2024 Competition Details
Wednesday 9 October
Competition day
Location: Tomoana Showgrounds
9.30am: Contestants and module providers' morning tea and briefing
10.00am: Competition officially begins
(each module will run for approximately 25 minutes)
12.00pm: Lunch
1:00pm Hortisports
2.00pm: Modules resume
3.45pm: Competition ends
* Above times are subject to change
Thursday 10 October
Leadership panel and awards dinner
Location: Toitoi Events Centre, 101 Hastings Street South, Hastings
4.30pm: Ballance leadership panel
5.30pm: Pre-dinner drinks and canapés
6.30pm: Awards dinner and FMG speech competition
* Please check back for exact awards dinner timings
2024 Prize package
2023 National final recap
The 2023 Young Grower of the Year National Final was a great success. Finalists took part in a series of practical and theoretical at the Indian Association Events Centre in Pukekohe, testing their horticultural skills and knowledge base.
Hundreds of delegates attended day two of the event, where contestants participated in the Ballance Leadership panel and delivered their speeches at the Awards dinner.