Spectators are welcome and may enter FREE of charge.

We encourage anyone who is capable of solving under the time limit to compete, but if you feel you're not quite ready to compete yet then we encourage you to come and spectate, then you will have a better understanding of how a competition operates and will know what to do when you do compete later.

There are also plenty of opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. If you would like a judging tutorial please approach an Organizer or a Delegate. If you don't know how to find us, just ask another competitor in the venue and they will be able to help point us out!

Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge. We will run a judging tutorial at the same time as the new competitor tutorial, you can also have someone teach you how to judge later in the day. Judging is not difficult and you don't need to be a cuber to be a successful judge, it is an excellent way to make the time fly by!

Q. I have never been to a competition before, is this a good competition for me?
A. YES! All of our competitions cater for newcomers. There is a new competitor tutorial and plenty of friendly delegates, organisers and other competitors who can help you understand what you need to do.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
A. Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age. Competitors range from young children through to older adults, with a majority being between 10 and 20 years old.

Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
A. To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube! Please check the events tab to see the time limits for each event.

Q. Do children need to have adult supervision?
A. Yes. Adult supervision of children is required at ALL times. The WCA Delegates and Organisers are very busy running the competition and cannot be responsible for supervising children.

Q. How can I change my events?
A. You may make any changes to your registered events by 4 March 2025. After this date you can only remove events. You can change your events by contacting the organisational team detailing your event changes.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
A. You should be at the venue ready to compete at least 30 minutes before your scheduled events, however if you wish to turn up earlier and help with the competition then please do. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day. If this is your first competition then you should also attend the competitor tutorial to make sure you know how to compete.

Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
A. Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial made by Speedcubing Australia. You may also like to watch this helpful competitor guide.

Q. What do I need to bring?
A. You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations. We also recommend you bring a water bottle. Many competitors also bring a 'warm up cube' to use between submitting their puzzle for scrambling and starting their official solve. All timing equipment is provided by Speedcubing New Zealand.

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the next round?
A. Times will be uploaded throughout the competition to WCA live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all competitors times of a round have been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
A. Your Delegates for this competition are Daniel Fraser and James Dyer, feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

Q. Can I help on the day?
A. Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates or Organisers to ask how you can best assist.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
A. After official results are posted after the competition you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
A. There are hundreds of puzzles at these events, so please make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.

Q. Where can I ask other questions?
A. You can contact the organisational team to answer any other questions.

Something New Zealand has been adding to our comps have been making combined time limits to the longer events (6x6/7x7 and 4x4Blind/5x5Blind)

How does running the events at the same time work?

When submitting puzzles there will be two scorecards in your box.
You can submit either cube to compete with and run like normal.
Once you have finished one event, you can submit the other cube.
The scorecards must be kept together for the whole time to make sure the cumulative time limit isn’t passed.

How does this affect newer cubers?

This example will be for the specific requirements of this competition and only outline the times needed for the big cubes, but the same idea applies to big BLD

In past competitions we would have a cutoff of around 4 minutes and 5 minutes for 6x6 and 7x7 respectively, meaning you had to be sub 4 and 5 to complete a mean.
Now, our cutoffs are 10 minutes for both, so just to get a single solve you need to be sub 10 in the events.

To get a mean in just one of the two events, you need to be around sub 8 in the event

To get a mean in both events, you need to be roughly sub 3:30 and sub 5:30 in 6x6 and 7x7 respectively

Which is much more lenient than we used to do, while saving time, its a win for everyone!

How does this affect faster cubers?

If you are comfortably sub 3:30 and sub 5:30 in these events, nothing much has changed except us having that extra time for more events!