Over the course of the A&P show held at the Richmond Showgrounds last weekend we held a competition to win an iPad3 and some great Toyota 86 prizes.

We had a great turnout at our prize winning stand (we won the trophy for the Best Overall Trade Exhibit for the first time, and also we won the best Large Trade Exhibit). Many people came by and put in an entry form for the iPad competition, so it is going to be hotly contested!

Is your name in the pile?

Tom, our yard groomer at Bowater Toyota in Nelson, is a bit of a modeller. And by that we mean he loves building kitset models.

It is quite a skill, and requires a healthy dose of patience, and some very steady hands.

With all of the excitement globally around the rev-olutionary Toyota 86, it was only a matter of time before this filtered into the world of model kitsets.
Tom has been making models for years, and is very proud of both his collection and the fact that he made them all with his very own hands. Now it is time to tackle the 86 he has cleaned many many times since the arrival of our demo car at the showroom a few months ago.

Tom has been waiting for this kitset to arrive since then, and can't wait to rip into it.

Roll up! Roll up! Have we got some deals for you this show week!

It is showtime - one of those great kiwi traditions, and much like the Bowater Motor Group, the local Nelson A&P (Agricultural and Pastoral) Show has been around for generations.

Once upon a time it was solely the domain of the farming and horticulture community, a weekend where the farmers got on their best aertex shirt, the ladies got dolled up and their best cakes and preserves in order, the chequebooks came out and the deals were done. Over generations the A&P Show has amalgamated more of the fun stuff, become a little bit more town as well as country - the rides, the sideshows, the demonstrations in the main ring, but the feel has stayed the same. A celebration of a way of life that is entirely New Zealand!

The weekend of the 24-25th November is the annual Nelson A&P Show, held at the Richmond Showgrounds. Bowater Toyota will be there again this year, presenting the locals the latest from Toyota and Lexus. And we will be doing some crazy deals.

This year we are even giving away an iPad3, and a whole bunch of Toyota 86 branded gear - as well as showing off the best that Toyota and Lexus has to offer.