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International Volunteer Day – Thank you
December 5th was International Volunteers Day, and it is a chance for us to say a huge thank you to all the wonderful people who volunteer their time to support the showing movement. Without all those incredible people who help our members run their event, in and in some cases, their organisation across the year, the […]
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II
It is with profound sadness this morning we have woken to the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at Balmoral, near Aberdeen in Scotland, after serving as our Queen for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth II has devoted an incredible lifetime of unwavering service, continuity and duty. It is our great honour […]
National Volunteer Week – Thank you!
Thank you! As a volunteer based organisation, many hours are spent by you and your teams to organise and deliver successful A&P shows across the country and, for National Volunteer Week, we want to thank you for all you do. We know the enormous toll being a volunteer can sometimes have, especially as you take […]
International Administrative Professionals Day 2022
Today on International Administrative Professionals Day, the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand (RAS) want to thank all those who support the showing movement by undertaking administrative tasks as their contribution to showcasing rural excellence locally, within districts and nationally. The RAS has 93 A&P association and 66 breed and kindred society members, all of whom cannot […]
Showcase: Rotorua A&P Association – 29 January 2022
As we have all been trying hard to follow all the rules the government have in place to make us all as safe as possible with the horrible Coronavirus a lot of A & P Associations had to cancel their shows which was very disappointing for them all. Our Executive committee talked with all sections […]
Showcase: North Otago A&P Association – 26-27 February 2022
If you were going to give one word to describe what the showing year for the 2021/22 season has been then I think you could easily call it “Disaster”. It was with that in mind that North Otago A&P decided that they wanted to run the equestrian and school sections even amidst the COVID numbers […]
A Message from our CEO – April 2022
As we come through the COVID world and begin to think about a life outside of the red zone setting this might, hopefully, present some opportunity to begin the process of re engaging with our communities and delivering shows and events as we have done previously, and build on the past whilst looking to the […]
Showcase: Otago-Taieri A&P Society – 21-23 January 2022
Our Annual A&P Show was a rather different event this year. Our committee decided to hold 3 sections and close the show to public or spectators due to the current COVID risk. The Paddock to Plate section convened by BJ Thomson was easily transferred off site and went ahead brilliantly, hosted by the West Otago Rugby Club […]
2022 Elections and Meeting Dates
Election of Officers We are pleased to advise that the nominations received for the vacancies of: Executive: President, Vice President, and Executive Member; United Breed Society Executive: Beef Cattle Chair, and Dairy Cattle Chair; Horse Stewards Council Executive: Chair, National Clean Sport Convenor, and National Judges Convenor; did not exceed the number of vacancies, therefore […]
Statement on the North Otago Show
Attributable to Rachel Walker, President, Royal Agricultural Society: The Royal Agricultural Society is extremely concerned by the information and footage regarding an incident at the North Otago A&P Show. We have a zero-tolerance approach to animal cruelty and do not condone any acts of violence towards an animal or person. The equestrian Rule GR6 covers […]
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