Harvest bounty in Marton on Saturday included beer, food and some magnificent pumpkins.
The Marton Harvest Fair was on in Marton Park from 10am to 3pm. It featured goose herding, a cooking demonstration and a beer brewing competition, organiser Cath Ash said.
Celebrity cook Jax Hamilton showed how to make a meal of jerk chicken, coleslaw and roti bread.
Fifteen-year-old Aaron Akkerman again won the competition for biggest pumpkin, with his 490kg monster. His other two entries were 310kg and 390kg took the second and third prizes.
He was also the winner last year, with a 201kg pumpkin. Ms Ash said his monster fruit this year would have been one of the biggest in New Zealand.