Last weekend was harvest time and Marton celebrated. The Marton Harvest Fair attracted stalls, performers and competition entrants from far and wide.
The fair has quickly grown in less than a decade, from a crowd of just a few hundred to 12 thousand visitors, thanks largely to the team of volunteers working behind the scenes to pull it all together.
"It's growing each year," said volunteer Paul Czepanski. "It's getting really good and we're trying to collaborate a lot of other stuff as well. I think what makes a good show is having a variety of different things that interests different people."
With almost 200 stalls and a variety of activities and competitions, the fair attracts people from as far away as Australia.
Unsurprisingly, one of the most popular events is the home-brew competition. Marton malts the barley for most of the beer produced in NZ.