RURAL GAMES

At the heart of the Games are a series of traditional sports attracting top competitors from throughout Aotearoa. You can expect to see several national and world champions battling for prestigious titles... Friday is the men's TIMBERSPORTS® Championships, Agri Futures careers expo and Clash of the Colleges - where hundreds of teens battle it out for bragging rights... Saturday and Sunday, we host championships for Highland Heavies, Sheep Dog Trials, women's and rookies TIMBERSPORTS®, Fencing, Tree Climbing, Shearing, Gumboot and Cowpat Throwing, Egg Throw and Catch, and the inaugural Golden Loader NZ forestry championship and the North Island Secondary School Shearing Championships.