Fieldays is back after a 17-month hiatus.

The gates to Mystery Creek are open today with 1,000 exhibitors set to cover the site.

This year the event has taken on the theme of 'same, same, but different' including the same old crowd favourites as well as new attractions like a tractor racing experience that will put visitors into the driver’s seat.

New Zealand National Fieldays Society president James Allen joined Mike Hosking.