Competition information

  • The competition will be held over 3 days.

  • The Senior Division - which may be split into Open and Premier competitions as per previous REINZ championships (depending on numbers) - will consist of heats on Monday followed by finalist auctions on Tuesday.

  • The Rising Star division will consist of heats only, from which a winner and runner-up will be decided on Tuesday.

  • The Senior Division competition order will be decided by a draw on Sunday 6th April at 6:00pm, at REINZ Centre for Excellence, 155 Khyber Pass, Newmarket, Auckland. The Rising Star draw will be conducted on Monday evening.

  • All competitors in each division will auction the same property.

  • The competitions are pre-scripted to ensure consistency for each competitor.

  • Only REINZ appointed bidders are permitted to bid.

  • Each stage of the competition is judged by a panel of experienced auctioneers.

  • All entrants receive detailed competition guidelines to help them train and prepare for the competition. This can include competition specific briefing session/s.

Auctioneers

Competing Divisions

Auctioneers can enter one of two divisions:

Rising Star Division

For new Auctioneers who have called a maximum of 25 public auctions at the date of registration for NZAC 2025 and who have not entered this division more than 4 times (this time can be the 4th & last time to enter).

Senior Division

Split into Open or Premier

(NB: This split is dependent on numbers so please select your preference at the time of registration)

Open to all Auctioneers – no criteria.

The winner and runner-up of the Rising Star Division and up to four finalists from the Senior Division progress to the Australasian Auctioneering Championships (AUSTROs), representing REINZ and New Zealand. The event will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, on 13-15 May 2025.

Who can compete?

  •  REINZ National Auctioneering Championships 2025 are open to REINZ members only.  

  • Residential, commercial, and industrial auctioneers are welcome to enter.

  • Competitors may enter the Rising Star Division or the Senior Division, which depending on numbers may be split into an Open competition and a Premier competition as per our previous championships. The division entered will be based on each contestant’s auctioneering experience and eligibility criteria (see below). Please select your preference at the time of registration.

  • Competitors will be responsible for their own travel & accommodation costs, administration, and personal expenses to attend the NZAC Championships.

Entry Criteria

  • The contestant is a current member of REINZ and their membership is fully paid up. 

  • The contestant is a member of good standing of the real estate profession. 

  • The contestant agrees to abide by the Competition Rules as stated or, additional rules imposed by the relevant Committee of the contest prior to the commencement of the final sessions.

  • The contestant has completed and returned the signed competition Terms and Conditions by the due date (5pm, Friday 21 March 2025). These can be reviewed and downloaded from this website.

  • The contestant has paid the entry fee.

Competition entry

Enter by clicking on the ENTRY button top right. Entry deadline: 5pm, Tuesday 18 March 2025.

Entry fee to enter (all divisions) is $320 including GST. Payment must be made at the time of entry to constitute an accepted entry.

Please email us if you have any questions.

Judges

Judging Panel

The judging panel will consist of six members representing the real estate and property professions in New Zealand and be chaired by a separate person who will also be the Chief Judge. Judges are to be unbiased, consistent, fair, and transparent in their deliberations.

Judging Criteria

  • The Chief Judge’s decision is final.

  • The judging and tally sheets remain confidential to the Judging Panel. (The method of scoring must be explained to all contestants prior to the start of the heats.)

  • Individual assessments are to be collected from judges after each contestant has finished, but time is to be allowed for judges to confer, if necessary, before the sheets are collected.

  • In the event of a tied score in the final for the winner, a count back will apply to determine the winner.