No one puts on a party like Northern Rocks. NiBS heads to Tāmaki Makaurau in July for the penultimate round of the series.

Major format update for 2025 - please read the rules and info page!

Start and Finish Times

Participants can choose from one of four main rounds on Saturday, or the Youth Round on Sunday morning.

Saturday 9.30am - 11.30am - registration opens 9am
Saturday 12pm - 2pm - registration opens 11.30am, or
Saturday 2.30pm - 4.30pm - registration opens 2pm, or
Saturday 5pm - 7pm - registration opens 4.30pm
Sunday 9am - 11am - registration opens 8.30am (Youth Round)

Finals will be at approximately 7.30pm for the top 5 female and top 5 male entrants after the Saturday main rounds.

Sunday Youth Round

The Sunday Youth round will be open only to competitors in the U11, U13, and U15 categories and any parents/caregivers who prefer to climb in the same round as their kids.

U11, U13 & U15 participants can only climb in the Sunday Youth round and will require an adult (who can be climbing) to help keep them safe and record their scores on their behalf.

Adults who aren't parents/caregivers can't climb in the Sunday Youth round.

We will run prizegiving for the U11, U13 and U15 categories at the end of the Sunday Youth round. Caregivers climbing in other categories (Opens, Masters, Veterans) will still qualify for series points, but if you want to make the podium you’ll need to climb in a Saturday round as prizegiving will be held for these categories before the finals at 7pm.

Registration Fees

$30 for NZAC members with ID
$40 for everyone else
Preregistration and payment is required to confirm your place as the events regularly sell out - don’t leave it to the day of the event!