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Next show:
✨Equestrian Spring Show 19th September 2026✨
Followed by:
✨Main A&P Show 30th January 2027✨ By 1882 all the shows were held in Palmerston.

The Palmerston & Waihemo A & P Association held its first show way back in 1866 in Waikouaiti and it alternated with Palmerston for a number of years. Membership: We would love to have you as a member for $10 a year. Please contact the secretary for further information. [email protected]

Our next show date is 31 January 2026. Check out showdayonline to register as a member and join the show. Glad to have you aboard. We look forward to seeing you as a member and/or competitor. Full list of our forthcoming shows:
Spring Equestrian show and Spring flower show on the 20 Sept 2025

Palmerston A&P Show 31st Jan 2026

Interschools Competition & Autumn Shows 29&29 March 2026

Motor Show and swap meet on 26th April 2026

Thankyou to our valued sponsors- especially Waihemo Lodge, Oceania Gold & Skevingtons. Harraways and the Pioneer Motel, Palmerston. Four Square Palmerston and the Waihemo Pharmacy. We are currently looking for exhibitors and stall holders (trade or artisan or “foodie”) so please get in touch with the secretary in the first instance . All entries can go to [email protected]

13/09/2026

Have a look at these gorgeous garlands! 💜🌸

A big shout-out to the May Family for sponsoring these beautiful garlands for our Equestrian Spring Show on 19th September.

They'll be awarded to the Supreme Exhibits in the Ridden and Led sections.

Thank you so much for your support of our show — we absolutely love how these have turned out! 🐴💜

05/09/2026

Our hard-working volunteers were devastated to discover that some of our sheep pen gates are missing from the Showgrounds. ⚠️

The gates were recently custom built for use at our show and have now been missing for a couple of weeks. They were removed from their posts using tools, so this was not simply a case of them being moved or misplaced. They are an important part of running our show, and replacing them creates an unnecessary cost and extra work for our volunteers.

Our showgrounds are an open public domain, with people regularly using the grounds for walking, running, exercising and other activities. Because of this, we’re hoping someone may have noticed something over the past few weeks without realising it was connected to the gates going missing.

If you have seen the gates, noticed anything unusual around the showgrounds, or have any information that may help us locate them, please get in touch with the committee.

We would be happy for the gates to simply be returned anonymously, with no questions asked. We would much rather have them back than see our volunteers face the cost and work of replacing them.

12/08/2026

On what felt like one of the coldest windiest days of winter we are measuring up and designing a deck for our secretary shed. Thanks to Dave from EOBloke Shed for his expertise.

11/08/2026

🐴🌿 EQUESTRIAN SPRING SHOW 🌿🐴

Our annual Equestrian Spring Show is back for another year! 🐎💚

Join us on the 19th September as our local equestrians come together for a day of horses, competition and all things equestrian.

📅 19 September
📍 Palmerston Showgrounds, 31 Gilligan Street
📝 Entries close 15 September

Whether you're competing or coming along to support, we look forward to seeing you there! 🐴

Get your entries in online before 15 September!

02/08/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to our AGM today! 💚

It was great to get everyone together, reflect on the past year, celebrate the successes of our A&P, and look ahead to what's in store for the year ahead. It was also lovely having our Patron, Mayor Mel Taverndale, join us for the afternoon and be part of the day. We always love having you along!

There’s always plenty happening behind the scenes to keep our show running, and we’re so grateful to everyone who gives their time to make it all possible! 👏

A big congratulations to our newest Life Members — our President and Equestrian Convenor, Fiona Skevington, her husband Charlie, for the endless help and support he provides, and our former Trades Convenor, Keren MacKay.

All three have been involved with our A&P for many years and have given countless hours of their time, helping make our events what they are today. We truly couldn’t be prouder to have them as part of our A&P family! 💚👏

Here’s to another year of our A&P — we can’t wait to see what’s ahead!

31/07/2026

📢 PSA: We promise it's not just a room full of people talking about budgets.

Want to know what's been happening behind the scenes at the Palmerston & Waihemo A&P Show? Curious about what's planned next? Got an idea you've been waiting to share?

Friendly Reminder to come along to our AGM this Sunday at 3pm at the Waihemo Lodge.

Whether you've been involved for years or you're just keen to see what we're all about, we'd love to see you there.

14/07/2026

🚗🏆 For those of you who have been wondering about our April Car Show results—thank you for your patience, and apologies for the delay!

Congratulations to everyone who took home an award, and a huge thank you to everyone who entered a vehicle, came along, and supported the event. Your support is what makes our Car Show such a great day for the community. ❤️

We hope to see you all back again next year with another fantastic lineup of vehicles! 🚘✨

Photo creds: Dwindle River Studio

13/07/2026

Inviting everyone to attend our AGM 3pm 2 August 2026 at the Waihemo Lodge Palmerston.
Food and refreshments will be available after the meeting which should be short.
We are celebrating a successful year of showing and fund-raising with steady improvements to our Showgrounds planned.

02/05/2026

Car show photos are now live!📸🔥
Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the day what it was. And a special thank you to our photographers for capturing all the action:
📸 Dwindle River Studio
📸 Creatively Captured by Dior
📸 Picture Perfect

Gallery closes 31st May so make sure to purchase photos before then🙂

https://dwindleriver.pixieset.com/palmerstoncarshow/

25/04/2026

Don’t forget — the Swap Meet is on at the car show 🔧

Whether you’re chasing that one missing part, looking for a bargain, or just keen to have a browse… there’s going to be plenty to check out.

Address

31 Gilligan Street
Palmerston
9480

Website

http://palmerstonotago.wordpress.com/blog/

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