Inter-club competitions and Ribbon days

Ribbon days are hosted by different athletes clubs over the course of the athletic season and are open to all registered athletes from any club affiliated to Athletics New Zealand. 

They are called Ribbon Days as first to eighth place are awarded with a ribbon. 

We encourage our children to participate in ribbon days held throughout the season. These give children the opportunity to compete against and get to know children from other clubs.  For those who are more serious, competing is the best form of training. 

Club uniform is compulsory and age flashes must be sewn onto the top.

For more information about each event listed above please see the Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty Children’s Athletics Handbook. This can be found here:  Children’s Athletics | Athletics Waikato & Bay Of Plenty (athleticswaikatobayofplenty.org.nz)

To view a full list of events in the region and links to each club’s webpage, check out the following Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty webpage: Events | Athletics Waikato & Bay Of Plenty (athleticswaikatobayofplenty.org.nz)

2025-2026 Calendar of Regional and National Events Schedule

OCT 2025

• Sat 5 Oct Masters Oceania Throws Pentathlon Tauranga
• Sat 11 Oct Auckland / WBOP 10,000m Championships Mt Smart
• Sat 18 Oct Open Meeting Porritt 2.00pm
• Sun 19 Oct WBOP Masters Have-A-Go Day (1) Porritt Midday
• Sat 25 Oct Open Meeting + 12/13 grades Porritt 2.00pm

NOV 2025

• Sat 1 Nov Open Meeting + 12/13 grades,   incl WBOP Mile Champs Tauranga 2.00pm
• Sat 8 Nov Whakatane Ribbon Day Whakatane 10.00am
• Sat 8 Nov Open Meeting + 12/13 grades Porritt 2.00pm
• Sun 9 Nov Jumps Day – Coaching and Competition Porritt 11.00am
• Sun 9 Nov WBOP Masters Have-A-Go Day (2) Tauranga Midday
• Sat 15 Nov Open Meeting Porritt 2.00pm
• Sun 16 Nov Sam Johnson Memorial Throws Meeting Porritt 9.00am
• Sat 22 Nov Te Awamutu Ribbon Day Te Awamutu 10.00am
• Sat 22 Nov Open Meeting Tauranga 2.00pm
• Sun 23 Nov Hurdles Day – Coaching and Competition Tauranga 11.00am
• Fri 28-Sun 30 Nov North Island Masters Track & Field Champs Tauranga
• Sat 29 Nov Fairfield Ribbon Day Porritt 10.00am
• Sun 30 Nov Open Meeting Porritt 11.00am

DEC 2025

• Fri 5 – Sun 7 Dec NZ Sec Schools Track & Field Champs Hastings
• Sat 6 Dec Taupo Ribbon Day Taupo 10.00am
• Sun 14 Dec Porritt Fun Day Porritt 2.00pm
• Sun 14 Dec Masters Xmas Meeting Tauranga Midday

JAN 2026

• Sat 3 Jan Tauranga Twilight (incl WBOP 3000m Champs) Tauranga
• Sun 4 Jan Powerspeed Relays Festival – 13 yrs and up
• (hosted by Athletics Tauranga) Tauranga
• Fri 9 - Sun 11 Jan North Island Colgate Games Tauranga
• Sat 10 Jan Lovelock Classic (inc. NZ 10,000m Champs) Timaru
• Fri 16-Sun 18 Jan South Island Colgate Games Nelson
• Sat 17 Jan Potts Classic & NZ Short Track Champs Hastings
• Sun 18 Jan WBOP Masters Champs Tauranga 9.00am
• Sat 24 Jan Open Meeting + 12/13 grades Porritt 2.00pm
• Sat 24 Jan Cooks Classic (inc. NZ Mile Champs) Whanganui
• Fri 30 Sat 31 Jan Sola Power Throws Wellington
• Sat 31 Jan 10/11 and 12/13 Challenge Day - Massey Park Papakura
• Sat 31 Jan WBOP Senior Champs – Day 1 Porritt 1.30pm

FEB 2026

• Sun 1 Feb Capital Classic (inc. NZ U20 Mile Champs) Wellington
• Sat 7 - Sun 8 Feb NZ Combined Events Championships Auckland
• Fri 13 Feb Te Aroha Short & Sweet Childrens Meet Te Aroha
• Sat 14 Feb Porritt Classic (inc. NZ U20 3000m Champs) Porritt
• Porritt Classic Youth Pre Meet Porritt
• Sun 15 Feb Masters Trophy Day Porritt Midday
• Sat 21 Feb Cambridge Pentathlon Cambridge 9.00am
• Sat 21 Feb WBOP Senior Champs - Day 2 Tauranga 10.00am
• Sat 28 Feb Open Meeting Porritt 2.00pm
• Sat 28 Feb Bellevue Ribbon Day Tauranga
• Sat 28 Feb Auckland / WBOP Pole Vault Champs Mt Smart

MAR 2026

• Thurs 5 - Sun 8 Mar NZ Track and Field Championships Auckland
• Sat 7 Mar Paeroa Ribbon Day Paeroa 10.00am
• Thurs 12 Mar WBOP Sec Schools BOP Zones Tauranga 9.00am
• Fri 13 – Sun 15 Mar NZ Masters Track & Field Championships Inglewood
• Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar WBOP Children’s T&F and Relay Champs Porritt 9.30am
• Wed 18 Mar WBOP Sec Schools Championships Tauranga 9.00am
• Sat 21 Mar Open Meeting Porritt 4.00pm
• Sun 22 Mar Masters Multi Events Champs Tauranga 9.30am
• Sat 28 - Sun 29 Mar North Island Sec Schools Championships Papakura