A calf club competitor takes a break during a previous Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial Show. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Thousands are expected through the gates as New Zealand’s oldest country...

Puketi Olive Farm’s mascot and representative, Sky the border collie. Photo: Supplied On the banks of the Kerikeri River, Puketi Olive Farm rests.  It’s here where retired doctor, Peter Crelinsten, is cultivating not...