OCTOBER 2011
With October being warm the alpacas were glad to have their fleece shorn off. Thanks to Mike Banks and all of the helpers on the day. Time to skirt the fleeces in readiness for the 2012 shows.
SEPTEMBER 2011
The National Show was held at Baypark, Tauranga this year. With us both being on the organising committee and late births this year we didn't enter the breed section but did enter fleeeces. See show results for details including QTAZ April Sun taking Reserve Junior Female Fleece and QTAZ Raindrop winning Champion Brown Fleece as her mother did at the 2008 National Show.
FEBRUARY 2011
QTAZ Noah had another great show this time at the Franklin A&P Show. 1st in class, Champion Senior, Best Mid/Dark Fawn and Supreme Champion Huacaya. This is Noah's fourth Supreme Championship. QTAZ Penny Lane and QTAZ Mustang Sally both won their respective classes and also won broad ribbons. See show results.
JANUARY 2011
April Sun and Party Princess have been sold to Germany. Congratulations to Ilona and Uli Kindler. We wish you and the girls all the best.
Rotorua Show, what a day! In the breed section QTAZ Noah took Supreme Champion Huacaya for the second year in a row and also Champion Mid/Dark fawn for the third year in a row. We also entered QTAZ Penny Lane who won her class and Reserve Champion Mid/Dark Fawn and QTAZ Mustang Sally who won her class and also Champion Brown.
QTAZ Benetton took Supreme Champion Huacaya Fleece in the fleece tent!! See show results for full details.
OCTOBER 2010
We are driving down to the National Show in Christchurch this year in convoy with breeders from Rotorua and Hawkes Bay. This should be a great adventure. We are taking Noah, Party Princess, April Sun and Benetton down.
What a great trip we had with great show results to go with it. QTAZ April Sun took Reserve Champion Junior Female.
Another great show at the Waikto A&P Show. April Sun took Champion Junior Female. Full results on our show results page.
APRIL 2010
Great success at the Auckland Royal Easter Show. Check our show results page for details.
MARCH 2010
QTAZ Noah was awarded Supreme Champion Huacaya at the Morrinsville Show. Results from the show are on our show results page.
QTAZ Raindrop was awarded Supreme Champion Huacaya at the Kumeu Show. GO GIRL!
JANUARY 2010
A great day at the Rotorua Show for us as QTAZ Noah took the top award of Supreme Champion Huacaya. Go to show results for a full list of results from the QTAZ team.
SEPTEMBER 2009
We are off to the AANZ National Show at Feilding this month. See you down there.
Go to show results to see how our 3 exhibits got on.
JUNE 2009
The last of our "Seth" cria for this year has arrived. Prima Donna gave birth to a light fawn girl we have named Donnatella.
MAY 2009
Our second "Seth" cria has arrived. Raindrop, from Jacquelyn, was delivered with our assistance at 9.30 pm on a windy, wet night, hence the name Raindrop. She is a beautiful mid brown.
MARCH 2009
The first of our "Seth" cria has arrived! Hazel delivered a mid brown boy.
JANUARY 2009
QTAZ Noah (junior) took the Mid/Dark Fawn Championship at the Rotorua Show.
APRIL 2008
Seth has arrived up from the South Island to start stud duties. We look forward to seeing the progeny next year.
MARCH 2008
Great excitement at QTAZ Alpacas and Waratah Flats Alpacas as Forestglen Seth's second fleece took the top award of Supreme Champion Huacaya Fleece at the International Fleece Show, held in conjunction with the World Alpaca Conference, in Sydney Australia.
DECEMBER 2007
Alan, along with Paul Garland of Waratah Flats Alpacas in Christchurch, travelled to Australia to look at a dark fawn male (Forestglen Seth) whose first fleece was awarded Supreme Huacaya Fleece at the Sydney Royal Show 2007. Impressed by his fleece, his excellent conformation and presence the decision was made to buy this young male.