Waimarino pig hunters generate interest
The Waimarino Pig Hunting Club's annual weigh-in held on Queen's Birthday weekend always manages to attract a sizeable crowd and this year was no exception. Locals and some visitors passing through Raetihi gathered expectantly outside the Ruapehu Hotel in Raetihi to await the boars and sows that were hunted over the weekend. Hunter Duncan Metekingi, who is a regular entrant in the competition, this year took first prizes in both heaviest boar and heaviest sow category. Results: heaviest boar: Duncan Metekingi (1) 185 lb, Baldy Haitana and Colin Wise (2) 180 lb. Heaviest sow: Duncan Metekingi (1) 61 lb, Robin Haugh (2) 55 lb. The children's section was well attended, with many entries of possums and an enormous eel on show. Twenty-six entries were received for the main competition.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIBUL19870603.2.48
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 1, 3 June 1987, Page 20
Word count
Tapeke kupu
134Waimarino pig hunters generate interest Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 1, 3 June 1987, Page 20
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Ruapehu Media Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waimarino Bulletin. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Ruapehu Media Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in