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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	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 March
Dairy Manager of the Year	TBC March
Share Farmer of the Year	TBC March

Regional Awards Dinner Invercargill – Ascot Hotel	March 2027

Winners Field Day	April 2027

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