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:
- SouthFuels Silver Plough Conventional
- Reversible plough
- Rural News Horse plough
- Vintage plough
The Winners of the SouthFuels Silver Plough Conventional and 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
Waitaki - 26th March - Owen Horsnell 027 612 6023 / Alistair Boyce 027 233 3454 / $20 entry BYO Lunch
East Otago - 27th March - Ron Sheat 027 431 1535
Timaru (Non Qualifying) - April 9 - Robert Casey 027 699 9842
Geraldine VMC (Non Qualifying) - April 10 - Robert Weavers 03 693 8860
New Zealand Ploughing Championships Blenheim - May 14 -15
Mid Canterbury VMC - June TBC - Colin Boon
Hinds HQ - Queens Birthday, Saturday 4th June
Methven Ploughing Match - Saturday 11th June 2022
Lunch included in entry fee
Location of the paddock will be signposted off the Mt Hutt Station Road
Entries to the Secretary at bruceandsandy@windowslive.com or phone 03 302 8775
Rakaia - June 12 - Bruce Graham - 027 431 9155
Malborough NQ - Matariki long weekend, 24th & 25th June, Friday practice day, Saturday competition day - Ian Woolley - 021 062 3892
Reporoa Rotorua - September 24th - David Chatterton 027 675 1147
Nth Canty Q - Spring
Oxford Q - Spring
Courtenay Paparua Q - Spring
Wairarapa PMA Q - 2 October - Barbara Wilson 027 273 932
Waikato Q - TBC - John Guy 027 472 8374
Manawatu PMA Q - 3 Oct - Paul Henson 021 150 8649
Franklin VMC NQ - Ian Robb - 027 571 1232
Manawatu VMC NQ
Takapau PMA Q - 1st October - Ian McSporran 06 836 5013
Middlemarch Q - Labour weekend - Sean Leslie
Reporoa/Rotorua Q - 24 September - David Chatterton 027 675 1147
TBC - Franklin, Thornbury, Manawatu VMC, Lincoln, North Canterbury, Oxford, Courtenay Paparua, Central Southland, Tokomairiro, Lake Hawea, South Otago, Waimea VMC, Waimea PMA , Taieri.
Our Valued Sponsors
(Please visit our sponsors page for links to all our sponsors).
SouthFuels Silver Plough Conventional
Reversible Plough
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