In the more than 130 years it has been entertaining Far North folk, only war, atrocious weather and a global pandemic have stopped the annual Kaitāia A&P Show.
And with the show back for its 136th edition at the South Rd A&P Showgrounds on Saturday, the weather is looking good, meaning the popular show is set to take off. MetService is predicting a sunny day with a high of 26C, so the “slip, slop, slap and wrap” sun-safe message will be very relevant.
There’ll be plenty of the usual A&P Show attractions to keep the big crowd happy, and this year the show’s indoor section will be trying a new format. Entries will now be taken on Friday morning from 9am until 1pm.
Judging will be done on Friday afternoon and the hall will be open to the public on Saturday only from 9am to 3pm, with a $2 door charge. All entries can be collected from 3.30pm