{"id":14579,"global_id":"athletics.org.nz?id=14579","global_id_lineage":["athletics.org.nz?id=14579"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2026-04-15 15:17:56","date_utc":"2026-04-15 03:17:56","modified":"2026-06-19 11:01:42","modified_utc":"2026-06-18 23:01:42","url":"https:\/\/athletics.org.nz\/event\/2027-north-island-colgate-games\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/athletics.org.nz\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/14579","title":"2027 North Island Colgate Games","description":"<p><strong>The 2027 North Island Colgate Games will be held at Trigg Arena in Whang\u0101rei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entry is open to any child aged 7-14 years who is a member of an affiliated athletics club, and both events present an opportunity for children to compete in a fun and encouraging environment.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to be selected or be a top athlete, though medals are awarded for 10-14 year old\u2019s in each event. For 7-9 year old\u2019s, the focus is on participation.<\/p>\n<p>The Colgate Games are held in January every year and are made up of two events, the North Island Colgate Games and the South Island Colgate Games<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Event Entries <\/strong>Coming Soon<strong><br \/>\nColgate Shirt Orders <\/strong>Coming Soon<strong><br \/>\nEvent Schedule<\/strong>\u00a0Coming Soon<br \/>\n<strong>Spectator Tickets<\/strong> Coming Soon<br \/>\n<strong>Event Guide<\/strong> Coming Soon<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Team Managers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Team managers <a href=\"https:\/\/events.mygameday.app\/event\/27colgateteammanagers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, Team Managers must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold a\u00a0<strong>current Athletics NZ membership<\/strong> for the 2026\/27 season:\n<ul>\n<li>Community Volunteer<\/li>\n<li>Community Coach<\/li>\n<li>Accredited Coach<\/li>\n<li>Official<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have\u00a0<strong>completed the World Athletics Safeguarding Course<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be\u00a0<strong>Police vetted by Athletics NZ<\/strong>\u00a0within the last 3 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team Managers who meet all the above requirements will receive a\u00a0<strong>complimentary 3-day pass<\/strong>\u00a0to the event, sent via email.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Officials &amp; Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mygameday.app\/event\/cnivolunteers2027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a> to VOLUNTEER at the 2026 North Island Colgate Games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mygameday.app\/event\/cniofficials2027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a> to be an OFFICIAL for 2026 North\u00a0 Island Colgate Games.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Opening Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information will be available soon<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"2027-north-island-colgate-games","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2027-01-08 08:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"01","day":"08","hour":"08","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2027-01-10 17:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"01","day":"10","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2027-01-07 19:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"01","day":"07","hour":"19","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2027-01-10 04:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2027","month":"01","day":"10","hour":"04","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Pacific\/Auckland","timezone_abbr":"NZDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"NZD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Junior","slug":"junior","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":10,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","id":10,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/athletics.org.nz\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/10","collection":"https:\/\/athletics.org.nz\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"2027 North Island Colgate Games","description":"&lt;p&gt;The 2027 North Island Colgate Games will be held at Trigg Arena in Whang\u0101rei Entry is open to any child aged 7-14 years who is a member of an affiliated athletics club, and both events present an opportunity for children to compete in a fun and encouraging environment. 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