"David used to live in Rotorua, he grew up chopping wood with his father, Sonny, who also has a memorial trophy. When David died, they asked us if we wanted to do a memorial trophy for the underhand mens.
"The Rotorua A and P Show was always special to do because David had his dad's memorial ... I'll always come to the Rotorua show."
Mrs Bolstad said David had trained a lot of the men at yesterday's competition and participated alongside them in the New Zealand axemen team.
At yesterday's event, Mrs Bolstad's daughter Brooke, 10, took out first place in the under 16 boy's chop, while her younger brother Morgan, 8, came second. Morgan's name was already engraved on the trophy after winning last year.
"Their father would be immensely proud of them, he taught them how to chop," Mrs Bolstad said.