Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games

Name: Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games
Start: 2025-03-07T10:00:00+13:00
End: 2025-03-09T04:00:00+13:00
Location: The Square, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410

Schedule

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 09 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

The Square, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410 | Palmerston North, MW

20 championships, including women's, men's & rookies' Timbersports, sheep shearing, sheepdog trials and coal shovelling, Highland' heavies', fencing, tree climbing, forestry golden loader, egg catch & throw, plus heaps of opportunities to have-a-go at axe-throwing, gumboot throwing, egg roulette, hay stacking & cow pat tossing.
The weekend starts on Friday at 9am with the Agri Futures Clash of the Colleges & Timbersports running through until 4pm.
Saturday and Sunday 9am-4:30pm feature all the other sports plus special events for kids – tree climbing, self-drive diggers, miniature pony kart rides - plus Kids n Country activities between 10 and 4 p.m.
What you need to know:
• Free entry!
• There'll be heaps of food trucks, so bring some $.
• Free reserved accessibility parking on the Square-side of the library corner, accessibility toilets and relaxation zone.
• If you want to be part of the volunteer crew please dm us.
• Schedule and map will be on our website www.ruralgames.co.nz from December
So rally your troops and prepare to make memories that'll last a lifetime!