This is an unused postcard of an event that has a long tradition in New Zealand, the A&P Show, with the first held in the Bay of Islands in 1842.  The events are still held annually in many rural centres and their aim has always been to showcase to visitors and town-dwellers some of the typical acitivites of rural living, including sheep dog trials, woodchopping, equestrian events, displays of farmyard animals, livestock competitions and much more.