Welcome to New Zealand Ploughing Association Incorporated.
To achieve this, up to twenty three Qualifying Events are hosted by individual Associations throughout New Zealand each year and the Winners compete at the annual New Zealand Ploughing Championships held over two days in April or May. Day One is the Stubble competition and Day Two is the Grassland competition.
The four championship classes are as follows:
- Silver Plough Conventional
- Norwood Agricentre South Reversible plough
- Rural News Horse plough
- Vintage plough
The Winners of the Gulf Oil Silver Plough Conventional and Farmlands Fuel Reversible Classes represent New Zealand at the Annual World Contest held in any one of the thirty countries affiliated to the World Ploughing Organisation.
Upcoming Events
2018 New Zealand Ploughing Championships - Thornbury
2019 New Zealand Ploughing Championships - Rakaia
2020 New Zealand Ploughing Championships - Takapau
2021 Waimea Plains
2022 Marlborough
Manawatu Vintage - 14/15 March - Rex Anderson 06 357 1858
Timaru - 27 March
Waitaki (NQ) - 28th March
East Otago (NQ) - 29th March
Thornbury - 17 April - Colin Hitchcock 027 430 1388 and John Wild 027 433 4025
Central Southland VMC - 18 April - Ray McKenzie 027 203 7283
Geraldine Vintage Non Qualifying - 24 April - Robert Weavers 03 693 8860
Hinds - 1 May
Mid Canterbury (NQ) - 2 May
Tokomairiro - 15 May
Lincoln - 22 May
Courtenay Paparua - 23 May
North Canterbury - 29th May
Oxford - 30th May
Malborough - 5/6 June
Methven Ploughing Match - will now be held on Saturday 19th June at Ross and Adriane Richards property Methven.
Rakaia - 20th June
Reporoa/Rotorua PMA - Saturday 25th September
Forest Road Reporoa
Entries 15th September
David Chatterton
0276751147
thegrange@xtra.co.nz
Entry Form Available Here
Takapau PMC - Saturday 2nd October
Speedy Road, Takapau
Entries 28th September
Helen McSporran
06 8365013
ianhelenmac@xtra.co.nz
Entry Form Available Here
Wairarapa PMA - Sunday 3rd October
Gladstone Road Carterton
Barbara Wilson
063797403
adbewilson@farmside.co.nz
Entry Form Available Here
Manawatu PMA - Monday 4th October
Penny Road Palmerston North
Paul Henson
06 3293969
santohi@xtra.co.nz
Franklin - 16th October TBC
Waikato - 17th October TBC
Waikato - November - Lynda Guy 07 829 4761
Franklin - November - Ian Robb 0275 711232
Waikato - To be advised - John Guy 027 472 8374
Franklin Vintage NQ - To be advised - Ian Robb 027 571 1232
North Canterbury - To be advised
Upper Clutha - To be advised - John Osborne 027 264 0133
Otago/Southland Conference - To be advised
Our Valued Sponsors
(Please visit our sponsors page for links to all our sponsors).
Silver Plough Conventional
Reversible Plough sponsored by Norwood and Agricentre South
Horse Plough sponsored by Rural News
Vintage Plough
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all Sponsors for their valued support and we look forward to a long and profitable association for all parties.
Board Member - Colin Millar
Email: colin@millarz.co.nz
General Secretary - Sarah McCully
Email: sjajmc@farmside.co.nz
April 2021 NEWSLETTER
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