Thousands flock to Dargaville for Field Days from today

Exhibitors were setting up their stalls at the Northland Field Days site at Dargaville yesterday ahead of the event opening today. Photo / John Stone

It's the largest gathering of farm machinery equipment and activity in Northland - and one of the largest in the country - and from today thousand will descend on Dargaville for the annual Northland Field Days.

The Field Days run from today to Saturday at the Dargaville showgrounds at the corner of Awakino Point East Rd and State Highway 14, Dargaville.

The event has the latest farming equipment and technology as well as farming displays and several hundred stalls selling related equipment and information as well as demonstrations of skill and expertise.

Security officer Jay Taylor patrols the Northland Field Days site at Dargaville and will continue to from the event opening today until everyone has packed up and left at the end of the three days.

The gates open today and tomorrow from 9am to 4.30pm, with gates close to general public coming in at 3.30pm; and on Saturday from 9am to 3.30pm, with gates closing to general public coming to the event at 2.30pm.

For more details, including a site map, go to https://northlandfielddays.co.nz.