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Sporadica, Renee Louie, New Zealand

Key dates & Deadlines

Here is a helpful list to help you prepare for key dates and deadlines such as when the online entry process opens and when official judging occurs. All dates and times are New Zealand Time.

2025 COMPETITIOn

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Deadline

International Designers

New Zealand Designers

Entries open

28 October 2024
28 October 2024

Step 1 closes - Intention to enter

13 February 11:59pm NZDT 2025
2 April 11:59pm NZDT 2025

Step 2 closes - Submit your entry.
Entries close for preliminary selection

20 February 11:59pm NZDT 2025
9 April 11:59pm NZST 2025

Preliminary selection

25 February 2025 NZDT
15 April 2025

Notification of preliminary selection

27 February 2025
17 April 2025

Mainfreight shipping drop-off

UK, Europe & USA
10 – 17 March 2025
Asia
17 – 24 March 2025
Australia
31 March – 7 April 2025
Main Centres
5 May – 19 May 2025 
Local Depots
6 May - 13 May 2025

Step 3 closes - Preliminarily selected entries paperwork

28 May 11:59pm NZST 2025
28 May 11:59pm NZST 2025

Final delivery cut-off

4 June 5:00pm NZST 2025
4 June 5:00pm NZST 2025

Final selection

27 June 2025
27 June 2025

Results notified

2 July 2025
2 July 2025

Preliminary judging

24 August 2025
24 August 2025

Final judging

15 September 2025
15 September 2025

Awards night

19 September 2025
19 September 2025

2026 COMPETITIOn

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Deadline

International Designers

New Zealand Designers

Entries Open

Early November 2025
Early November 2025

Step 1 Closes - Intention to enter

12 February 11:59pm NZDT 2026
1 April 11:59pm NZDT 2026

Step 2 Closes - Submit your entry. Entries close for pre-selection

26 February 11:59pm NZDT 2026
15 April 11:59pm NZST 2026

Preliminary selection

3 March 2026 NZDT
21 April 2026 

Notification of preliminary selection

5 March 2026
23 April 2026

Mainfreight shipping drop-off

UK & Europe  
9 – 18 March 2026 

USA  
16 – 23 March 2026

Asia  
16 – 23 March 2026

Australia
7 – 17 April 2026
Main Centres
4 May – 18 May 2025
 
Local Depots
6 May - 13 May 2025

Step 3 Closes - For preliminary selected entries paperwork

15 May 11:59pm NZST 2026
15 May 11:59pm NZST 2026

Final delivery cut off

3 June 5:00pm NZST 2026
3 June 5:00pm NZST 2026

Final selection

26 June 2026
26 June 2026

Results notified

1 July 2026
1 July 2026

Preliminary judging

23 August 2026
23 August 2026

Final judging

14 September 2026
14 September 2026

Awards night

18 September 2026 
18 September 2026 
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