Looks like I'm going to make wine, unexpectedly. We did the reverse haggling today with our usual farmers' market vendor as always. But then she trumped our efforts by having a huge tray of grapes ready to give to us. She said, "you make wine" with a smile. If it goes poorly, then brandy.
#Palmy
ON Sunday ten of the fastest shearers in the land will be competing at the #fordranger #nzruralgames in #palmy. Simon Gower is a serious contender:
✂️ Started show shearing at 12.
🔥 PB: 805 lambs & 804 ewes in a day.
🌍 Holds TWO World Records:
• 2 Stand 8-Hour Lamb: 715
• Solo 9-Hour Ewe: 732
Say hello to Frances Wright Johns, a 22-year-old arborist from Lower Hutt Frances is ready to take on her first big competition this Sunday!
#fordrange #nzruralgames #palmy #thesquare
#TreeClimbing #WomenInArboriculture #SpeedClimbing #Wellington #Footlock
Cory Twigley (Gisborne/Tairāwhiti) has been a force on the national stage for nearly a decade:
🏆 2024 Silver Spades Doubles Champ. (with Tim Garrick)
🥉 2x Golden Pliers 3rd place (2022, 2023/24)
🔥 4x Golden Pliers Finalist
Catch the champ this Saturday at the #nzruralgames #palmy #manawatu
lotus flower inflating herself as palmy watches
lotus flower inflation
#palmy #lotusflower #inflation #bellyinflation #bfdi #inflationart
Big news for #Palmy, #Ashhurst, #Massey, and #Feilding!
On 14 and 15 March, all bus services will be FREE – thanks to the team at Horizons.
Sort the fam, leave the car at home, and catch the bus to the #FordRanger #NZRuralGames. No fares, no fuss, sort your crew and jump on board!
From #Gisborne, Lloyd Kupu has over 20 years of experience under his belt and since getting into competitions in 2023, he's already:
✅ Qualified for #SilverSpades Finals twice
✅ 2nd place, Bill Schuler comp
@FuturePostNZ Speed Fencing Champs - 14th March at the #fordranger #nzruralgames #palmy
It's balmy in Palmy ☀️
And you can't throw a stone without hitting some loess deposits...
#Loess #LoessIsMore #Quaternary #Palmy #Geomorphology #Manawatu #river #Aotearoa
#NewZealand
Jared Nicholson, aka Cowboy, is ready to represent Hawke's Bay. 🤠
Jared brings 15 years of competition experience - including 6x Golden Pliers Finalist and 8x Silver Spades Finalist appearances.
Catch Cowboy at the @FuturePost NZ Speed Fencing Champs on Sat 14th March #palmy #manawatu
Meet the McNie Boys from #Bulls! 🐮 Stu and 14-year-old Doug McNie
Stu runs the family sheep and beef farm you’ll find Doug crutching sheep or learning to shear.
They'll join the #NorthIsland team at the #skellerup #redband NZ #Gumboot Throwing Champs in #palmy at the #fordranger #nzruralgames! 🚜
I felt like drawing Palmy because they are very silly and evil. Like me!!
#osc #bfdi #battlefordreamisland #palmy #art #artwork #fanart
Neil Hateley chops for the Coast Buller #timbersports club and has been a fixture in the timber sports scene for nearly 3 decades:
🌍 World Champ (2017 NZ Team)
🇳🇿 NZ Team: 2016 & 2017
Former NZ U21 Rep
🏆 South Island Underhand Champ (current)
#STIHLTimbersports NZ Men's Champs - 14 March #palmy
21-year-old, Cody Smith from #Hunterville, first picked up the handpiece at 13, clocked his first 100-in-a-day as a teenager, and by 19, set a staggering personal best of 916 lambs in just 9 hours.
Catch him in the Tony Chapman NZ Speed Shearing Champs #fordranger #nzruralgames in #palmy
Jarna Mihaere, hailing from Dannevirke brings a formidable 2025 resume:
🏆 Pacific Strongest Man
🏆 Natural NZ’s Strongest Man
🗿 Rural Games Stone Record Holder
Will he be the 2026 Sir Eion Edgar Highlander Champion #fordranger #nzruralgames in #Palmy #Dannevirke #HighlandGames
#BskyNewTracksTH
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#ใจดวงน้อย
#Palmy
16 year-old, Liam Fox, went to the Ashburton A&P Show for a good time. A casual throw of the junior gumboot turned heads so he gave it a go in the big league. Result? 2nd place in the MEN’S division! 🤯He'll be representing the #southisland in the national champs at #NZGumbootChampionships in #palmy
A huge shout-out to Darcell from Mt Maunganui, who is aiming to take home the NZ Axewomen's Champs in #Palmy at the #fordranger #nzrruralgames
Career highlights:
✅ Competing since 2004
✅ NZ Axe Ferns rep since 2007
✅ Won the STIHL NZ Womens Title in 2019
✅ 3rd in the WORLD Single Saw Champs, 2024
The team from #heartlandcottage will have about 40 different birds, animals and reptiles to display - entry by gold coin donation and all monies go to feeding the animals, managing the farm and working with rangatahi from our neurodiverse community. #nzruralgames #palmy #manawatu #pettingzoo
Whanganui's own Eddie White is competing in the #NZArb #speedtree Climbing Pairs Championship with #husqvarna at the #Fordranger #RuralGamesNZ in #palmy
Eddie got into the sport back in 2018, for the last five years and last year he won the Wellington regional champs!
Meet Team Port – Richard and Jess from #Pohangina #manawatu – representing the North Island at the #Skellerup #Redband NZ #Gumboot Throwing Champs on Sat, March 14th in #palmy
Father and daughter duo
After 3 years away from these grounds Luke 'Blue Mountain' Reynolds, is back to compete in the 💪 The Sir Eion Edgar Southern Hemisphere #Highland Championship
He's competed in 130+ career contests over a formidable 18-year span
#fordranger #nzruralgames Sunday 15th March in The Square in #palmy
The #chainsawsculpture exhibition at the #Fordranger #nzruralgames will be back for three days 13-15th March in #thesquare #palmy - exhibitors booked are from, Palmy, #whanganui #northland and #hawkesbay - they'll have items for sale and happy to chat about their mahi
Meet Brett Roberts, from #Mataura:
⚡ 42 Open Speed Shear Wins
🏆 11 Open Show Wins
🥇 Golden Shears Snr. (2014) & Jun. (2010)
🥈 Golden Shears Open Finalist (2025) & NZ Shears Finalist (2021)
💪 Shed tally of 503 in 8 hours
#FordRanger #NZRuralgames #Palmy
The team from #tranzag have the kids covered for exploring and having a go at tractor racing. #fordranger #nzruralgames #palmy #freeevent
Meet Lachlan Page:
🏆 x2 Maryborough Champion ('24, '25)
🏆 x1 Melbourne International Champion
Thanks to @TransAgCentre2014Ltd and @NewHollandAgricultureNewZealand you can watch him compete in the heart of #Palmy at the #fordranger #nzruralgames - Sunday 15th of March!
The #NZAxemen Association will be bringing the action with the next generation of axemen battling it out to be crowned the New Zealand Rookies Champion - thanks to #woodmizernewzealand - Friday, 13th March in The Square #Palmy #axemen #timber #chainsaw
Four of New Zealand’s top women sheep dog handlers will take on the men in the Sam Strahan Sheep Dog Trials Challenge, thanks to #NZSheepDogTrialAssociation and #PTSLogistics.
Catch all the high-stakes action on Saturday 14 March at the #FordRanger #NZRuralGames in #Palmy #SheepDogTrials
#caninepettherapy do an awesome job in rest homes and hospitals across the region - come along and meet the team at the #fordranger #nzruralgames #palmy #march
From #TaranakiKidzKartz these #miniaturepony rides are a huge hit for the little ones - they'll be back at the #fordranger #nzruralgames #palmy
Kids 'n Country is for the under 12s - the team from #kellysports and #kellyclub will be on hand with a schedule of events from egg and spoon races, haybale races to gumboot throw, tractor races and more at the #fordranger #nzruralgames 14-15 March in #Palmy #manawatu
