NORTH ISLAND YEAR 7 & 8 FESTIVAL

2025 Event
Tournament Dates/Locations
- Dates: 20-23 September 2025
- Location: Auckland
- Venues: Dio, St Cuth's, Sacred Heart
Team Entry
- Entries are open 17 June to 17 July 2025
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There are two ways you can submit your entry. If your school has participated in an event with us, we recommend entering directly via Friendly Manager.
- Manual Form Submission: You can fill out your school and team details using the manual form below. We will then create a school profile along with administrator accounts and manually enter your team into the competition.
Entry Form (external form) - Friendly Manager: If your school already has a profile in Friendly Manager, you can enter your team directly by following this step-by-step guide.
Friendly Manager - Walkthrough Guide (.pdf document)
- Manual Form Submission: You can fill out your school and team details using the manual form below. We will then create a school profile along with administrator accounts and manually enter your team into the competition.
Team Entry List (.pdf document)
Competition Information
The North Island Year 7 & 8 Championships tournament is an annually held event, open to all Year 7 & 8 school teams in New Zealand.
- Competition Managers: Jhanna Savov & Henry Whitfield
- 2025 General - Competition Manual (.pdf document)
Rules & regulations consistent across all national competitions - 2025 North Island Festival - Competition Manual (.pdf document)
Rules & regulations specific to this competition
Important Documents
Key Dates
Event | Date |
Entries Open | 17 June 2025 |
Entries Close | 17 July 2025 |
Teams Accepted | 22 July 2025 |
Teams Invoiced | 22 July 2025 |
Time Conflicts Due | 10 August 2025 |
Draft Draw Released | 22 August 2025 |
Draw Released | 29 August 2025 |
Invoices Due | 31 August 2025 |
Final team lists due | 13 September 2025 |
Technical Meeting | 18 September 2025 |
Competition Starts | 20 September 2025 |
2024 Event
Results
- Medal Photos (instagram)
2024 Tournament Dates/Location:
- 19-22 September - Auckland
Competition Draws and Schedule:
Team Entry:
- Entries are now closed
- Accepted Team List (as at 4 Sep)
- Team Lists Submission (online form) - due 12 September
- Team Details Tracking (as at 16 Sep)
Competition Manual:
- Fact sheet (.pdf version)
- Competition manual (.pdf version)