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Ag Day 2026

Ag Day is an annual event at Kaharoa School and is usually held at the beginning of Term 4.

This year we are planning three events in the run up to Ag Day - Flower Art, Dogs and Ribbon Day (ponies/horses).

Flower Art - Tuesday, 13 October: Students will bring flowers to school for flower based art. There will be a tour around the classrooms Wednesday afternoon at 2:15pm.
Dogs (Year 5-8 students only) - Wednesday 14 October: Leading over an obstacle course; calling and obedience; care and attention. This will require an adult to bring your dog to school for a set time and then return home.
Ribbon Day (pony/horses) - Thursday 15 October: We plan to hold a Ribbon Day with students bringing their pony/horse. Planning to have on-lead / off-lead, and care & attention classes.

Ag Day will be held on Friday, 16 October, with the following classes: lambs, calves, kids. Please arrange to obtain your own animal. If we are advised of anyone able to assist with providing any of these animals to school families, we will let you know.

Every second year we are including chickens and plants as part of Ag Day - this will occur in 2027.

Lamb, Kid, or Calf classes will be judged on ‘leading’, ‘calling’, and ‘care and attention’.

These animals must be born between 20 July and 25 September 2026. These dates may be subject to change by the Group Day organisers.

The usual format for the day is - registration is open from 8.45am to 9.45am on the day and the children will be issued a registration number. The judges’ briefing is at 9.30am in the staffroom and the event judging commences at 10.00am.

There are 4 age-classes for Ag Day and Group Day: Senior (Yr 6, 7 & 8) / Intermediate (Yr 4 & 5) / Junior (Yr 1-3) / Open

Trophies and ribbons will be awarded to the place getters for the lamb, kid, and calf classes - Senior, Intermediate and Junior.

This is a fun and exciting event that children enjoy while also learning about responsibility, care, patience and the work involved in looking after an animal.

If a child comes 1st or 2nd in an event for the lamb or calf section, they are eligible to enter Group Day which will be held on Friday, 23 October 2026. Registration for Group Day is through our school office. Any child can enter the open rings on the day with their lamb, calf or kid.

Preschool students are welcome to enter their animal in the Open Ring. They are invited to participate and bring their animal along to be involved. Preschool children are welcome to take part in leading, calling, and care and attention, but this is not expected.

Volunteers needed! We need considerable community support for the event including adult helpers for parking, judges, assisting judges, and the food stall. Some years we have also had parents who volunteer to link interested students with farmers who may have lambs, kids, or calves. If you are able to help in any of these areas, please email agday@kaharoa.school.nz

Please have a look and read over the information provided below for the class your child is interested in entering. Note: these booklets are dated 2024/2025 but still apply for 2026.

If you have further questions regarding Ag Day, please email agday@kaharoa.school.nz

Ag Day 2026

last edited: Sun, August 02, 2026

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