Racing sheep and a bearded dragon were among the highlights of Saturday's 129th Kaitaia and Districts A&P show.
The association was pleased with the crowd, a mixture of horse, beef and dairy cattle aficionados and families, many of the latter making a bee line for the small collection of sideshows, some pausing for a round of zorb soccer on the way.
There was much more to catch the eye, including racing sheep and an Australian bearded dragon, which seemed to revel in (or at least accept without complaint) the admiration of all as it clung to owner Alys Winchester's shoulder.
Two-year-old Cetus (named after the Greek sea monster credited with destroying Rome.
He hadn't destroyed his/her home at Mangonui, yet, Alys said, although that was not for lack of trying) was officially there to help draw people to the SPCA tent, and he did a good job of that.