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Champion vegetables

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Champion vegetables

From the earliest shows, there were competitive classes for fruit and vegetables. At the 2006 Hawarden show the winning vegetables made an impressive display.

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by Jim Pickles

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Jock Phillips, Shows and field days – Showing animals, produce and machinery, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16766/champion-vegetables (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.