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Waimakariri
Nature Photo
Competition
Explore our beautiful parks, reserves, or your own backyard this summer and enter your best photograph(s) of native birds, lizards, fish or insects, emphasising the Waimakariri landscape and habitat. ​
Win great prizes including a family pass to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve and a framed print of your photo! See all prizes below.
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Competition open until Feb 28th 2026​
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Competition details and prizes
We are excited to be running our third Waimakariri Nature Photo Competition with another great group of prizes thanks to our supporters.
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We want to encourage photos which show native wildlife in the surrounding environment.
This may be the beach or a local park but it could also be your garden or a roadside.
The key is that we want to see native wildlife doing its thing in Waimakariri.
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This year we have one all-ages open section and prizes will be awarded for first place and two runner ups.
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Prizes include:
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1st place:
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A framed A4 print of your winning photo thanks to Cameo Fine Arts in Rangiora
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A copy of Caring for Kahurangi by Sandy and Robin Toy with photographs by Ruedi Mosimann - The inspiring story of friends and fauna. Thanks to the publisher Potton and Burton.
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A family day pass to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve (valid for 6 months)​
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2nd runner up:
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A framed A4 print of your winning photo thanks to Cameo Fine Arts in Rangiora
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A copy of Caring for Kahurangi by Sandy and Robin Toy with photographs by Ruedi Mosimann - The inspiring story of friends and fauna. Thanks to the publisher Potton and Burton.
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3rd runner up:
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A framed A4 print of your winning photo thanks to Cameo Fine Arts in Rangiora​
Thanks to our competition sponsors
