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Horse sports, Hawke’s Bay A & P Show, 1945

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The annual Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Show has long been an important event for horse enthusiasts. This film clip of the 1945 show depicts the show-jumping competition and the grand parade at the end of the event.

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Reference: Weekly Review 219. National Film Unit, 1945

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay region – Sport, leisure and tourism, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/23935/horse-sports-hawkes-bay-a-p-show-1945 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 22 January 2010, updated 1 July 2015.