Hawkes Bay Today
  • Hawke's Bay Today home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Havelock North
  • Central Hawke's Bay
  • Tararua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Gisborne

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Hawkes Bay Today

Field days draw national attention

By Harrison Christian
Hawkes Bay Today·
6 Jun, 2014 01:34 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Richard Griffiths leads his Fruit Fed team at the Horticultural Field Day's tug o' war competition. Photo / Warren Buckland

Richard Griffiths leads his Fruit Fed team at the Horticultural Field Day's tug o' war competition. Photo / Warren Buckland

A record number of visitors flocked to the National Horticultural Field Days this year, many from out of town, organisers say.

Event organiser Anna Hamilton said more than 3000 people visited a sun-drenched Showgrounds Hawke's Bay for yesterday's field days, which attracted people from around the North Island.

It was pleasing to see the event garner national relevance, Ms Hamilton said.

"We've worked hard to grow this event and showcase the unique nature of it - bringing together education, networking, trade and access to top quality research and innovation all in one place.

"We have plans to grow the event even more next year so it's an exciting time."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Visitors at the field days watched a variety of industry-related competitions including the 10th annual Hawke's Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year.

Ms Hamilton said the competition had begun as a separate event but was now run in conjunction with the field day.

It was open to anyone currently involved in the fruit industry below 30 years of age and ran for much of the day as competitors completed practical challenges.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Competition organiser Leon Stallard said the fruit growing skills of nine individuals were tested by a number of scenarios, including administering first aid to a dummy that had fallen from a tree.

Tukituki MP Craig Foss, Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy and New Zealand First MP Winton Peters all came to watch the competition and interact with the competitors.

The competition would conclude tonight with a formal dinner at Mission Estate Winery in Taradale.

Mr Stallard said 190 people were expected at the event and the competitors would give three-minute speeches to a panel of professional judges.

Discover more

Details announced of water scheme

07 Mar 06:17 PM

Dry hits sheep dog trials

17 Mar 06:39 PM

Metalform sows success

10 Jul 03:00 AM

Welch plans new shearing challenge

13 Nov 05:00 PM

First place would receive a $1000 Horticentre-sponsored cash prize plus a grant donated by Pickmee to be used for further training, education or professional development and a trip to Nelson including airfares and accommodation, sponsored by Turners and Growers Ltd.

Second place would receive $750 and a study trip to Nelson, while third place would receive $500.

The winner of the competition would go on to represent the region at the New Zealand Young Grower of the Year competition.

The region's 2013 winner, Hawke's Bay apple grower Ben James, went on to national acclaim, scooping the national Young Fruit Grower of the Year 2013 and Young Grower of the Year 2013 titles.

"You've got to put your best foot forward at every stage of the competition and stretch yourself personally and professionally," Mr James said.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Hawkes Bay Today

Hawkes Bay Today

Motorist dies after four crashes in 40 minutes in Hawke's Bay

Hawkes Bay Today

'We have you surrounded': Police stood down after Hawke's Bay stand-off, search continues

Premium
Hawkes Bay Today

Black Ferns: Tui pair on the big bird for matches in South Africa


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Hawkes Bay Today

Motorist dies after four crashes in 40 minutes in Hawke's Bay
Hawkes Bay Today

Motorist dies after four crashes in 40 minutes in Hawke's Bay

Some roads remained blocked.

17 Jul 06:02 AM
'We have you surrounded': Police stood down after Hawke's Bay stand-off, search continues
Hawkes Bay Today

'We have you surrounded': Police stood down after Hawke's Bay stand-off, search continues

17 Jul 04:06 AM
Premium
Premium
Black Ferns: Tui pair on the big bird for matches in South Africa
Hawkes Bay Today

Black Ferns: Tui pair on the big bird for matches in South Africa

17 Jul 04:00 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Hawke's Bay Today e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Hawke's Bay Today
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP