Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Photos

Beachlands & Maraetai Trolley Derby

Some may say we'd have to be off our trollies to tackle the Beachlands and Maraetai Trolley Derby, but entrants were anything but! Held...

NZ Polo Open 2024

Not one to climb up on his high horse when it comes to ‘the sport of kings’, our group photographer, Wayne Martin, was a...

National Yearling Sales 2024

Held from late January until early February, the National Yearling Sales series saw top thoroughbreds on offer as big-ticket buyers sought to bet the...

Pony Club Championships 2024

During the annual Pony Club Champs Rural Living's Wayne Martin captured the action as Franklin Thames Valley (in blue and yellow) bagged the Overall...

Christmas on the Green & Clevedon Christmas Fair 2023

With tucking into such festive fare as turkey and ham on the menu for December 25, locals were already been jingling all the way...

Counties Cup Day 2023

While racing is expected to return to Ellerslie next year following a major upgrade, the sun is far from set on racing at Pukekohe...

Clevedon A&P Show 2023

With summer in their sights, Frankliners and visitors from further afield flock to the Clevedon A&P Show recently. The event saw town and country...

SLSK Garden Ramble 2023 – preview

Digging in to help those who lend so many others a helping hand, gardeners from Waiuku and surrounds are all set to open their...

Young Grower of the Year 2023

When budding horticulturalists put their skills to the test in Pukekohe during the recent Young Grower of the Year national final, a Franklin local,...

Groundswell’s Drive 4 Change

A grassroots' rural movement was gathering steam again recently, this time driving its message of political dissent all the way from Invercargill. After pausing...