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Waihi A&P Show 2026

MICE editorial — 12 October 2026 Waihi Tier A

The Waihi A&P Show is confirmed by the Royal Agricultural Society of NZ for Saturday 14 November 2026, 8am–5pm, at the Waihi Showgrounds on State Highway 2, run by the Waihi Agricultural & Pastoral Association. Local press confirms the committee and a traditional livestock-and-family programme.

Waihi A&P Show returns to the Waihi Showgrounds

The Waihi A&P Show is listed for Saturday 14 November 2026, running 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Waihi Showgrounds on State Highway 2, according to the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand's event calendar. The listing records the grounds at the corner of Cornwall Street and Parry Palm Avenue, and links published competition schedules for the show's cattle/calf club and horse sections.

Who runs it

The show is organised by the Waihi Agricultural & Pastoral Association. The Royal Agricultural Society listing names Genna Peka as the show contact. Local newspaper the Valley Profile, reporting the association ahead of a recent show, recorded a committee of President Jeannine Wiki, Secretary Genna Peka, Treasurer Kylie Gread and Senior Vice President Lorrayne Heays, and noted the farewell of Marilyn Parker, who had served as secretary and treasurer for 50 years.

Who it's for and what's on

The Waihi show is a traditional agricultural and pastoral event built around livestock judging and family entertainment. Press coverage of recent editions describes classes and displays of horses, ponies, calves, lambs, goats and dairy cattle, alongside market and food stalls, trade stalls, all-day stage entertainment, and rides and inflatables for children. The Royal Agricultural Society's 2026 schedules confirm formal cattle/calf club and horse competition sections for the coming show.

Venue and access

The Waihi Showgrounds sit on State Highway 2 at the northern edge of Waihi, a Hauraki District town in the eastern Waikato roughly two hours' drive from Auckland and about an hour from Tauranga. The grounds front the main highway between the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty, so the venue is reached directly by road; Waihi itself offers the accommodation, cafes and services of a small holiday and former gold-mining town, with the wider Waihi Beach area nearby for additional lodging. Parking is on site at the showgrounds. These details are reported here as neutral context for visitors.

Why it matters regionally

As one of the Waikato's long-running A&P shows, the Waihi A&P Show is an established fixture on the New Zealand agricultural show calendar. For the Hauraki and eastern Waikato farming community it remains an annual gathering point that keeps livestock competition and rural tradition in front of a broad family audience each November.

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