by Peter Parker, Milling and Grain
Fieldays 2019 ran from the 12-15th June
2019 at the Mystery Creek Event Centre near Hamilton in the central North
Island of New Zealand. The vitally important event was officially opened by New
Zealand’s Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand National
Fieldays Society President Peter Carr.
Fieldays is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest
agricultural event and the ultimate launch platform for cutting edge technology
and innovation, this year the show attracted 128,747 visitors throughout the
four days. The show functions as a Business-to-Business platform
but also as a fun day out for the general public with plenty to do and see for
all. Such activities include watching Fieldays staples like the Fencing,
Tractor Pull, Agricultural Heritage, Excavators, and STIHL Timbersports®, all
of which are thrilling competitions to watch throughout the four days.
Eight of New Zealand’s best chefs including Peter
Gordon, Claire Turnbull, Ray McVinnie and Brett McGregor shared their vast
knowledge and experience with visitors to the Fieldays Kitchen Theatre
inspiring meal ideas and inciting a passion for using the local produce New
Zealand’s primary industry creates.
The Mystery Creek event centre is a 114 hectare site
just 10 minutes out of Hamilton. While the majority of visitors arrived by car
and parked in a field nearby dedicated to parking, many took to alternative
modes of transport. 13,917 visitors travelled to Fieldays by bus, 856 by the
Waikato River Explorer, 422 by Camjet, and 143 by helicopter.
Read more HERE.
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