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Mackenzie Highland A&P Show

Dates

  • Mon 21 Apr 2025, 8:00am–5:00pm

Restrictions

All Ages

Listed by

Jodi Payne

The Mackenzie A&P Highland Show is the largest one day Show in New Zealand with 12-15,000 through the gates. A fun family day out with something for everyone for less than the cost of going to the movies. FREE public parking off of School Road. Adults $20, Under 15 $5, Pre-schoolers and cars free. Public entry from 8am. Keep up to date with details on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/mackenzieshow and website www.mackenzieshow.co.nz

The Timetable and Programme will be available on our website a fortnight before the Show.

Main entertainment…
Barwoods Entertainment Stage:
- Deano Yipadee, the ‘Nee Naw Man’ (sponsored by Fairlie Early Learners). Children’s entertainer and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Yipadee
- The Bedford School of Music https://thebedfordschoolofmusic.webs.com/

Other highlights… The Mackenzie Shears (shearing competition), Sheep Auction, Golden Fleece Competition, Helicopter Rides, Wood Chopping, Sheep Dog Trials, Vintage Machinery, Pedalmania, Archery, Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band, Country Kids Agri-sports, Point Lumber Fencing Competition, Royal Canin DogNZ Show, Pet Tent, Community Support Village, Fairlie Four Square Lolly Scramble, Grand Parade, Carnival Rides, lots of shopping (150+), a variety of food and exhibits in: home and farm produce, wine and home brew, cooking, flowers, patchwork, needlework, art, crafts (card making, scrapbooking, jewellery, sculpture, carving, pottery), photography, dog trials, highland dancing, piping and solo drumming, alpacas, wearable arts, upcycled arts, equestrian (from miniatures to draught, from jumping to carts), sheep, wool, cattle, goats or poultry (chickens, ducks and pigeons) and much, much more…..anyone can enter an exhibit…details on our website.

No dogs are allowed unless they are entered in a competition or guide/assistant. Those dogs must be dosed for sheep measles. For more info about why this needs to be done, you can visit https://www.sheepmeasles.co.nz/other-dog-owners

We would like to thank the MACKENZIE A&P SHOW’S MAJOR SPONSORS
Alpine Energy, Aorangi Veterinary Services, Barwoods, BX Foods, Des Segar Motors 2006 & Auto Trans, Essential Nutrition, Fairlie Early Learners, Farmlands, Four Square Fairlie, Goldpine, Hazlett, Heiniger New Zealand Ltd, LJ Hooker, Mackenzie Supply Services, Mainland Wools, Makikihi Fries Chip Factory, Meadowslea Stud, Meridian Energy, Mighty Mix Dog Food, Mitre 10, Peppers Bluewater Resort, PGG Wrightson Wool Ltd, Point Lumber, Property Brokers, Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-Op, Royal Canin, South Canterbury Toyota, Tekapo Springs, Wasteaway South/Marshall Transport.

The Show Committee would like to extend an open invitation for Show helpers. This doesn’t mean you have to ‘join’ the Committee (though you are more than welcome to) but with an ageing Committee, we can definitely use always use more helpers for setting up, taking down and on the day. Please consider putting your hand up and contacting me.

We look forward to seeing you at the Show!

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