New Zealand

The National Coordinator for New Zealand is Wayne Mills (email klqwayne[at]gmail.com). For more information, please visit our National Coordinators page.

Typically there are a dozen heats from March to June. See the forthcoming quizzes section below and our Schedule of Heats and Finals.

The winners of the 2025 National Final are Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School.

Palmerston North Normal Intermediate School, winners of the 2025 New Zealand National Final

Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School, winners of the 2025 New Zealand National Final

There are 11 forthcoming New Zealand heat(s)/final(s).

Coming up next: Taranaki/Whanganui Heat, Wednesday 22nd April 2026.

Taranaki/Whanganui Heat Sacred Heart Girls' College, 9 Pukaka Street, New Plymouth, Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Manawatu Heat Feilding Civic Centre, 84 Aorangi Street, Feilding 4702, Thursday 23rd April 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Hawke's Bay Heat Taradale Intermediate School, 6 Murphy Road, Taradale, Napier, Wednesday 29th April 2026, 18:00 – 21:00
Nelson/Marlborough Heat Broadgreen Intermediate School, Nelson, Friday 1st May 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Northland Heat Kerikeri Primary School, Kerikeri, Tuesday 5th May 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Auckland Heat St Cuthbert's Hall, Remuera, Wednesday 6th May 2026, 09:30 – 13:30
Bay of Plenty Heat Tauranga Intermediate School, Bay of Plenty, Friday 8th May 2026, 18:30 – 21:30
Waikato Heat Berkley Normal Middle School, 26 Berkley Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand, Thursday 14th May 2026, 18:30 – 21:30
Wellington Heat Wellesley College, 611A Marine Drive, Days Bay, Lower Hutt 5013, Friday 22nd May 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
National Final National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, 70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday 13th June 2026, 13:00 – 15:30
World Final 2026 Scenic Hotel, Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Friday 10th July 2026, 13:00 – 15:30

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