The Classics

The Classics are a series of World Challenger and National Permit events held around the country in January and February. This means that World Athletics ranking points are up for grabs for placegetters, meaning that the Classics attract (but are not limited to) the country’s best athletes.

The Classics include the following events in 2025:

• Sat 21 Dec - Night of Fives Permit Meeting - North Shore
• Sat 11 Jan - Lovelock Classic – Timaru 
•  Sat 18 Jan - Sola Power Throwers Meeting - Lower Hutt
• Sat 25 Jan - PAK’nSAVE Cooks Classic – Whanganui – World Continental Tour
• Wed 29 Jan - Team Ledger Harcourts Capital Classic - Wellington - World Continental Tour 
• Sat 1 Feb - Potts Classic 25th Anniversary Meet – Hastings – World Continental Tour 
• Sun 9 Feb - Sir Graeme Douglas Meeting – Waitakere – World Continental Tour 
• Sat 15 Feb - Porritt Classic - Hamilton 
• Sat 22 Feb - ITM Track Meeting - Christchurch - World Continental Tour 

Each of these events has its own entry requirements: for some events, entry standards will apply (i.e. an athlete must have attained a certain performance in order to register). The same variation applies for registration fees.

More information on each event is available on the Athletics NZ website, so please check the specific requirements for each event before registering: https://athletics.org.nz/competition/events/