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Grand Parade, 1960

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As this video of the 1960 Masterton show demonstrates, the Grand Parade is the high point of a country show. Champion horses, prize-winning bulls and sometimes machinery circle the ring to cheers from the watching crowd.

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Reference: Hill Country. National Film Unit, 1960

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Jock Phillips, Shows and field days – Farm activity competitions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/16773/grand-parade-1960 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.