2025 Trials Calendar
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A club will send a schedule to the executive for approval from the date applied for in the trials calendar. Once approved the schedule will be posted under Approved Championship Trials. Please note in some cases the Approved Schedule dates will be different to those in the downloaded calendar. The calendar below will be kept updated to reflect any changes.
2025 Championship Trials Calendar
Date Host Club / Trials
JANUARY
4/5 Jan
11/12 Jan
18/19 Jan
25/26 Jan
31-Jan South Otago Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / & Minor Trials)
FEBRUARY
1/2 Feb South Otago Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / ABHR x 1 & Minor Trials)
7/8/9 Feb Canterbury Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk Up x 1 / & Minor Trials)
Working Retriever Club (Retriever x 1)
15/16 Feb
22/23 Feb Western Southland Gundog Club (22/02 Retriever x 1 / & Minor Trials)
Southland Gundog Club (23/02 Retriever x 1)
MARCH
1/2 Mar The Working Retriever Club (Retriever Walk-Up x 2 / Novice Retriever Walk-Up x 2)
8/9 Mar Horowhenua (Retriever Walk-Up x 2 / Novice Retriever Walk-Up)
8/9 Mar North Otago /South Otago/Waimate (8/3 P&S x 2 / 9/3 P&S x 1)
11/12 Mar Central Otago Gundog Club (P&S x 3)
15/16 Mar Canterbury Gundog Club (P&S x 3)
15-Mar South Auckland GDC (Retriever x 1 / & Minor Trials)
22/23/Mar A&RGSPC (P&S x 2)
29/30 Mar Waikato Gundog Club (ABHR x 1 / Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk-Up x 1 / Spaniel Pigeon x 1 P & S x 1 & Minor Trials)
APRIL
5/6 Apr
7-12 Apr SIWSC (Spaniel Natural Game x 4 ( 07, 08, 11, 12 Apr)
12/13 Apr P&S Club/Waikato/Whangarei (12/04 P/S Club - P & S Natural Game x 2 /
Waikato P&S Natural Game x 1 & Whangarei P&S Natural Game x 1
18/19/20/21 Apr (EASTER)
Canterbury Kennel Association (Retriever x 2, Retriever Walk Up x 2,
P & S x 1, ABHR x 1, Minor Trials)
25-Apr Tasman Districts (Retriever Walk -Up x 2 / Novice Walk-up x 2)
26/27 Apr Tasman Districts (ABHR x 2 / Retriever x 2 / & Minors)
MAY
3/4 May
10/11 May
17/18 May The Working Retriever Club (ABHR x 1 / Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk-Up x 1 / Novice
Retriever Walk-Up x 1 & Minor Trials
24/25 May Waikato Gun Dog Club (Retriever Natural Game x 2 & Minor Trials)
(This trial will be held later in the shooting season date to be announced)
24/25 May Working Spaniel Club ( Spaniel Natural Game x 2 )
31/01 May
JUNE
7/8 Jun
9-14 June SIWSC (Spaniel Natural Game x 4 (09, 10, 13, 14 Jun)
14/15 Jun
20-Jun South Auckland (Retriever Natural Game x 1)
20-22 Jun The Working Retriever Club (ABHR x 1 / Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk-Up x 2 / Novice
Retriever Walk-Up & Minor Trials)
21/22 Jun South Auckland (Retriever Walk-Up x 1 / Novice Retriever Walk-Up x 1)
28/29 Jun Working Spaniel Club (28/6 Spaniel Natural Game x 1 /
29/06 Spaniel Natural Game Novice x 1)
28/29 Jun Waimate Gundog Club (Retriever, ABHR/Novice and Puppy
JULY
5/6 Jul Rotorua Gundog Club (05/07 Novice Retriever Walk- Up)
5/6 Jul Canterbury Gundog Club (Retriever Natural Game x 2)
12/13 Jul Horowhenua (13/7 Retriever Natural Game)
19/20 Jul SIWSC (Spaniel Natural Game x 2)
26/27 Jul Working Spaniel Club ( Spaniel Natural Game x 1 / Spaniel Natural Game Novice x 1) 26/27 July Canterbury Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk Up x 1 / & Minor Trials)
AUGUST
2/3 Aug
9/10 Aug
16/17 Aug SIWSC(Spaniel Natural Game x 2)
23/24 Aug
25-30 Aug Working Spaniel Club (Spaniel Natural Game x 4 / Spaniel Natural Game Novice x 2)
NORTH ISLAND (Spaniel Natural Game hosted by the Working Spaniel Club)
30/31 Aug Rotorua Gundog Club (30/08 (Minor Trial Only) Limit, Novice, Puppy Heel Retrieves).
SEPTEMBER
6/7 Sep South Island Labrador Club (Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk Up x 2 / ABHR x 1 / & Minor Trials)
6/7 Sep Rotorua/WSC/P&S Club (6/9 Rotorua P&S Natural Game x 2 /
7/9 WSC P&S Natural Game x 1 / P&S Club P&S Natural Game x 1
13/14 Sep P&S Club/Waikato/WSC (13/09 P&S Club Braced x 1 / Waikato Braced x 1 /
14/09 WSC Braced x 1
13/14 Sep South Auckland (Retriever x 2 / & Minor Trials)
20/21 Sep Whangarei Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / & Minor Trials)
27/28 Sep NORTH ISLAND Hosted by Horowhenua Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk-Up x 1 / ABHR x 1 / & Minor Trials)
27/28 Sep A&RGSPC (P&S x 3)
NORTH ISLAND (DTL P&S Hosted by the A&RGSPC)
OCTOBER
4/5 Oct SIWSC (Sim Spaniel x 2)
11/12 Oct NORTH ISLAND (Braced P&S Hosted by the P&S Club)
11/12 Oct Waimate (ABHR x 1 / Retriever x 1 & Minor Trials)
11/12 Oct North Otago/South Otago/Southland/ North Otago Spaniel x 1 / & Minor Trials /
South Otago (Spaniel x 1 / Southland Spaniel x 1)
18/19 Oct SOUTH ISLAND Hosted by Canterbury Gundog Club
During the week between the SI and NZ a SI and NZ Spaniel Natural Game will be held
(dates to be advised)
25/26 Oct NEW ZEALAND Hosted by The Working Retriever Club
NOVEMBER
01/2 Nov
8/9 Nov Central Otago Gundog Club (Retriever x 2 / & Minor Trials)
15/16 Nov Canterbury Gundog Club (Retriever x 1 / ABHR x 1 / Retriever Walk Up x 2 / Spaniel x 1 /
P & S x 1 / & Minor Trials)
15/16 Nov Working Spaniel Club (15/11 Spaniel Natural Game x 1 / 16/11 Spaniel Natural Game Novice x 1)
22/23 Nov
29/30 Nov The Working Retriever Club( ABHR x 1 / Retriever x 1 / Retriever Walk-Up x 1 / Novice
Retriever Walk-Up / & Minor Trials (To be held in North Island)
29/30 Nov Westland Gun Dog Club (Retriever x 1 / ABHR x 1 / & Minor Trials)
DECEMBER
06/07 December
13/14 December
20/21 December
27/28 December
This calendar is subject to change and will be updated periodically. Contact Club for further details or check www.nzgta.co.nz for the approved schedule.
North Island ABHR/Retriever and Spaniel yet to have a host club apply