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Southland / Otago

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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. 

2026 Southland / Otago Regional Information

Launch Event

Oct 2025

  

Entrant & Sponsor Event - TBC 

Dec 2025

Sponsor Only Event
TBC  

Feb

 

Preliminary Judging Dates

Dairy Trainee of the Year - Skills Day

16 Feb

Dairy Manager of the Year

17-19 Feb 

Share Farmer of the Year

17-19 Feb 

  

Finals Judging Dates

Dairy Trainee of the Year

4 March 

Dairy Manager of the Year

3-5 March 

Share Farmer of the Year

3-5 March 

  

Regional Awards Dinner
Invercargill – Ascot Hotel


24 March 2026

  

Winners Field Day

9 April 2026

NZDIA Alumni Function
Mystery Creek Fieldays, 3pm – 5.30pm

ASB Farmhouse, Site E74, Mystery Creek Road, Hamilton

10th June 2026

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