Entry Criteria and Conditions of Entry

Entry Criteria

To enter the 2028 sheep and beef competition, you must be:

• Aged 18 – 30 years as of 31 December 2027.
• Currently employed on a sheep and beef farm, or previously employed on a sheep and beef farm and now completing associated qualifications.
• Of Māori descent.

To enter, each entrant must:

• Complete an entry form.
• Submit the entry form (via email or post) and provide all supporting documents by end of business on the entry closing date. Note: entries postmarked before the closing date will be accepted.
• Entries must be fully completed and signed – incomplete entries will not be accepted.

Supporting Documentation

• Whakapapa/tribal affiliations provided as appropriate.
• One written reference from a member of your local community.
• A written employer/trainer reference.
• Photograph – head and shoulders shot OR a photo of you at work. Photo must be at least 1MB and needs to be emailed.

Where to email your entry documents: info@ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nz

Please include the following in the subject line of the email: Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award – Your Name

Where to post your entry documents:

Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award
c/- Ahuwhenua Trophy
Office 6.3, Level 6,
Berl House,
108 The Terrace
Wellington 6011

Terms and Conditions

• Entrants agree to participate in judging and associated activities.
• Entrants are required to take part in the judging process during February 2028.
• If chosen as a finalist and circumstances dictate a finalist is unable to fulfil their obligations, they will not be represented.
• Entrants agree to allow their details to be supplied to those organisations supporting the competition.
• The winner and the finalists agree to make themselves available for promotional purposes.
• The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award judging panel reserves the right to deem an entrant ineligible to enter a competition.
• The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award judging panel reserves the right to deny entry to a potential entrant or to terminate an entrant's entry in the competition if the entrant's behaviour is deemed to bring, or potentially bring, the competition into disrepute. The right to termination applies to all entrants, and to all finalists.
• Entrants are reminded that all information provided may be made public.
• The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award organisers reserve the right to amend any or all of these terms and conditions as they see fit during the competition.
• If you're an employer, tutor or family member you can make an entry on behalf of a candidate if you have their signed permission.
• If you fail to meet any of the entry criteria or submit a late entry, you will be notified.

Confidentiality

Entrants' names and all information supplied will be treated as confidential by the organisers and all those engaged in judging and will not be passed on to any outside party without your express approval. Finalists' names, however, will be publicly announced and recognised.