Kem OrmondFeatures writer·The Country·8 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readDairy cattle on display at an agricultural show. Royal Shows were a major fixture of New Zealand's rural calendar and attracted some of the country's finest livestock.Kem Ormond takes a look at the farming world back in the day. In this week’s Pastures Past, she revisits the Royal Show through newspaper reports from the 1930s.
Back in the 1930s, Royal Shows were a highlight of New Zealand’s rural calendar, and it was common for farmers to
