Surfing New Zealand is dependent upon the financial support it receives from its major sponsors.  Surfing New Zealand's major sponsors are as follows:

Hyundai
Smokefree
SPARC

Surfing New Zealand must ensure that the interest of these sponsors are maintained and enhanced at all times.  For this reason, for all Surfing New Zealand sanctioned events, it will be a term and condition of entry to the event that competitors do not do anything during the event that undermines or prejudices Surfing New Zealand’s sponsors.  Surfing New Zealand will reserve the right either to refuse entry to any such events or to withdraw a competitor from such events if any competitor does act to undermine or prejudice the position of our official sponsors. 

A number of surfers may be in a position to enter into personal endorsement arrangements with sponsors and these may include potential competitors of our major sponsors.  Surfing New Zealand would not like to see competitors caught in the middle of a potential sponsorship conflict as this cannot benefit anyone.  If you do wish to enter into any sponsorship arrangements with any competitors of Surfing New Zealand’s major sponsors, and you are unsure of the potential effect of this, we would be happy for you to contact us first to discuss this.  In this way, we can all work together to try and prevent any sponsorship conflicts occurring.

Please see below for the revised terms and conditions outlined on SNZ sanctioned event entry forms.  All competitors are required to sign their entry form before entering the water at any event.  In practical terms, that means that competitors cannot ring the SNZ office on the closing day and expect to be entered into an event.

If you have any queries about this, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Terms and Conditions of Entry for Surfing New Zealand Sanctioned Events

1.  The competitor agrees to abide by these terms and conditions and the event rules.  The competitor agrees and acknowledges that failure to comply with these terms and conditions or any event rules may result in the competitor being refused entry to a Surfing New Zealand sanctioned event or being withdrawn from such event.

2.  The competitor agrees that he/she is entering the event at the competitor’s own risk.  The competitor releases Surfing New Zealand, their members or agents or sponsors and any officials connected with any Surfing New Zealand event from all liability for injuries or damages whatsoever arising from the competitor’s participation or presence at the event.

3.  The competitor agrees to abide by the decision of the judges and/or organisers in relation to any matter arising from the event.

4.  The competitor agrees to allow Surfing New Zealand and/or its sponsors on an unlimited basis the use of any moving or still images of the competitor from the event for the purposes only of promoting the "insert event here", any other Surfing New Zealand sanctioned events, any sponsor’s involvement in any such events, and Surfing New Zealand in general.

5.  The competitor agrees not to undertake any actions during the event or enter into any agreements requiring the competitor to undertake any actions during the event which may undermine or prejudice Surfing New Zealand’s major sponsors or its relationship with its major sponsors in any way.

6.  The competitor confirms that he/she is a New Zealand citizen (if applicable).