2023 CALENDAR
METHVEN, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
METHVEN, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
JANUARY
METHVEN, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NEW YEAR’S DAY DAY AFTER NEW YEAR’S DAY NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY WELLINGTON ANNIVERSARY AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY NELSON ANNIVERSARY FIRST ATS CHAIRMAN, JACK BRAND APPOINTED 1963
GILBERT
1965
CHAIRMAN,
BLAIR APPOINTED
FEBRUARY
CHERTSEY, MID CANTERBURY
IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WAITANGI DAY CHAIRMAN, BERT OLDHAM APPOINTED 1974 CHAIRMAN, ATHOL TAYLOR APPOINTED 1986
MARCH
CAVE, SOUTH CANTERBURY IMAGE BY ANNIE STUDHOLME
MAYFIELD A&P SHOW
WANAKA A&P SHOW WANAKA A&P SHOW
SOUTH ISLAND AGRICULTURAL FIELD
CENTRAL DISTRICTS FIELD DAYS
CENTRAL DISTRICTS FIELD DAYS
METHVEN A&P SHOW
CENTRAL DISTRICTS FIELD DAYS
SOUTH ISLAND AGRICULTURAL FIELD DAYS
SOUTH ISLAND AGRICULTURAL FIELD DAYS
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OTAGO ANNIVERSARY
TARANAKI ANNIVERSARY
DAYS
ATS MOVES TO BURNETT ST, 1988
APRIL
LOWBURN,
CENTRAL OTAGO IMAGE SUPPLIED BY LAWRENCE FAMILY
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS SOUTHLAND ANNIVERSARY ANZAC DAY GOOD FRIDAY EASTER SUNDAY EASTER MONDAY ATS STAFF, 1990S
CHAIRMAN, DOUG ANDERSON APPOINTED 1991 CHAIRMAN, JACK ALLEN APPOINTED 1995
ALFORD FOREST, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE SUPPLIED BY GLEN WHYTE
MAY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MOTHER’S DAY ATS RAKAIA STORE OPENS, 2001 CHAIRMAN, JOHN LOW APPOINTED 2003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JUNE
CAVE, SOUTH CANTERBURY IMAGE BY ANNIE STUDHOLME
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY KING’S BIRTHDAY METHVEN STORE OPENS, 2003 FREE ON-FARM DELIVERY BEGINS, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
JULY
ALFORD FOREST, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE SUPPLIED BY GLEN WHYTE
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
STORE OPENS
NEW LOCATION, 2008 ATS ACQUIRES 50% SHAREHOLDING IN WATERMETRICSNZ, 2008 BIG SNOW HITS MID CANTERBURY, 2006 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
MATARIKI
RAKAIA
AT
AUGUST
PEEL FOREST, RANGITATA RIVER, SOUTH CANTERBURY IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 ATS CO-OPERATIVE 60TH ANNIVERSARY CHAIRMAN, PHIL MCKENDRY APPOINTED 2011 ATS LAUNCHES NEW LOGO AND TAGLINE, 2010 SEPTEMBER EARTHQUAKE, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 27 28 29 30 31
SEPTEMBER
ASHBURTON, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE BY WILL PROSOR
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY DAYLIGHT SAVING STARTS SOUTH CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY FATHER’S DAY FIRST FEMALE ELECTED TO THE BOARD, GABRIELLE THOMPSON, 2012 ATS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS, 2013 ATS OFFICES ON BURNETT STREET DEMOLISHED DUE TO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE, 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER
CAVE, SOUTH CANTERBURY IMAGE BY ANNIE STUDHOLME
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY LABOUR DAY HAWKES BAY ANNIVERSARY ASHBURTON A&P SHOW ASHBURTON A&P SHOW MARLBOROUGH ANNIVERSARY CHAIRMAN, ALISTER BODY ATS STAFF, 2014 RURALCO LAUNCHED AS CUSTOMER FACING BRAND, 2017 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
NOVEMBER
METHVEN, MID CANTERBURY IMAGE BY AMY PIPER
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256
CHATHAM ISLANDS ANNIVERSARY
A&P SHOW
SHOW
SHOW RURALCO’S FIRST FEMALE CHAIR, JESSIE CHAN APPOINTED 2020 RURALCO INSTORE DAYS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS, 2019 ECOMMERCE LAUNCHED ON RURALCO WEBSITE, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY
CANTERBURY
CANTERBURY A&P
CANTERBURY A&P
DECEMBER
ELTHAM, TARANAKI
IMAGE BY TANIA NIWA
RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING DAY WESTLAND ANNIVERSARY RURALCO WINS 2021 WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AWARDS EV CHARGING STATION OPENS AT ASHBURTON STORE, 2022 RURALCO CREDIT CARDS LAUNCHED 2022
MAY M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2024 PLANNER MARCH M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JUNE
JANUARY
APRIL
FEBRUARY
OCTOBER M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RURALCO.CO.NZ 0800 787 256 JULY M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER M T W T F S S 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DECEMBER M T W T F S S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
ASHBURTON 97 Burnett St Tel 03 307 5100 METHVEN 88 Main St Tel 03 303 2020 RAKAIA 68 Elizabeth Ave Tel 03 303 5440 HEAD OFFICE PO Box 131 Ashburton Tel 0800 787 256 ruralco@ruralco.co.nz RURALCO.CO.NZ THANK YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHOSE IMAGES WERE CHOSEN TO FEATURE IN THE 2023 RURALCO CALENDAR