2025 Programme
Gates Open to Competitors 7.30am and General Public 9am Note programme is subject to change
Competition Programme – Competitions break for lunch 11.40am – 12.45pm |
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8.30am – 11.00am |
Fern Band Arena |
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9.00am – 3.30pm |
Dance Stage |
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9.00am – 11.30am |
Junior Warriors Arena |
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9.30am – 4.30pm |
Heavy Arena |
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10.00am – 3.00pm |
Siganture Homes Tug O’ War Heats (times vary see schedule at the arena) |
Tug O’ War Arena |
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11.00am – 4.30pm |
Fern Band Arena |
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Have A Go Programme – Have A Go activities break for lunch 11.40am – 12.45pm |
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9.00am – 3.30pm |
Mitre 10 Mega Have A Go Arena – Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss & Farmers Walk – FREE |
Have a Go Arena |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Hororata Target Shooting Club Have A Go |
Site 28 |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Newzengland Archery |
Site 101 |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Tugging Rig – for all ages to Have A Go – FREE |
More FM Site 121 |
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9.30am – 4.00pm |
Spinning & Wool Craft Demonstrations/Have A Go – FREE |
Scottish Farmyard |
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11.00am– 3.30pm |
Have A Go at playing the Pipes with the Ellesmere Pipe Band – FREE |
Band Arena |
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12.30pm– 3.30pm |
Harraways Junior Warriors – children under age of 14 years to Have A Go – FREE |
Junior Warriors Arena |
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10.45am – 11.30pm 12.45pm – 2.30pm |
Team Hutchison Ford Vehicle Pull – get a team of 5 together to have a go – FREE |
Race Track – marked as Highland Challenge on the map |
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Entertainment Programme |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Clans represented & Genealogy– not just for the Scots! |
St Andrews Square |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Manawa Energy As the heartbeat of the heavies, Manawa is giving people the opportunity to do a bit of heavy haulage themselves. Take on the role of the traction engines from the 1910s that will be on display, by pulling some hydro generation equipment through a course. Bring a friend and see who can take the honours by completing it the fastest! |
Site 102 |
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9.00am – 4.00pm |
Scottish Farmyard – petting zoo & pony rides |
Scottish Farmyard |
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9.00am – 3.30pm |
City of Christchurch Pipe Band entertaining at various locations around the venue |
Various Locations |
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9.30am – 4.00pm |
Medieval combat demonstrations every hour & try your hand at a variety of medieval skills with the Society for Creative Anachronism |
SCA Arena |
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9.30am – 3.30pm |
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations– machine & blade |
Scottish Farmyard |
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10.45am & 2pm |
Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations |
Site 100 |
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Duncan Cotterill Stage Programme |
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10.15am – 10.30am |
Join this fun Hiit workout good for young and old and learn more about the HIIT for Hope World Record attempt coming up in Rolleston 29th November |
Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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10.50am – 11.30am |
Irish Dancing Demonstration |
Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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12.45pm – 1.45pm |
Best Dressed Lad & Lassie |
Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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2.00pm – 2.30pm |
Hororata Pie Eating Competition |
Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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2.40pm – 3.20pm |
Duncan Cotterill Stage |
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