A spectacle not seen in Queenstown for decades will be staged again next February as more than 300 merino sheep run through the town centre to herald the start of the inaugural Hilux New Zealand Rural Games over the Waitangi […]

Television rugby presenter and former All Black, Jeff Wilson is to front an hour long highlights package of February’s inaugural Hilux New Zealand Rural Games on Sky Sport. The programme is being produced by Auckland-based independent production company, Sports Inc […]

Spectators at the first ever Hilux New Zealand Rural Games, taking place in Queenstown next Waitangi weekend, will be entertained by well-loved music and comedy duo, the Topp Twins and a live music concert headlined by rising New Zealand country […]

New Zealand Rural Games, the new event celebrating the country’s traditional sports and rural heritage, has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Toyota New Zealand. The event will henceforth be called the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games. The inaugural Games […]

New Zealand Rural Games has announced PlaceMakers and Wild Buck as the first major sponsors for the inaugural event that takes place in Queenstown on 7-8 February 2015.      New Zealand Rural Games was launched last month as an annual […]

A brand new event in Queenstown next summer will bring together a host of traditional country sports and celebrate New Zealand’s rural heritage for spectators and an international TV audience to enjoy. The inaugural New Zealand Rural Games is expected […]