The New Zealand Dairy Event is a long-running national dairy cattle show staged each late January at Manfeild Stadium in Feilding, run by the volunteer DairyEvent Organising Committee. A 2027 edition fits the yearly pattern, but no official source yet confirms specific 2027 dates.
The New Zealand Dairy Event is a real, long-running national dairy cattle show held each late January at Manfeild Stadium in Feilding, in the Manawatū. It reached its 12th year in 2022 and the 2025 edition ran 20–22 January; a 2027 staging fits the established annual pattern, though the organiser's site still lists the 2025 event and no official source yet confirms the claimed 2027 dates. The aggregator source for this record was an AI index, and the specific late-January 2027 date should be treated as provisional until the committee publishes it.
According to the official site (nzdairyevent.nz) and Manfeild's venue listing, the event is organised by the volunteer-run DairyEvent Organising Committee. It is described as New Zealand's national dairy cattle show, funded by sponsorship and community support. Live streaming was introduced in 2023 and has drawn an international online audience.
The event serves dairy breeders, exhibitors, sponsors and dairy cattle show enthusiasts, with classes across Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Ayrshire and minor breeds (Milking Shorthorn, Brown Swiss, Guernsey), plus a Youth show that has placed growing emphasis on young farmers. It is free for the public to attend.
The show is staged at Manfeild (Manfeild Park / Stadium) in Feilding, the Manawatū's established events and motorsport precinct, which also hosts the Central Districts Field Days. Feilding sits roughly 20 minutes north of Palmerston North, the regional hub with the nearest airport and the larger pool of hotel, motel and holiday-park accommodation; delegates and exhibitors typically drive, and the livestock-show format means ample vehicle and stock-truck access and on-site parking at the Park. Visitors should plan accommodation around Palmerston North and Feilding and allow for self-drive movement between the two.
As a free, sponsor-funded national livestock show rather than a ticketed conference, the event anchors a cluster of primary-industry gatherings at Manfeild that draw rural visitors and exhibitors into the Manawatū each summer, supporting regional accommodation, hospitality and agribusiness trade. It reinforces Feilding and Manfeild's standing as a primary-sector events destination alongside the Central Districts Field Days.
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