Entries open: Wednesday 17 December 2025.
All the essential dates for upcoming jury tours and awards events for Regional and New Zealand Architecture Awards.
December 2025
February 2026
Entries close: Wednesday 18 February 2026 @ 5pm.
Late entry close: Friday 20 February 2026 @ 5pm. Entrants must pay a late entry fee if entering after 5pm on 18 February.
Enter a project
March-April 2026
Regional Awards shortlists announced: From Monday 16 March 2026.
Regional Jury Tours: Monday 16 March to Friday 24 April 2026.
May-June 2026
Gisborne & Hawke's Bay Architecture Awards Ceremony
Friday 1 May 2026
MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
Nelson & Marlborough Architecture Awards Ceremony
Friday 8 May 2026
Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
Waikato & Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards Ceremony
Friday 15 May 2026
Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui
Southern Architecture Awards Ceremony
Friday 22 May 2026
Regent Theatre, Dunedin
Western Architecture Awards Ceremony
Friday 29 May 2026
New Plymouth Club, New Plymouth
Canterbury Architecture Awards Ceremony
Thursday 4 June 2026
James Hay Theatre, Town Hall, Christchurch
Wellington Architecture Awards Ceremony
Thursday 11 June 2026
Shed 6, Wellington
Auckland Architecture Awards Ceremony
Thursday 18 June 2026
SkyCity Theatre, Auckland
November 2026
New Zealand Architecture Awards
Auckland (venue and date TBC)
The 2026 New Zealand Architecture Awards are now closed. Regional Awards shortlists are announced from Wednesday 11 March.
