Competition Dates📅 Friday 16 January 2026

Location📍 Mount Maunganui Main Beach, Tauranga

Key Dates & Deadlines

• Entries Open: 24 September 2025 

• Entries Close: Friday, 2nd January 2026

• Team Rosters Due in Teambuilder: Friday,  2nd January 2026

• Team Seeding from: Monday, 5th January 2026

Mens and Womens Pairs (Championship)

Entry Fee: TBC

Players must be from the same tertiary institution and must be attending that tertiary institution full-time. Those entering 1st year in 2026 ARE eligible. Those who have just graduated in 2025 ARE also eligible.

Mens and Womens Pairs (Open Grade)

Entry Fee: TBC

Players must be studying in the tertiary level, whether full-time or part-time. Players can be from different tertiary institutions.

Championships and Open grades may be merged depending on entries.

​​​​​​​All participants must be VNZ registered members https://www.volleyballnz.org.nz/about-us/vnz-membership