The smell of fresh manure and clouds of candy floss as big as your head - it can only mean one thing - the return of the New Zealand Agricultural Show.
The huge event has faced two years of disruption because of the pandemic. Thousands of people poured through the gates on the first day of the event in Christchurch, where animals big and small competed for pats and prizes.
Our reporter Jean Edwards and cameraman Samuel Rillstone went along.
