Selwyn Times: September 12, 2017

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A&P show marks 155 years
LIVESTOCK AND equestrian
judges from across the globe
will descend on Christchurch
in mid-November as New
Zealand’s largest A&P Show
turns 155-years-old.
More than 500 people volunteer
at the Canterbury A&P
Show every year and around 120
of those volunteers are judges,
with some coming from as far as
the United States this year.
Canterbury A&P Association
president Peter Gilbert said the
calibre of judges is one of the
reasons the Canterbury A&P
Show is seen as New Zealand’s
most prestigious A&P event.
“Bringing these judges in from
overseas is a huge drawcard for
our competitors. Not only do
they bring extensive international
experience, it’s also extra
confirmation for our competitors
that their stock is the best of
the best as they’re being judged
by someone completely new,” he
said.
This year the Canterbury A&P
Show will host a Royal A&P
dairy cattle event, which has
prompted the appointment of
Mark Rueth from Wisconsin,
US.
Mr Rueth owns Rosedale
Genetics, has sold embryos in
10 countries and has judged at
top level shows and expos in the
COUNTRY SCENE: A farmyard display at last year’s
Canterbury A&P Show. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
US, Canada, Australia, Brazil,
France, Switzerland and Mexico.
He also currently serves on
the World Dairy Cattle Show
Committee.
Mr Gilbert said it is not just
the overseas judges that bring
a wealth of knowledge to the
event.
“We also have judges coming
from across New Zealand, many
of whom have decades of experience
both here and overseas. A
lot of these people have worked
in the industry for a long time,
forging their careers in genetics,
owning their own studs or
just being incredibly passionate
about stock judging. Some have
volunteered for many years at
our show too. We can’t thank
them enough for lending their
time and expertise.”
With entries closing in a couple
of weeks, Mr Gilbert urged
exhibitors to get their entries in.
“Not only is it a great opportunity
to win prizes and
awards, it’s also a chance to
swap knowledge and ideas with
other exhibitors and learn from
judges too.
“You can’t beat the chance to
catch up with old friends and
meet other like-minded people.
It’s a very special event and my
family and I cherish the friendships
that have come from the
show over the years,” he said.
•The 2017 Canterbury
A&P Show will take place
from November 15-17 at
Canterbury Agricultural
Park.
•$100,000 of prizes are
up for grabs across 3000
classes and 6500 entries
are expected to be received
for the 155 th show.
•Horse and pony
entries close September
15, livestock entries
close September 22,
showjumping and dressage
entries close October 18.
•Schedule of classes and
entry forms are available
from www.theshow.co.nz/
show-entries/schedulesentry-forms.
Pastor to
lead new
school board
• By Emily O’Connell
SOUTH WEST Baptist Church
pastor Warren Read has been
appointed board of trustees
chairman for the new primary
school which will open in
Halswell.
Pastor Read, Sarah Lowe
(deputy chairwoman), Amanda
Wall, Giarne Harrison and
Rodney King make up the board
for the school, which will be sited
in Knights Stream Park.
The school will open in January
2019.
The school, which has not yet
been given a name, will cater for
up to 450 pupils from year 1-8.
Mrs Lowe is a preparatory
music director at The Cathedral
Grammar School, Mrs Wall is
a senior adviser at Regenerate
Christchurch, Mrs Harrison is
a mother of two children with
a background in education,
advocacy, community service and
administration and Mr King is
a guidance counsellor at Oxford
Area School.
Mr Read said he’s “excited to
be part of a great team who have
been appointed to set up the new
school. I look forward to meeting
the community in the days to
come.”
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