It’s all go in Horotiu this weekend as the nation’s best ploughmen and women take to the field for the Power Farming New Zealand Ploughing Championship.
Hosted by the Waikato Ploughing Club, on behalf of the New Zealand Ploughing Association, the championship includes competitors who have qualified at a regional event around the country.
They will compete in four classes, Conventional, Reversible, Vintage and Horse ploughing.
The winners of the Conventional and Reversible classes will then be selected to represent New Zealand at the World Ploughing Championship in the Czech Republic in 2025.
The sport enjoyed national recognition this year with ploughing legend Bob Mehrtens making it as a finalist for Rural Sportsman of the Year at the 2024 Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.