“The New Zealand Agricultural Show is literally the country coming to town,” explained Tracy Ahern, general manager of the Canterbury A&P Association. Whether it was the advice to not plant out cucumbers before show day (which I ignored, RIP), or people fondly reminiscing about school outings to The Show, or the fact that the entire city suddenly became covered in banners exclaiming that Christchurch is On Show, I was left with a lot of questions about the enigmatic phrase. What is ‘The Show’, the mystery event that life in Christchurch seems to revolve around? Alex Casey heads along to find out.Įver since I moved to Christchurch I’ve been hearing murmurs about a mysterious occurrence called The Show.
