This year’s Kamo Touch-a-Truck Show, held at Hurupaki School on Auckland Anniversary Weekend, attracted 80 entries, a record for the event and almost double the number of entries for the 2023 show.

The Kamo Touch-a-Truck Show has become a much-anticipated fixture of the Northland transport calendar. And it is not just truckies attracted to the show. Families throughout Northland are drawn to it because of its special focus on allowing kids to explore and climb on the big rigs.

Organisers estimate this year’s attendance at about 3500, raising a little over $10,000 for the Ngunguru and Kamo volunteer fire brigades.

The fire department and the police were in attendance with popular exhibits, and the food and beverage section did a roaring trade, some even running out of tucker.

Yet it was the trucks that stole the spotlight. A 70-vehicle convoy leading the way from downtown Whangarei to the showgrounds, created a spectacular and boisterous start to the event.

One of the organisers, Andrew Ivey, says he was delighted by the turnout and the ongoing and growing interest from the trucking industry.

He says every driver he talked to said they intended to be back for next year’s event, and with entries growing year after year, Ivey says the organisers may even have to cap numbers.

Sponsors showed similar enthusiasm for the show. Again, there was a record number involved, some providing prizes.

Big names such as Mercedes- Benz, Scania, Fuso and Freightliner came on board as sponsors and to showcase their latest trucks. Some even had company reps helping with the organisation.

Ivey says the Touch-a-Truck Show now has a life of its own. It has momentum. It will continue to grow to the point of “bursting at the seams”, and he and his fellow organisers can’t wait to put it all together again next year.

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