Central Plateau

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Here you'll find the regional team contacts in your area as well as the dates for preliminary and finals judging, your regional awards dinner and winners field day.

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2026 Central Plateau Regional Information

Launch Event Cornerstone Taupo – 5 Tuwharetoa St @ 6pm	Oct 2025

Entrant & Sponsor Event Eastwood Café, Longmile Road, Rotorua @ 6pm	Dec 2025

Skills Night FarmSource Reporoa @ 6pm	Feb 2026

Preliminary Judging Dates
Dairy Trainee of the Year - Skills Day	TBC Feb
Dairy Manager of the Year	TBC Feb
Share Farmer of the Year	TBC Feb

Finals Judging Dates
Dairy Trainee of the Year	TBC Feb
Dairy Manager of the Year	TBC March
Share Farmer of the Year	TBC March

Regional Awards Dinner Rydges Rotorua	12 March 2026

Winners Field Day	TBC April 2026

NZDIA Alumni Function Mystery Creek Fieldays,	TBC June 2026