Kaitaia A&P Association president Jim Burrough had one word to describe Saturday's 132nd show — brilliant.
Light rain in the morning, which gave an Australian dairy judge the chance to wear the raincoat that normally serves to keep her warm playing croquet in northern Victoria, gave way to a slight overcast with a cooling breeze for much of the day, although some parents looked as though they had had enough by home time.
The show, unlike some post Mycoplasma bovis, featured both beef and dairy cattle, although numbers were not spectacular, and the horse fields were a shadow of those in the show's hey day, although standards were as high as ever.
The hall at Te Ahu was busy too, the highlights including indoor secretary Val McGregor winning the trophy for most points in cooking for the 19th consecutive year.
"It's time someone else had a go now," she said, opening the door for kitchen whizzes in 2021.