North Island Show

The North Island National Dahlia Show

Hosted by the Hawera Horticultural Society
At the Hawera War Memorial Hall, Albion Street, Hawera.
14th/15th February 2026

The heart of Hawera lies in dairying, a fact reinforced by the giant cow icon that welcomes visitors arriving from the south. Around 13 million litres of milk are processed here every day, at one of the southern hemisphere’s largest dairy processing units (a co-operative owned by the farmers). However, most visitors come to Hawera to visit the Tawhiti Museum and the adjoining Traders and Whalers experience. Widely recognised as the best private museum in New Zealand, Tawhiti Museum features thousands of life-size models and scale figures, created to capture the past in a hauntingly realistic and engaging way. Traders and Whalers is a unique and innovative historical representation of Taranaki in the 1800s, featuring a dramatic underground canal boat ride.

Things to do and see in Hawera

North Island Local Show Dates - 2026

January 11: Hamilton Dahlia Society - Mock Show Training

January 17: Waihi Dahlia Club - Open Show

January 24: Wanganui Dahlia Circle

Jan 31/Feb 1: Hamilton Dahlia Society - 60th Jubilee Main Show

February 7: Masterton Horticultural Society

February 7: Auckland Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Society - Open Show

February 1/2: Hawera Horticultural Society

February 12: Rongotea and District Horticultural and Produce Society

February 14/15: North Island National Show, Hawera

February 14/15 Feb: Hutt Valley Horticultural Society

February 21: Hawkes Bay Dahlia Circle

February 22: Woodville Horticultural Society and Industrial Society

February 28: Rotorua Dahlia Circle 

March 7: Hamilton Dahlia Society - Late Show