27 Nov 2019

Whangarei rodeo cancellation a blip, not trend - association

From Checkpoint, 5:15 pm on 27 November 2019

The Rodeo Association says the cancellation of one its summer events is a blip, not a trend, and is confident rodeo's popularity is not waning in the face of opposition.

Animal welfare group SAFE says the scrapping of the Mid Northern Rodeo near Whangarei is partially a result of a boycott, and the public's turning against rodeos and taking their money with them.

They say its social license has expired.

But the national body, which says it's acting on animal welfare concerns, says it's doing just fine, and will ride on.

Jordan Bond reports.