Kids’ agri-club celebrates 100 years
Paengaroa School hosts a group day in which there’s lots of reminiscing.
Ahundred years ago, agricultural group day would have meant inspecting vegetable gardens as well as calves and lambs. The latest local agricultural group day, held late last month, was a celebration of 100 years of the Te Puke Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club.
Schools from around the district had displays of their past participants. The event was hosted by Paengaroa School and supported by volunteers and current committee members.
The occasion was also supported by families whose names appear on many of the trophies presented throughout the day.
Secretary Marie Peterson says there was plenty of reminiscing among the crowd that gathered, despite it being a wet day.
“I was reminded that when agricultural day started, not only was it calves and lambs, but also included a vegetable garden, where judges visited private homes,” she says. “Perhaps a new angle to take in the future.”
Marie says the standard of animals was very high, with judges having a major task to evaluate and decide on winners.
“This once-a-year occasion is a great time for children to mix and talk about their animals,” Marie says sponsors play a major part in the success of the event and the committee is grateful to ASB Bank, Farmlands, Fonterra, Open Country Dairy, ANZ, Gavin Lecky Transport, RD1, NRM, FIL, Sonic Spray, Milligans Feeds, Te Puke Veterinary Centre, Paengaroa Auto World, Trevelyans, FMG, Balance Agrinutrients, R & R Tractors, Te Puke New World PGG, Countdown Te Puke, Wealleans.
Goat Child Effort Snr: First Alexis Breckon Pongakawa, second Naia Nogherarichards Pongakawa, third Georgia Hungerford Te Ranga, fourth Ryan Crawshaw Rangiuru
Goat Child Effort Jnr: First Sage Clark second Navian Noghera-richards Pongakawa
Griffins Cup Champion Goat: Alexis Breckon Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Sage Clark Paengaroa
LAMB RING:
Lamb Leading Jnr: First Mac Mckenzie Pongakawa, second Pippa James
O¯ tamara¯ kau, third Holly Curran Te Ranga, fourth Oscar James O¯ tamara¯ kau
Best Pet Lamb Jnr: First Eden Judd Pongakawa, second Mac Mckenzie Pongakawa, third Usla Schaumbel Rangiuru, fourth Ollie Murie Rangiuru Lamb Child Effort Jnr: First Pippa James O¯ tamara¯ kau, second Ruby Chapmann Pongakawa, third Holly Curran Te Ranga, fourth Arol Tod O¯ tamara¯ kau
Lamb Type Jnr: First Mac Mckenzie
Pongakawa, second Ruby Judd Pongakawa, Kate Mckenzie Pongkawa, fourth Brody Jones Pongakawa
Pattie Cup: Pippa James O¯ tamara¯ kau Pikowai Cup: Champion Mac Mckenzie Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Eden Judd Pongakawa
GP Spratt Shield: Otamara¯ ¯ kau School Annabelle Hogson, Pippa James, Oscar James
Lamb Leading Snr: First Hayden May Rangiuru, second Evan Mortensen
O¯ tamara¯ kau, third Aleriya Domino
O¯ tamara¯ kau, fourth Jade Easton Pongakawa
Day Cup: Mac Mckenzie Pongakawa
Best Pet Lamb Snr: First Novah Parsons Te Ranga, second Molly Mcgowan Te Ranga, third Evan Mortensen O¯ tamara¯ kau, fourth Anna Logie Te Ranga
Burt Cup: Novah Parsons Te Ranga
Lamb Child Effort: First Aleriya Domino O¯ tamara¯ kau, second Annabelle Hodgson O¯ tamara¯ kau, third Hugo Lee Te Ranga, fourth Hayden May Rangiuru
Lamb Type Snr: First Madeline James O¯ tamara¯ kau, second Billy Hollies Te Ranga, third Annabelle Hodgson Tamarakau, fourth Zac Clayton Te Ranga
Gulliver Cup: Annabelle Hodgson
O¯ tamara¯ kau
Hannay Cup: Champion Annabelle Hodgson O¯ tamara¯ kau, Reserve Champion Aleriya Domino O¯ tamara¯ kau
Hewison Rosebowl Supreme Champion Lamb: Mac Mckenzie Pongakawa
CALF RING
Light Breed
Calf Leading Jnr: First Kyree Partel Pongkawa, second Emma Eichler Te Ranga, third Jackson Thomas Paengaroa, fourth Georgia Wade Pongakawa
Blythe Cup: Kyree Bartel Pongakawa Child Effort Snr: First Lucy Wattam Pongakawa, second Ashton Deed Pongakawa, third Lincoln Murray Te Ranga Child Effort Jnr: First Oscar Wattam Pongakawa, second Evelyn Tod
O¯ tamara¯ kau, third Charlie Wade Pongakawa, fourth Georgie Wade
Pongakawa
Youngman Cup Champion: First Oscar Wattam Reserve Champion Lucy Wattam Dairy Type Snr: First Lincoln Murray te Ranga, second Ashton Deed Pongakawa, third Lucy Wattam Pongakawa
Dairy Type Jnr: First Georgie Wade Pongakawa, second Oscar Wattam Pongakawa, third Harper Tod O¯ tamara¯ kau, fourth Evelyn Tod O¯ tamara¯ kau
Alan Cup: Georgie Wade Pongakawa
Ken Bennett Cup: Oscar Wattam Pongakawa
Conway Cup: Oscar Wattam Pongakawa Hinta Cup: Bella Walkere Pongakawa Wright Cup: Iris Fahey Pongakawa
Dulcie & Kelvin Reynolds Cup: Khloe Foreman Pongakawa
Kawaponga Trophy Supreme Champion Calf: Bella Walker Pongakawa
School Summitt Cup: Pongakawa School Dairy Company Shield: Pongakawa School
Gulliver Cup Yearling: Jai Taft-robertson HEAVY CALVES
Calf Leading Snr: First Jacob Stolzenberg Rangiuru, second Ashton Deed Pongakawa, third Khloe Foreman Pongakawa, fourth Lucy Wattam Pongakawa
Child Effort Snr: First Bella Walker Pongakawa, second Emily Stuart Pongakawa, third Bodhi Taft-robertson Town Schools, fourth Arie Taft-robertson Town Schools
Child Effort Jnr: First Iris Fahey Pongakawa, second Emma Eichler Te Ranga, third Kahu White O¯ tamara¯ kau, fourth Isaac Mansauloa O¯ tamara¯ kau Western Bay Breeders Trophy: Bella Walker Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Iris Fahey Pongakawa
Dairy Type Snr: First Bella Walker Pongakawa, second Arie Taft-robertson Town Schools, third Emily Stuart Pongakawa, fourth Bodhi Taft-robertson Town Schools
Dairy Type Jnr: First Iris Fahey Pongakawa, second Kyree Bartel Pongakawa, third Jack Beban Pongakawa, fourth Kahu White O¯ tamara¯ kau Greenmeadows Cup: Bella Walker Pongkawa
Woodward Cup: Bella Walker Pongakawa BEEF SECTION
Child Effort Snr: First Khloe Foreman Pongakawa, second Mitchell Cumming Pongakawa, third Asher Cumming Pongakawa, fourth Amber Cleaver Town Schools
Child Effort Jnr: First Will Fahey Pongakawa, second Conrad Gordon Pongakawa, third Jackson Thomas Paengaroa, fourth Hugo Mccall Pongakawa O’hara Estate Trophy: Khloe Foreman Pongakawa, Reserve Champion Will Fahey Pongakawa
Type Snr: First Amber Cleaver Town Schools, second Mitchell Cumming Pongakawa, third Asher Cumming Pongakawa, fourth Khloe Foreman Pongakawa
Type Jnr: First Hugo Mccall Pongakawa, second Jackson Thomas Paengaroa, third Will Fahey Pongakawa, fourth Conrad Gordon Pongakawa
PPCS CUP: Hugo Mccall Pongakawa Reserve Champion Amber Cleaver Town Schools
FMG Cup: Khloe Foreman Paengaroa Kevin and Andrea Marsh Cup – Child Calf Judging: First Carlie Penniall Paengaroa, second Ella Parton Paengaroa, third Maddison Lane Paengaroa, fourth Jennifer Paengaroa