2026 Canterbury / North Otago Regional Information
Launch Events | |
Darfield Hotel, 6.30pm Makikihi Hotel, 6.30pm | 16th Oct 2025 16th Oct 2025 |
Ashburton, Phat Duck, 6.30pm | 30th Oct 2025 |
| |
Entrant & Sponsor Event | 10th Dec 2025 |
| |
Preliminary Judging Dates | |
Dairy Trainee of the Year - Skills Day | 3-4 Feb |
Dairy Manager of the Year | 23-25 Feb |
Share Farmer of the Year | 23-25 Feb |
| |
Finals Judging Dates | |
Dairy Trainee of the Year | 19 Feb |
Dairy Manager of the Year | 10-12 March |
Share Farmer of the Year | 10-12 March |
| |
Regional Awards Dinner | 26 March 2026 |
| |
Winners Field Day | 8 April 2025 |
| |
NZDIA Alumni Function ASB Farmhouse, Site E74, Mystery Creek Road, Hamilton | 10th June 2026 |













