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2027 Southland / Otago Regional Information

Launch Event	Oct 2026

Entrant & Sponsor Event - Ascot Park Hotel, 6pm	Dec 2026

Sponsor Only Event 6pm Waimumu field days site.	Feb 2027

Preliminary Judging Dates
Dairy Trainee of the Year - Skills Day	10 -11 Feb 2027
Dairy Manager of the Year	16 - 18 Feb 2027
Share Farmer of the Year	16 - 18 Feb 2027

Finals Judging Dates
Dairy Trainee of the Year	2-3 March 2027
Dairy Manager of the Year	02- 04 March 2027
Share Farmer of the Year	02- 04 March 2027

Regional Awards Dinner Invercargill – Ascot Hotel	20 March 2027

Winners Field Day	6 April 2027

NZDIA Alumni Function Mystery Creek Fieldays, 3pm – 4.30pm ASB Farmhouse, Site E74, Mystery Creek Road, Hamilton	June 2027