Fieldays plans emergency drought relief for girls

30 March 2007 Embargoed until 7am, 2 April 2007

Fieldays plans emergency drought relief for rural girls

Amie Woods of the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays announced urgent relief plans for the rural man-drought today.

Woods says that there is a perception that there are few rural bachelors left, and urges the industry to get on board with relief efforts by searching their own organisations for single rural blokes. Entries for the fifth Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year competition have now opened and organisers are encouraging farms, businesses, friends and family to search out eligible bachelors for the competition.

“The humble and hardworking nature of rural bachelors can make them hard to spot,” Woods says. “This year we’re looking harder than ever for the best New Zealand has to offer. In addition to new regions, we’ve added a ‘Wildcard’ category to capture those outside the identified search regions.”

The 2007 competition introduces new regions Manawatu and Hawkes Bay, with Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Otago, Southland and the Wildcard covering the rest of the country. “The Wildcard entry will attract Bachelors from outside these regions,” Woods comments. “Show us what you’ve got!”

Following semi-final rounds, eight finalists will compete for the title of Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year and the prestigious ‘Golden Gumboot’ through a series of rurally focused heats at the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays in June.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to lay the man-drought rumour to rest with a display of rural manpower. And the guys will experience an unforgettable week at Fieldays and win their share of $30,000 worth of prizes, not to mention loads of female attention” Woods says.

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