New Zealand Winter Games


The New Zealand Winter Games is an international multi-sport event held every two years in New Zealand. The event is organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust.

Overview

The Games are organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust with the support of the Government of New Zealand, Sport and Recreation New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
The inaugural New Zealand Winter Games was held in August 2009 in the New Zealand city of Dunedin, and the towns of Queenstown, Wanaka, and Naseby, which are all situated in the Otago region of New Zealand. Events included alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, and snowboarding, as well as two demonstration events of winter triathlon and luge. Canada was the overall winner of the games, with the United States and Japan in second and third respectively.
The second Winter Games were set to be held in August 2011. Methven, which is situated in the Canterbury region, was added as a venue alongside the venues from the previous Games. The number of events was increased from seven to nine. Winter triathlon was promoted to a full event and short track was added.
In 2013 and 2015 the number of events were decreased to five.
The Winter Games in 2017 were held between August 25 and September 10.

List of Games


YearHostsDatesNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsRef
2009
Details		Dunedin, Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka21 August – 30 August41816751
2011
Details		Dunedin, Methven, Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka13 August – 28 August36887938
2013
Details		Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka15 August – 25 August699513
2015
Details		Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka21 August – 30 August445527
2017
Details		Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka25 August – 10 September428467
2018
Details		Naseby, Queenstown, Wanaka24 August – 8 September7

Sports

This is the list as sports at the 2017 Games.