NZ Agricultural Show organisers push ahead with planning despite Covid outbreak
After missing out on seeing fluffy chicks and bouncing lambs last year, kids will be able to attend the country’s biggest agricultural show for free this year.
The New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch was cancelled last year, the first time since World War II, due to the uncertainty created by Covid-19.
The event’s organisers, the Canterbury A&P Association, decided earlier this year to go ahead with the 2021 event and the latest Covid-19 outbreak has not changed its view.
The association has also decided for the first time to allow kids aged up to 17 to attend for free. In previous years, only under 5s have been free.
Read more here.
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