"A day of real pleasure, the races being held on New Year’s Day each year."

Kelvin and Cathy Haigh's cheeses have won them many awards over the years.

Opinion: Bees and other pollinators are vital to every garden.

"After tea, we had a concert and all declared that it was the merriest we had ever seen."

OPINION: Kem's mulching and watering to keep her vegetable garden cool.

Tauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.

"On arriving at the courthouse, they actually tried to sell the pig to its real owner."

“We had to find a happy balance, or we would’ve been out of business two years ago.”

OPINION: There’s almost no easier way to preserve food than dehydrating.

'In the future, I would like to have one of the biggest studs in New Zealand.'

"I dreamed of owning my own farm and I always wanted to be involved with horses."

The farm grows, processes and sells beef, lamb and farm produce directly to the public.

Bee care was generating quite the buzz back in the day.

OPINION: Hunter Wells recounts an on-farm olfactory conversation from back in the day.

OPINION: Kem's potato salad and lamb rump salad are ideal for Christmas.

'Old exhibitors have not come back in, and younger ones are not coming through.'

Celebrated all Black Sam Strahan called this farm home for much of his life.

“I searched online for quite a while. I wanted something old and maybe a little unusual."

Jenny’s art is influenced by her rural surroundings in the eastern Bay of Plenty.

It all began on a cold, dank National Fieldays morning at Mystery Creek.

'Doing something both you and your daughter love is something really special.'

'There are people doing it tough and red meat is often missing from foodbank parcels.'

Shiann Read-Mills says she 'enjoys the connection with the land and animals'.

Matt Bartleet says there are dairy sector opportunities, 'if you make the sacrifices'.

How did a classic car end up anchored on a submerged bridge in this idyllic lake?

Kem Ormond takes a look at the world of farming back in the day.

Kūmara is a superfood of the garden and divine when roasted and used in a salad.

The show also features royal-themed events, competitions, and live entertainment.

'Someone call Gordon Ramsay! This is a culinary crime scene.'