Silly Season
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At least 170 people turned out for the field day at Mangaroa Station, about an hour’s drive inland from Wairoa, on the North Island East Coast in mid-April.
Finalist for the Ahuwhenua Trophy were announced at a function at Parliament recently, hosted by the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.
Two finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition for the top Maori sheep and beef farm, Mangaroa and Maranga, are in typical East Coast hill country.
The three finalists for the 2015 Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Maori sheep and beef farms were announced at a function in parliament by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy.

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