Fun at the A & P Showgrounds.

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Sheep racing
Afa Paea rises over 100kg over his head.
Jason George does the farmer’s walk with 2 x 100kg weights.
Afa Paea from Manukau approves of the Counties Strongman competition.
Rockin’ the high seas!
Sandra Hodgson, Ross Gillard and Chelsea Holm enjoy the donkey judging.
Always popular with the kids, pony rides.
The Octopus in full flight.
The ‘Top Gear’ merry-go-round.
Matt Ragg gives it his all on the farmer’s walk.
The classic bumper cars are fun for the whole family.
Elliot, Robert and Mitchell Lim enjoys the amusement rides.
Alpacas are part of the camel family tree. More info at http://www.alpaca.org.nz.
Pony rides were the highlight of the show!
Axwoman Mikhayla Tainui-McLean swings the axe to victory.
Te Radar in control of the days presendings.
Champions come in all sizes!
Multiple world champion Jason Wynyard gives a world class effort.
Roxanne and Catherine Rawnsley produces blue ribbon results.
Andy from ‘Old McDonald’s Travelling Farmyard’ brings the farmyard to you.
Te Radar in control of the days presendings.
Dean Sinclair aka ‘Powerlifting Jesus’ makes light work of the farmer’s walk.
Hopper and Esme Burson hand feed farm animals.
Brian Golding of the Franklin Historical Society bakes scones in a cast iron oven.

See pictures from the 2016 Franklin A & P Show.