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RNZ News
a day ago
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- RNZ News
Fieldays boss says positive signs 2025 will beat last year in sales
Fieldays attendees scoping the tractors at Fieldays. Photo: Marika Khabazi Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos says early indications are that this year's event sales will top 2024. As many as 100,00 people are expected through the Southern Hemisphere's biggest agricultural event. And with still two days to go, including 'Super Saturday', Lindroos is confident 2025 will surpass last year's. "Yeah, I think so, there are really good early indications," he told Morning Report. "The thing about this event is .. it's just the scale and it's so massive here. Every supplier in the agribusiness field is here. We're just making sure we can give them the best visibility to get those sales, so really positive. "Everyone's coming through the gates now, streaming through. So, it's going to have another good day, and on Saturday, it's Super Saturday." That's when the more of the townies coming to town, he said. Two days in, Lindroos said the atmosphere at Mystery Creek had been great, and there had been no shortage of sentiment. He said was particularly pleased with the political "ceasefire" with opposing politicians supporting sector. "We've had a great few days halfway through. We're going to hit our targets in terms of crowd and we're just hoping we're going to hit our targets in terms of sales," Lindroos said. "There is a really good vibe here. You were here on Wednesday morning and hopefully you saw that as you walked around and probably the thing for me ... some announcements which were a part of what's happening in terms of the political scene. "We had the Field Day ceasefire where everyone was playing nicely and both major parties supporting agribusiness as we head to the future." Lindroos said it wasn't just the big capital items on sale, such as tractors or combine harvesters, but there had been queues out of the door for workwear as well. "We've got sunshine today, people streaming in. It's going to be another good day here," he said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Business
- RNZ News
No shortage of good sentiment at Fieldays
business rural about 1 hour ago As many as 100,000 people are expected through the southern hemisphere's biggest agricultural event this week. Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos spoke to Corin Dann.
National Business Review
3 days ago
- Business
- National Business Review
Fieldays 2025: big business and a party in the paddock
It's the largest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, but there is still something quintessentially Kiwi about Fieldays, which opens to the public today. New Fieldays CEO Richard Lindroos has a 'mullet strategy' for the event – in other words, it's all business at the front and a
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Over 100,000 expected at Fieldays 2025
Over 100,000 people from across the country are expected to walk through the gates at the National Fieldays this year. Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos spoke to Corin Dann. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
