The Dairy Company Shield was won by Pongakawa School’s Emily Stuart, Khloe Foreman, Bella Walker.
The Dairy Company Shield was won by Pongakawa School’s Emily Stuart, Khloe Foreman, Bella Walker.
A hundred years ago, agricultural group day would have meant inspecting vegetable gardens as well as calves and lambs.
The latest local agricultural group day, held late last month, was a celebration of 100 years of the Te Puke Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club.
Schools from around the district haddisplays of their past participants. The event was hosted by Paengaroa School and supported by volunteers and current committee members.
The occasion was also supported by families whose names appear on many of the trophies presented throughout the day.
Secretary Marie Peterson says there was plenty of reminiscing among the crowd that gathered, despite it being a wet day.
“I was reminded that when agricultural day started, not only was it calves and lambs, but also included a vegetable garden, where judges visited private homes,” she says. “Perhaps a new angle to take in the future.”
The Hewison Rosebowl for supreme champion lamb was won by Mac Mckenzie of Pongakawa School.
Marie says the standard of animals was very high, with judges having a major task to evaluate and decide on winners.
“This once-a-year occasion is a great time for children to mix and talk about their animals,” Marie says sponsors play a major part in the success of the event and the committee is grateful to ASB Bank, Farmlands, Fonterra, Open Country Dairy, ANZ, Gavin Lecky Transport, RD1, NRM, FIL, Sonic Spray, Milligans Feeds, Te Puke Veterinary Centre, Paengaroa Auto World, Trevelyans, FMG, Balance Agrinutrients, R & R Tractors, Te Puke New World PGG, Countdown Te Puke, Wealleans.
Goat Leading Snr: First Ryan Crawshaw, Rangiuru, second Georgia Hungerford, Te Ranga third Naia Noghera-Richards Pongakawa, fourth Alexis Breckon Pongakawa
Goat Leading Jnr: First Sage Clarke, Paengaroa, second Navian Noghera-Richards Pongakawa
Goat Calling Snr: First Alexis Breckon Pongakawa, second Georgia Hungerford Te Ranga, third Naia Noghera-Richards Pongakawa fourth Ryan Crawshaw Rangiuru
Goat Calling Jnr: First Sage Clark Paengaroa, second Navian Noghere-Richards
Goat Child Effort Snr: First Alexis Breckon Pongakawa, second Naia Noghera-Richards Pongakawa, third Georgia Hungerford Te Ranga, fourth Ryan Crawshaw Rangiuru
Goat Child Effort Jnr: First Sage Clark second Navian Noghera-Richards Pongakawa
Griffins Cup Champion Goat Alexis Breckon Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Sage Clark Paengaroa
Calf Leading Snr: First Jacob Stolzenberg Rangiuru, second Ashton Deed Pongakawa, third Khloe Foreman Pongakawa, fourth Lucy Wattam Pongakawa
Child Effort Snr: First Bella Walker Pongakawa, second Emily Stuart Pongakawa, third Bodhi Taft-Robertson Town Schools, fourth Arie Taft-Robertson Town Schools
Child Effort Jnr: First Iris Fahey Pongakawa, second Emma Eichler Te Ranga, third Kahu White Ōtamarākau, fourth Isaac Mansauloa Ōtamarākau
Western Bay Breeders Trophy: Bella Walker Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Iris Fahey Pongakawa
Dairy Type Snr: First Bella Walker Pongakawa, second Arie Taft-Robertson Town Schools, third Emily Stuart Pongakawa, fourth Bodhi Taft-Robertson Town Schools
Dairy Type Jnr: First Iris Fahey Pongakawa, second Kyree Bartel Pongakawa, third Jack Beban Pongakawa, fourth Kahu White Ōtamarākau
Type Snr: First Amber Cleaver Town Schools, second Mitchell Cumming Pongakawa, third Asher Cumming Pongakawa, fourth Khloe Foreman Pongakawa
Type Jnr: First Hugo McCall Pongakawa, second Jackson Thomas Paengaroa, third Will Fahey Pongakawa, fourth Conrad Gordon Pongakawa
PPCS CUP: Hugo McCall Pongakawa Reserve Champion Amber Cleaver Town Schools
FMG Cup: Khloe Foreman Paengaroa
Kevin and Andrea Marsh Cup – Child Calf Judging: First Carlie Penniall Paengaroa, second Ella Parton Paengaroa, third Maddison Lane Paengaroa, fourth Jennifer Paengaroa
