14/03/2026
Livestream 🔗 https://tvstream24.com/new-zealand-games/
The New Zealand Rural Games 2026 is scheduled for 13 -15 March.
At the heart of the Games are a series of traditional sports attracting top competitors from throughout Aotearoa. You can expect to see several national and world champions battling for prestigious titles.
Entry is free!
Friday is the men's TIMBERSPORTS® Championships, Agri Futures careers expo and Clash of the Colleges - where hundreds of teens battle it out for bragging rights.
Saturday and Sunday, we host championships for Highland Heavies, Sheep Dog Trials, womens and rookies TIMBERSPORTS®, Fencing, Tree Climbing, Shearing, Gumboot and Cowpat Throwing, Egg Throw and Catch, and the inaugural Golden Loader NZ forestry championship and the North Island Secondary School Shearing Championships.