The signs are looking good for the 84th Upper Clutha A&P Show, which opens today on the shores of Lake Wanaka and it is not just the weather forecast. Show event assistant Britt Hawes devised the show’s Covid-19 prevention plan after working at other events around the region. She said the biggest feedback the organisers received from last year’s show was that the hand sanitisers ran out. This year, the show had a dedicated Covid-19 manager, Tim Mann, part of whose job was to check the hand sanitisers every two hours to make sure they were full. Yesterday, the last of the 500 trade exhibitors began setting up their tents, and competitors will arrive for the start of the livestock competitions this morning.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2021 15:33 UTC