Grant Chalmers, from Southland Farm Machinery, sits astride a toy John Deere front-end loader, worth $450, beside a large tractor, worth $285,000, at the Southern Field Days at Waimumu yesterday. PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
Siblings (from left) Harriet (7), George (5) and May (9) Dyson, who live near Lake Hauroko and are home-schooled, plan their attack at the field days.
Macaela Hawkins (at left), from the Southland District Council, hands out balloons.
Enjoying a day out are 4-year-olds (from left) Zabian Roy, Joshua Broughton, both of Balfour, Mihai Stan, of Riversdale, Kade Gerken, of Balfour, and Beau Duffy, of Riversdale, from the Funshine Early Learning Centre in Riversdale.
Arthur Steinhauser (left) and pilot operator Marcus Sargent, from Invercargill-based Videocopter.
Erena Weavers, Evelyne Adamson and Mavis Penisula, all of Invercargill, and Wendy Mullin, of Tapanui, on toilet cleaning duty.
Mike Solari, of Gore Rotary, mans the car park gates.
The sun shines on first of the Waimumu field days.
