action arena
The Action Arena features some of most dangerous and difficult tricks in FMX & BMX, for an edge of your seat experience. The show features legendary FMX rider – Nick Franklin, BMX superstar Jed Mildon and the world’s top female BMX rider Ellie ‘Flying Kiwi’ Chew performing their array of tricks.
The Action Arena shows are free to watch and take place three times a day at 11am, 2pm & 4:30pm. In between shows on Saturday & Sunday will be the Easter Show Strongman Competition featuring competitions such as lifting Atlas Stones and pulling trucks
Jumpflex bmx
Jumpflex bmx
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franklin farm
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strongman
BMx and fmx
The Action Arena brings together New Zealand’s top extreme sport athletes for four days of breath-taking shows at the Easter Show:
Jumpflex BMX Team
Jed Mildon
Ellie Chew
Brad Webb
Riley Nielson
Brooklyn Williams
Oscar, William (16 years) & Harry Pluck (13 years)
Franklin Farm FMX Team
Nick Franklin
William Pluck
Joe McNaughton
Jack Jury
Leading the absolutely stacked BMX lineup is Nitro Circus athlete Jed Mildon, best known for landing the worlds first TRIPLE back flip and QUADRUPLE back flip on a BMX. He is accompanied by athletes like NZ's own daredevil freestyle queen Ellie Chew, and internet sensations the Pluck Boys, who have amassed over 600k Instagram followers.
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The Action Arena also brings together New Zealand’s strongest athletes. These competitors take strength to a whole new level!
Get ready for jaw-dropping feats of strength at the Easter Show Strongman Competition! Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th, watch competitors take on Atlas Stones, truck pulls, and more! Don’t miss the action in between Action Arena shows!
2025 TimeTable
ENTERTAINMENT
All Day + Evening
Carnival Rides
All Day + Evening Taste of Cultures
10 am - 4 pm
Farmyard Friends Petting Zoo
10am - 6pm Halls 1-6
ACTION ARENA
11.00am – 11.30am
BMX & FMX Show
2.00pm – 2.30pm
BMX & FMX Show
4.30pm – 5.00pm
BMX & FMX Show
Strongman
Saturday: 11.30am: Max Deadlift 1pm: Conan’s Wheel 2.30pm: Super Yoke
Sunday: 11:30am: Max Axle Press 1pm: Truck Pull 2.30pm: Atlas Stones
2025 Layout
