General Details
The 2024 NZIFBB Waikato Natural & Regional Champs is being held on 19th of October.To register you must be an active 2024 NZIFBB Member. This event is a NZ Natural Nationals Qualifier ( if you compete in any Natural Show) or a NZ NATIONAL Qualifier 2024- if you compete in any Regional)
Venue: Sir Howard Centre
1170 Fenton Street, Rotorua 3010
The tentative order of events are as follows:
Women’s Physique
Figure
Wellness
Bikini
Classic Physique
Bodybuilding Men
Men’s Physique
ENTRY FEE
The fee to enter the 2024 NZIFBB Waikato Natural and Regional Champs ( each show ) is $200 one class, $250 Two Classes ( doing any 2 classes – (ie. novice bikini and open) and $300 Three Classes ( doing any 3 classes). FEES INCLUDE BASE AND STAGE DAY TAN.
Crossovers are allowed in all divisions.
AUCKLAND ATHLETES CHECK-IN (NO TANS )
FRIDAY 18th October – 10am-12noon- tentative times
@ Xtreme Nutrition
119 Wellesley Street West Auckland CBD 1010
OFFICIAL ATHLETE CHECK-IN & TAN
ALL ATHLETES
Lynmore Scout Group – 32B Lewis Rd, Lynmore, Rotorua
Friday, 18th of October: Tentative Times
4:00pm – 6pm- Women Check-In / Base Tan
6pm-8pm- Men Check-In / Base Tans
Saturday Stage Day Tans: Lynmore Scout Group – 32B Lewis Rd, Lynmore, Rotorua
8am- NATURAL Women Athletes ONLY
9am- NATURAL Men Athletes ONLY
10am-12pm- REGIONAL Women
12-1pm- REGIONAL MEN
You must bring your competition suits/ shoes for verification.
SHOW DAY – NATURAL ONE SHOW FORMAT 10AM START | REGIONAL 3PM START – TENTATIVE
Natural Show Judging will begin at 10am on Saturday, 19 October and straight thru to finals. REGIONAL Show judging will start at 3pm.All regional athletes are required to be backstage by 2 (tentative) for athlete briefing. Judging will begin promptly at 3.DO NOT BE LATE
** NO ALCOHOL , SMOKING OR VAPING ALLOWED AT ANY OF OUR EVENTS** if you are caught doing so you will be disqualified
REGISTRATION
Annual Membership Fee: $100 ( paid once prior to competing per calendar year)
REGIONALS ( any athlete in NZ can compete at ANY regional event- it is not by where you live, or city/ region based – you can compete in any show in NZ- ( no qualification needed unless you are an International athlete )
NATIONALS PRO QUALIFIER- OPEN to NZ Athletes ONLY – you must compete in ANY regional event prior to NZ Nationals to qualify )
NATURAL PRO QUALIFIER- NZ Athletes – you must compete in ANY NATURAL regional event prior to NZ Natural Nationals to qualify ) – INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES – SEE RULES BELOW
Regional Entry Fees:
ONE CLASS – $200
TWO CLASSES- $250
THREE CLASSES- $300
** ALL ENTRY FEES INCLUDE BASE AND STAGE DAY TAN**
NPC RULES & GUIDELINES
REGIONAL athletes must follow the NPC Rules & Guidelines.
NATURAL CONTEST RULES
General Rules
RULE 1: The following countries have a Regional requirement:
Belgium, Canada, France, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan (District of), United Kingdom
RULE 2: Athletes who live in a country that has a Regional requirement must compete in a Natural Regional in their country before they can compete in a Natural Pro Qualifier anywhere in the world.
RULE 3: Notwithstanding Rule 2, if a country has a Regional requirement but does not hold a Natural Regional before a scheduled Natural Pro Qualifier anywhere in the world, athletes may compete in a Natural Pro Qualifier only if the Natural Pro Qualifier is held before the first Natural Regional in the athlete’s country. When the first Natural Regional is held in the athlete’s country, athletes from that country may not compete in any other Natural Pro Qualifier without first meeting the Regional requirement.
RULE 4: Athletes who live in countries that do not have a Regional requirement may compete in any Natural Pro Qualifier anywhere in the world.
Technical Rules
RULE 5: Testing will be by urinalysis for anabolic agents and diuretics.
RULE 5A: Persons using HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) are not eligible to compete in NPC Worldwide Natural contests.
RULE 6: The following required minimum number of tests will be conducted:
- Natural Regional: overall winner in each Open division
- Natural Pro Qualifier: top 2 in each Open division overall
If a division has less than five competitors, the winner will be tested.
RULE 7: At a Natural Regional, the Head Judge, at his or her discretion, has authority to test the second-place competitor in an open division overall.
RULE 8: The contest organizer, as the testing authority, may conduct more than the required minimum number of tests provided:
- the total number of tests to be conducted in each division is clearly indicated on the competitor entry form; and
- NPC Worldwide is given prior notice of the number of tests in each division above the required minimum.
RULE 9: The testing agency must be pre-approved by NPC Worldwide.
RULE 10: All individuals involved in maintaining the chain of custody, to include collection, documentation and transportation of samples to the testing agency, must be completely independent from the contest organizer.
RULE 11: Test results will be considered confidential. NPC Worldwide will be informed of the test results no later than three weeks after the contest.
RULE 12: The contest organizer will be responsible for results management.
Penalties
RULE 13: The penalties for a positive test result are as follows:
- First offence: one-year suspension
- Second offence: two-year suspension
- Third offence: lifetime suspension
The suspension is from all NPC Worldwide contests.
RULE 14: If an athlete’s A sample tests positive, that athlete will be provisionally suspended until a final finding is determined.
Pro Card Rules
RULE 15: Athletes who earn an IFBB PRO card at a Natural Pro Qualifier may not compete in an IFBB PRO contest until the test results are received by the testing authority and reported to NPC Worldwide.
Photos
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*Combination of Individual and comparisons*
One class $60 -15 photos
Two classes $100 (30 photos)
3 classes $125 ( 40 photos)
Tickets
General Admission to the Waikato NATURAL AND REGIONAL Champs is 50 NZD each per show or you can purchase 2 SHOW Event Combo Tickets for $80. Available to purchase online via ticketmaster.co.nz ( link below – buy tickets here) or at venue from 9-10am box office hour only.
