes to Feilding Farmers Market
11/02/2021

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 […]

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Westpac Agri Futures established to help young people into rural careers
21/12/2020
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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 […]

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Battle of the sexes speed tree climbing championship at the New Zealand Rural Games
18/12/2020

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 […]

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Rural Games Golf Cup will kick off New Zealand’s greatest rural sporting weekend
16/11/2020
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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 […]

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