While there is no doubt this year s Royal Highland Showcase cannot be a patch on the previous world-class livestock events we have all come to love and live for at Ingliston – due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions – it is however, one that has to be hugely admired and relished when the vast majority of such events have either been cancelled or postponed. Having the inspiration and enthusiasm to keep this year s show alive from the onset, when many were dropping off like flies, has not only been a massive undertaking by all the organisers and those behind the scenes, but also the breeders and exhibitors who have enabled The Royal Highland Showcase to finally come to fruition.
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There are about 15 to 25 neglected boats on the Tāmaki river mooring that haven’t been touched in years, it has been claimed. “There is nowhere for any of us to put our boats,” said Chissell, who has applied to be on the wait list for a mooring, but was immediately declined due to lack of space. Some boats have been neglected to a point where marine life is beginning to create an entire habitat underneath. Elisabeth Slooten, a professor of zoology at the University of Otago, said neglected boats can “cause a hazard” for surrounding sea life.