

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Great Matapouri Sandcastle competition 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 am – Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 am
- **Event Description**: The Great Matapouri Sandcastle Competition is back

New years Day

Matapouri beach between the road cone markers, middle of the Beach. 

Starts 11am Judging and prizes 1pm

Big cash prizes 1st 2nd 3rd

Kids sandcastle and family team categories 

If you would like to help promote a great family event on the Tutukaka coast please flick us a message.
Info@theneighbour.co.nz
0274589387

See you there

Josh, Jo and team from The Neighbour
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whangarei/the-great-matapouri-sandcastle-competition/200029399211222
- **Event Categories**: contests, new-year, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 150

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029399211222?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=whangarei-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Whangarei
- **state**: NO
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Tutukaka coast, Whangarei, New Zealand
- **lat**: -35.61022
- **long**: 174.52458
- **full address**: Tutukaka coast, Whangarei, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Neighbour (https://allevents.in/org/the-neighbour/27276391)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3a15fac78edd11da96c06f04b7d0f8e30235aa21ccc6feb17bb4d90db0d78e76-rimg-w1200-h1600-dca2907d-gmir?v=1767212603
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/2bf950feabfb46d880790c6f0be4283a6bb0be006564d9365ced5c128d3ceadf-rimg-w300-h300-dca2907d-gmir?v=1767212604

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tutukaka coast, Whangarei, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Neighbour
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, new-year, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Great Matapouri Sandcastle competition  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "The Great Matapouri Sandcastle competition",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3a15fac78edd11da96c06f04b7d0f8e30235aa21ccc6feb17bb4d90db0d78e76-rimg-w1200-h1600-dca2907d-gmir?v=1767212603",
        "startDate": "2026-01-01",
        "endDate": "2026-01-01",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/whangarei/the-great-matapouri-sandcastle-competition/200029399211222",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Tutukaka coast, Whangarei, New Zealand",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "Tutukaka Coast, Marina Rd, Tutukaka, Whangarei 0173, New Zealand",
                "addressLocality": "Whangarei",
                "addressRegion": "NO",
                "addressCountry": "NZ"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "-35.61022",
                "longitude": "174.52458"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "The Great Matapouri Sandcastle Competition is back\n\nNew years Day\n\nMatapouri beach between the road cone markers, middle of the Beach. \n\nStarts 11am Judging and prizes 1pm\n\nBig cash prizes 1st 2nd 3rd\n\nKids sandcastle and family team categories \n\nIf you would like to help promote a great family even",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "The Neighbour",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-neighbour/27276391"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```