Sharon Paterson directs proceedings at the 2018 Southern Field Days event at Waimumu. Photo: Stephen JaquieryAsk Sharon Paterson to recall the most memorable moments during her tenure as event manager-secretary of the Southern Field Days, and an unlikely response is forthcoming. Ironically, Mrs Paterson much preferred it during the rest of the year when there was "150 acres and no tents". By the time field days week came around, she admitted she was very tired — "you function through it ... hit auto pilot", she said. She had made some "fantastic" relationships through her involvement with the field days, and it was the contact with those people she would miss.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2020 15:33 UTC