NZ Rural Games

21/10/2026

Smooth hands are the order of the day for the Steve Hollander NZ Egg Throw & Catch Champs - they'll be back in March in at the

20/10/2026

Introducing one of our New Zealand Rural Sports Scholarship recipients, Rebecca Port! 🏆 Gumboot Throwing & Ag Leadership

Rebecca grew up on her family's sheep and beef farm in Pohangina Valley and serves as Head of the Ag/Hort Committee at FAHS Feilding High School. She is also a competitive gumboot thrower who has represented the North Island women's team multiple times! Next year, Rebecca will head to Lincoln University to study a Bachelor of Commerce in Agriculture.

Our New Zealand Rural Sports Scholarships support outstanding rural youth who excel both in their agricultural pursuits
and traditional rural sports across Aotearoa. 🌱💪

11/09/2026

Lock it in the calendar it's going to be a ripper!

31/08/2026

Huge thank you to the team Courtesy Ford and Ford New Zealand for powering our mahi to motivate, support and empower youth to pursue careers in Food and Fibre. The Ford Transit Courier Van is perfect to get our gear around the motu!

03/08/2026

From All Black shorts to an Olympian's singlet – the auction haul above was from the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards earlier this year. Now, it's helping fund the next generation of rural NZ! 🏉🥇

Applications are OPEN for the 2026 NZ Rural Games & Agri Futures Scholarship programme!

Who's eligible?
🔹 Clash of the Colleges participants in their final year of school, heading into food & fibre training
🔹 Rural sports athletes under 20 who are studying or training

Know a young Kiwi from a rural background who fits the bill? Tag them or share this post!

📅 Apply by 31 Aug 2026
🔗 https://agrifutures.kiwi/scholarships/

Massive shout out to and for being absolute legends for donating the kit!!!

15/07/2026

The awesome team Future Post have been part of the Rural Games family for years supporting the NZ Speed Fencing Championships. Weeks before this year's Games, an arson attack left them with some massive bills to pay. If you're able, help the team that's turning kiwi plastic waste into fence posts:
https://ow.ly/uP8b50ZnEmV -

Help Future Post recover from a devastating arson attack so we can continue turning NZ plastic waste into sustainable product not landfill.

14/07/2026

The man, the myth, the legend - want to know what makes world champion Jack Jordan tick? Catch Hyundai Country Calendar this Sunday...Jack and partner Amy Clancy show their King Country farm

05/06/2026

Legendary effort Mathew!

02/05/2026

Catch all the action on + from the Clash of the Colleges thanks to Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Gallagher Animal Management Danone Horizons Regional Council Sport Manawatū Inspire Net Limited AND catch our Have a Go and Kids 'n Country at the - thanks to Kelly Sports New Zealand Kelly Club New Zealand Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North

26/04/2026

This ANZAC weekend, the most sporting programme in TVNZ+ history lands. 🥝💪

Can the crossfit crews out-muscle the miners from the and

We’ve got a NEW women’s Gumboot Throwing champion – ending the NINE-year reign of the queen of - deer-farmer Kristin Churchward.👑🥾

AND Robbie Hollander – by day a fencer and on the weekends an catcher returns to take out the NZ Egg Throw & Catch champs after a hiatus.

Catch the action on +. Thanks to McIntosh Farm Machinery Skellerup Red Band CrossFit MANA and