Waikouaiti Coast community board chairman and site manager for the show Alasdair Morrison said the Bland Park event had started life as an agricultural show a long time ago but the area’s demographics had changed since.
It became a clearing show where people could take old equipment and objects to be traded or sold, but that had been killed by the advent of Trade Me.
Since then, the show had changed to its current format, which was something of a family fun day — colloquially referred to as "Blueskin on show", Mr Morrison said.
Both Waitati and Warrington schools were running fundraisers.
Free T-shirts and postcards were given out, encouraging attendees to support the campaign to avoid cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.
The city council’s new electric bookbus was there, the first time it had visited the community.
Children enjoyed a Noddy train made out of old barrels, propelled by a ride-on lawnmower.
But it was not all fun and games.
There was a 75% chance the alpine fault would go off with a significant earthquake in the next five years, and people needed to be ready for what would be a life-changing event, Mr Mackenzie Everitt said.
It was likely there would be injuries in areas such as Central Dunedin, and possible liquefaction in Taieri and South Dunedin.
Electricity from Southern hydro-electric dams would potentially be lost, meaning issues with telecommunications and fuel distribution would likely affect any initial response to the disaster.
"Really, people are on their own in the immediate aftermath," Mr Mackenzie Everitt said.
People needed to remember to drop, cover and hold during a quake, and get prepared ahead of time.
While the best place to shelter in place was at home, people also needed to think about what to bring if they had to evacuate in a hurry.
At home people should prepare seven days worth of water, food and medication, along with a grab bag containing supplies for up to two days.
People should also think about the specific risks to their homes and check the Otago Gets Ready website to sign up for targeted texts and emails in the event of a natural disaster, Mr Mackenzie Everitt said.
