Rare Breeds at the
New Zealand Agricultural Show

One of the main annual events of the Canterbury group of the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand is its display at the New Zealand Agricultural Show (run by the Canterbury A&P Association) in Christchurch. Last year the show ran for three days in November 2024. There were fewer animals on display but they were in bigger pens and there was a lot of positive feedback from the public.

Below are photographs (courtesy Marina Steinke) of some of the Rare Breeds exhibits that were on display at last year’s Show – move the mouse cursor onto a photograph to see its caption.

This year’s show will be held on 13 to 15 November 2025.

Thanks to Marina Steinke for supplying the above photographs and captions.