"It will be a lot lighter, cleaner and more user-friendly and we're building it with the intention of being able to let it out for other functions," he said. "When all the show staging is dismantled it'll be a great hall for hiring out.
"The old building was nice, but it was past it and I know everyone had special memories, but when we were pulling it down we found it was in a far worse state than we thought. The borer was holding hands."
Pam Henricksen has been involved with the home industries section of the Dannevirke A&P Show for 29 years and while she has plenty of memories of the old building, she said it's time to look forward not back.
"We've had thousands of displays of fruit, veges, cooking and children's and adults handcrafts as well as the Women's Institute's show courts, but it's time for somewhere new to house our annual exhibition," she said.
However, one group of regulars who won't be welcome back into the new hall are the birds who nested in the rafters.
Dannevirke company Mitchell and Greatbatch will build the new hall which will be a great asset for the A&P Association which is in a good position at the moment, Mr Beale said.