4 Apr 2025

Manawatu sports field transforms into country art expo

From Checkpoint, 4:54 pm on 4 April 2025

A huge metal gorilla, horse heads, a friendly moa and wire mesh figures are just some of the sights transforming a northern Manawatu sports field into a country art expo. The tiny town of Kimbolton is hosting its biennial sculpture festival where the entries are mostly made out of recycled material from the rural backblocks. It's expected over 4000 people will visit tomorrow, swelling Kimbolton's population by about 1500 percent. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham snuck in a day early for a preview.