May 2024 Edition
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p13 Safety alerts On hold: While this year’s three-day New Zealand agricultural Show run by the Canterbury agricultural & Pastoral association has been cancelled the stock judging and competition events will still go ahead.
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Another no show for the Show
Financial considerations are behind a decision to cancel this year’s New Zealand Agricultural Show run by the Canterbury Agricultural & Pastoral Association.
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The association has pulled the plug on this year’s event in Christchurch which was scheduled to run over three days in early November. Canterbury Agricultural & Pastoral Association board chair Stewart Mitchell said the decision to postpone the 2024 Show was a
very disappointing one to make. “But after several challenging years it gives us an opportunity to completely rethink our strategic direction,” Mitchell said. “The association’s ongoing business model is under review to reflect the environment we now operate in, a challenge common to most businesses throughout New Zealand currently.
“Twelve months of costs and three days of revenue is not a great business model by anyone’s analysis.” Mitchell said after meeting with the Show’s General Committee to look at the numbers, they needed to make the hard choice about whether it would be financially viable to go ahead with the Show in November.
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