Tri NZ Schools Triathlon Champs

Tri NZ Schools Championship

School Principal Sign off Sheet

Entry prices

Entry prices for all events are listed below (including service fee of 4%):

- - Triathlon individual entry $67.60
  - Aquathlon individual entry $52
  - Triathlon team entry $88.40
  - Aquathlon team entry $67.60
  - Regional team relay individual entry $26

* Triathlon New Zealand (TriNZ) One Day Membership (ODM) is required for all entries which is $5, unless participant is an Annual TRI NZ member. Only ONE person in a Team entry requires ODM (or TRI NZ membership). Join Tri NZ HERE.

Points and Prizes

School and Regional Awards and Points

Day One – Schools individual and Team competitions

Individual triathlon awards for top 3 in each age group and gender

Individual aquathlon awards for top 3 in each age group and gender

Triathlon team awards for top 3 in each age group and gender

Aquathlon team awards for top 3 in each age group and gender

Top Co-Ed School across individual and team Triathlon and Aquathlon*

Top Boys School across individual and team Triathlon and Aquathlon*

Top Girls School across individual and team Triathlon and Aquathlon*

Top Intermediate Co-Ed School – new for 2026

Top Intermediate Boys School – new for 2026

Top Intermediate Girls School – new for 2026

Day Two – Regional mixed team relay competition

Overall regional shield*

*Points Allocation detail

Prize Giving

There will be spot prizes given out as athletes finish and major spot prizes at the prize giving along with the medal for the place getters in each age group. Prize-giving for Schools awards will be held on Thursday and Regional cup awarded Friday straight after the final finisher for the day. Numbers will be picked at random. You MUST be present to receive your prize.

You can also go in the draw to win a brand new Suzuki car! Suzuki Prize Draw Terms and Conditions

General Information

Registration

Registration will take place Wednesday 25th March at Mt Drury, Tauranga, from 3pm-7pm. We ask that you attend this registration to collect your race-pack, which will include your race number, timing transponder, swim cap & race info. Late entries will be taken at the registration with a late fee of $10. There are no late entries taken on race day. Course/transition familiarisation will take place at this time.

If you are unable to make this time, someone else may register on your behalf. If no one can collect your race pack for you we can make arrangements for the race pack to be collected on Thursday between 7:00am-8:00am. Please email events@triathlontauranga.org.nz or phone 0272705300.

Online entries will close on Sunday 22nd March at midnight. Then late entries will be taken on Wednesday 25th March at registration. These late entries will incur a late fee of $10 + the entry fee.

You are able to transfer your entry to another Athlete with an Admin fee of $15. Please email events@triathlontauranga.org.nz

If you need to withdraw from the race prior to race-day due to an injury etc, a refund may be issued with a $15 Admin Fee. There will be NO refunds after March 1st 2025. Please email events@triathlontauranga.org.nz.

No refunds will be given due to cancellation of the event due to circumstances beyond the organisers control including, adverse/extreme weather conditions, natural disaster, any Civil Defence warnings (i.e. Tsunami), earthquake, pandemic, or any other event when it is deemed unsafe to safely host the event. Any decision is final and will be made in the interest of safety.

Age Groups for the event will be taken as at the 1^st January 2026. Minimum age is 10. Age Groups will be as per Tri NZ competition rules,

- - Under 12 (minimum age 10)
  - Under 13
  - Under 14
  - Under 16
  - Under 19
  - Triathlon Teams of 2/3 in all age categories for the Triathlon or Aquathlon options (Day 1). Note all members must be from the same school, the same gender and in the same age category to be eligible for medals.
  - Athletes racing in Under 12, Under 13, Under 14 and Under 16 categories will complete in draft-illegal races. Athletes racing in the Under 19 category will compete in draft-legal races but with non-drafting equipment. This shall apply both to individual and team races.