Some events appear to have all the right secret herbs and spices to give them that ‘thing’, drawing people as if they are on some form of pilgrimage. In its third time around, Wheels at Wanaka is proving just such an event – and 2023 was so good we’ve decided to devote our lead story to it, something not done for a public show since the days of the Hautapu Expo.

The forecast may have been for rain, but it didn’t put a dampener on the 2023 Tui Truck Stop Show and Shine on 26 March, with 120 trucks registered and more than 500 spectators.

On the day the weather gods delivered, it was a cracker day which brought the public through the gate in droves. Along with the A & P Show attractions there was an almost record turnout.

The Wheels in Wanganui truck show took place on 22 January 2023.

The anticipation was palpable, and the weather gods delivered on the day – the highly anticipated 2023 Transfleet Trailers/Allied Petroleum Bombay Truck Show was a massive success.

Despite the storm that ravaged Auckland and Northland for the previous two days, and the closure of the main arterial road north, the Kamo Touch-a-Truck Show returned to Whangarei, attracting a record crowd to the popular show.