Cousins Zac Townsend (5) and Carrie Ambler (6) try out one of the tractors displayed by the North Otago Vintage Machinery Club. Photos: Sally Brooker
Isabelle (5) and Jordan (7) Wheeler "drive'' tractors in the North Otago Vintage Machinery Club display.
Kate Taylor competes in a jumping event in the main ring.
Byrin Flower (6) won prizes at the show for his border collie pup Pip (3 months), held by Lydia Klein, and his Poll Dorset-cross sheep Snoopy, held by Gen Mellor.
Maheno farmer Kerry Dwyer displays his champion Suffolk sheep, and the trophy it won, in the grand parade.
Keely Kubala (9) cuddles a rabbit at the Veterinary Centre pet tent, while an onlooker in a pushchair pauses mid-hot-dog to check out the action.
Visitors filled the Oamaru Showgrounds on Friday and Saturday for the 156th North Otago A&P Show.
The attendance was so strong that car-parking volunteers from local Lions clubs and ATC were struggling to find spaces to meet demand.
The rain that threatened to dampen proceedings held off until Saturday afternoon, allowing most of the activities to go ahead unhindered.
A&P Association president Andrew Kingan acknowledged the huge amount of work put in by secretary Katrina Kelly and long-serving groundsman Ray Fox.
The showgrounds were ''a wonderful asset'' to the community and the strength of the show relied heavily on volunteer input, he said.
Newcomers were invited to join the organising committee and ensure the show thrived in the future.
