The Country 29/05/25: Matt Black talks to Jamie Mackay

It’s the final day of the NZ Dog Trial Championships at Hanmer Springs, and today we’re joined by the Canterbury Centre president, who’s in charge of a terrific team hosting the Nationals.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Matt Black is the Canterbury Center president. He's the bloken
charge of running the New Zealand Dog Trial Champs, which
started on Sunday at hann Miss Springs at Lockheill Station.
What a great venue and they're wrapping up today. Matt
joins us on the country and Matt, when can we
expect some of those final results coming through? No doubt
we can talk about them on tomorrow's show. But are

(00:22):
you able to tell me who is on the leaderboard?

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Oh? Good afternoon, Jamie, Thank you for having me. I
can't tell you what the actual results of the New
Zealand final is yet as they haven't come out, but
I can tell you the winners of each will three
of the island events. So event one, which is the
longhead was Stuart Child from Tiga in the North Island,

(00:47):
Event three was John Bentley from Mofonger and the Wanganui
Center in the North Island, and event four was a
female competitor at Joe McIntyre from Mattaway.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
So sorry, Matt. Event three and four is that are
they the hunt Away events?

Speaker 2 (01:03):
Yes, that's right, this is zig Zig and straight hunt years,
So we.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
Just don't know the short head and yard. That's the
fourth event, isn't it.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
That's right, and that's just we've probably only got about
one dog easy out there running at the moment. And
then as soon as that's done, there'll be the completion
of the South Island event for that course and we'll
know the place kiders to contest the New Zealand final
very shortly.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
So will they have to run off this afternoon? Will they?

Speaker 2 (01:31):
That's right, the runoffs We've had pretty much finished three
of the other events that have completed, so it's just
event two. We'll get the runoff this afternoon and then
it'll be straight under prize giving them the winners of
the green all the announced.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
How was the weather held up for the week?

Speaker 2 (01:45):
Matte, It's actually been really good, Jamie likes. It's actually life.
We've was looking like it was going to be wet
early when the championship started, but we've been so lucky.
And yeah, it looks like we might sneak through.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
I'm pleased to hear that. They tell me that, and
I've probably driven past it because it's on the way
into Hannemas Springs. They tell me Lockhill Station is.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
A picture has looked really good Jane. We've been so
lucky because we had previous previously been dry, but we've
managed to get rained just at the right times. And
you're so lucky. It's stayed mild and fed about a growth,
so the courses are looking at picture and yeah, we're
just so lucky the way the weathers sort of turned

(02:30):
out in the end.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Now you also select at some stage. It may not
be around the nationals New Zealand basically an all black
dog trialing team. And I know is that in the
past year that we lost captain tragically Neil Evans. No
doubt people will be thinking about Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Yes, that's correct. There was tierrawa accident and he was
obviously a good Canterbury competedor so. It was very sad.
The test team actually gets named today, Jamie, at the
completion of Pride, so it would be very interesting to
say selected.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
So you have to take on the Aussies. And is
it called the Whalerg Cup.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
That's great, Yeah, the waller Go Cup. I'm not I'm
pretty sure it's hosted in New Zealand this time. Remember
I'm not one hundred percent sure on that.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
I'm sorry, Okay, all right, Well, Matt Black, thank you
for some of your time. They tell me you're doing
a great job along with your Canterbury team running that
event at Lockheel Station at Hanna Springs. I will have
those final results tomorrow on our Rural News. Go well, congratulations,
there we go.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Thank you very much.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
All Right, there we go, Matt Black.