A big step towards the first Royal New Zealand Show in Hawke's Bay for 12 years is being taken this week with the distribution of more than 1000 competition schedules to prospective entrants in the show's competition classes.
The schedules are being sent with just 10 weeks until the show at the Hawke's Bay Showgrounds in Hastings on October 21-23.
Entries are being sought in at least 10 sections, including equestrian, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, pigs, alpacas, poultry, dairy goats, sheepdog trials and home industries, several closing on September 18.
Hawke's Bay A and P Society events manager Anna Hamilton said the schedules are being distributed to a database of regular Hawke's Show entrants, competitors at other shows and breed society members.
Entries for the farm fencing competitions and the Great Raihania Shears are handled separately, with shearing and woolhandling entries being taken on the day of the event, on the last day of the show.
