2025 New Zealand Cross Country Championships

Key event info:

• Date: Saturday 2 August 2025
• Times:
  • Individual events: 8.30am to 4pm
  • Relay events: 4.30pm to 7pm
• Location: North Hagley Park, Christchurch

Individual Events:

• All entrants in individual events must be registered members of Athletics New Zealand clubs on the day of the event and meet other eligibility criteria as outlined in the Athletics NZ Competitions regulations (see Regulation C6)
• Entry fees increase on 24 July and entries close at 11.59pm on 27 July
• Para athletes - please email outofstadia@athletics.org.nz before entering, and we will assist with finding the appropriate event for you to enter.

Club relays:

• Club administrators need to enter teams on behalf of the club
• Club administrators can edit their team members via the Race Roster portal up until 11.59pm Wed 30 July
• All members of Club teams must be registered members of Athletics New Zealand clubs on the day of the event and meet other eligibility criteria as outlined in the Athletics NZ Competitions regulations (see Regulation C6)
• Clubs can combine to enter a team, however you must ensure that you indicate that this is a non championship team when entering and teams will not be eligible for medals. You can also enter a non-championship team if there is an incorrect gender split (e.g. 1 male, 3 females) or incorrect ages within a team.
• The running order must be male, female, male, female
• Team members (and order) can be updated online by logging into your Race Roster profile up until entries close.
• Entry fees increase on 24 July and entries close at 11.59pm on 30 July

Social Twilight Relay teams:

• To register and learn more, click the link here