You never know what's going to turn up at the weigh in day of our annual Mapua Giant Pumpkin Competition. This year was no exception. A new record for the biggest pumpkin grown thus far in NZ was set by local man John McKay who's pumpkin weighed in at a whopping 497 kilos. Horse poo and seaweed are his secret - 5 tonnes of it.
Photo Nelson Mail.
Cinderella could easily make a hatchback from this one if she didn't like the ute that delivered it.
It's serious business this pumpkin growing. The men in hard hats manage the weigh in.
