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

2026 Waikato Regional Information

Entrant Info/Launch Event: Farmsource, Cambridge @6pm

6th Oct 2025

  

Entrant & Sponsor Event: Brandt, Cambridge @ 6pm

5th Feb 2026

   

Preliminary Judging Dates

Dairy Trainee of the Year - Skills Day

2-4 Feb

Dairy Manager of the Year

3-5 Feb

Share Farmer of the Year

3-5 Feb

  

Finals Judging Dates

Dairy Trainee of the Year

17 Feb

Dairy Manager of the Year

17-19 Feb

Share Farmer of the Year

17-19 Feb

  

Regional Awards Dinner
 Don Rowlands, Karapiro

04 March 2026

  

Winners Field Day

24 March 2026

 

NZDIA Alumni Function
Mystery Creek Fieldays

June 2026

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