This image is the book cover for Christine Hunt's book '1893 Onwards...Reminiscences of Golden Bay A.& P. Shows' and depicts one of the early Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) Shows before the grandstand had a roof. The grandstand is to the left of centre. It is quite special to think that the grandstand in the picture is the same building still standing and still in use today. The TV3 Story item last week about the grandstand (filmed on Tuesday the 12 July, not Thursday the 11th July as our previous update stated, our mistake, sorry!) evoked positive responses from all over the country. It is interesting to hear about other communities who have faced misunderstandings and miscommunication over much loved community buildings and who have also stood firm to defend what they believed to be the right way forward. You can see the article here: http://www.newshub.co.nz/tvshows/story/the-grandstand-dividing-nelson-2016072619#axzz4FXlr251E We have continued our research into the grandstands of New Zealand in an effort to find out just where our grandstand belongs in the heritage of New Zealand (and the world*). One thing that has become apparent is that despite its great age, our grandstand is in fine shape! This is largely due to the efforts of Tasman District Council (TDC) and their predecessor, Golden Bay County Council. Back in 1959 when the Golden Bay A&P Association were struggling to maintain the showgrounds and buildings on their own, they gifted the majority of the land and buildings to the Council who have since not only maintained but improved them as well, in particular by levelling and draining the grounds. In 1967 the Takaka Rugby Club turned the underneath of the grandstand into rugby clubrooms and have looked after that part themselves since. The walls are lined with scores of photos of rugby teams dating back to 1895! Many other grandstands around the country have not benefitted from the same level of attention and care and although TDC are currently the body we are trying to convince to not demolish the grandstand we feel it is only fair to acknowledge the role they have played over the decades to preserve it. This history of care seems to underline our belief that the current situation has resulted from misunderstanding and miscommunication and that hopefully we can find a solution that works for all parties. We have set up a Givealittle page for donations for anyone who feels they may like to help us preserve and restore the grandstand: https://givealittle.co.nz/org/goldenbaygrandstand We thank you for your continued support. Jill and Bryony Pearson aka Two Little Old Ladies * See Wellesley Recreation Ground grandstand in Great Yarmouth, UK, built in 1892, which claims the title of 'oldest football grandstand in the world'.