Blessed with fine weather for pet day

Owen Greave and Molly on their way to second place in the Under 5s: Best pet section at the annual Ngatapa School Pet Day. All pictures by Liam Clayton

Ngatapa School’s annual Pet Day went off without a hitch on Wednesday.

School principal Cheryl Johnston said it was a “fantastic day”, made all the better because the event was nearly cancelled with poor weather in the run-up.

“I nearly cancelled it but I’m so glad I held off. The weather was beautiful on the day.”

The event saw 13 pupils and eight pre-school children bring along their pets, a varied collection of dogs, lambs and calves.

Ivy Harper’s pet dog Joey was awarded Champion Pet on the day and Angus Loffler took the award for most ribbons collected in the animal section.

The Ngatapa School Best Led Lamb trophy went to Cleo Thompson and Emma Loffler.

The Best Pet Lamb trophy went to Cleo Thompson and Ben Loffler.

The Best Led Calf trophy went to Angus Loffler.

The Hall of Industries Cup went to Ben Loffler.