New Zealand’s largest truck industry show is cancelled in response to the ban on large gatherings to stop the spread of Covid-19.
The TMC Trailers Trucking Industry Show, run and organised by the NZ Trucking Association, was due to take place at Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch, from March 20-21.
But that’s come to an end as part of the rules to stop all non-essential events of more than 500 people indoors or outside announced by prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
NZ Trucking Association chief executive David Boyce says the team is feeling “a little shell-shocked” after two years of hard work organising the event.
He says the Government is doing the right thing to try and stop the spread of Covid-19 and the truck show will be back “bigger and better” in 2022.
This year’s event was set to be even bigger than the last one in 2018 which saw around 23,000 people attend.
Boyce says he was expecting to see even more crowds this year with over 100 exhibitors and 100 entries in the TR Group New Zealand Truck Driving Championships which were to be held at the show.
It also sees the cancellation of the Teletrac Navman Industry Show Dinner and Awards Ceremony that was due to take place at the Canterbury Agricultural Park Equestrian Centre on March 21.
