THE FULL T&Cs
‘Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion’
Terms and conditions
The Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion period begins at 6.00am and closes 8.59pm on Friday 25 July 2025. This promotion is coordinated by Te Huia, on behalf of Waikato Regional Council (WRC).
Promotion entry
The participant enters the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion in accordance with these Terms and any Promotion Specific Terms below:
How to enter
Jump onboard Te Huia on Friday 25 July to be in to win one of seven spot prizes. Entrants must be fare paying passengers.
Conditions of entry
To participate in the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion, the Participant must:
— be aged 16 years or older;
— be resident in Waikato, New Zealand;
— by entering, the entrant agrees that their name maybe and/or social media handle may be used to make announcements of the winner(s) on social media channels for Te Huia.
The entrant may enter the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion once only.
Entries for the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion must be received by Te Huia within the promotion period.
Any entry that:
— is received outside of the promotion period; and/or
— has not been submitted in accordance with these terms and Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion specific terms; and/or
— is otherwise incomplete, incorrect, or illegible will be deemed invalid, at the absolute discretion of Te Huia; and/or
— uses or includes any offensive content; or plagarised content will not be eligible for entry.
Entries are accepted at the time of receipt by Waikato Regional Council and Te Huia. Waikato Regional Council and Te Huia are not liable for any entries not received for any reason.
Te Huia assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
Prize(s)
Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion prize(s) are defined as;
Grand Prize (x1)
There is one (1) Grand Prize available to win, which is valued at $268 and includes:
- 1x Kindle e-reader (valued at $220)
- 2x Free passes for Te Huia
Spot Prizes (x6)
There are six (6) Spot Prizes available to win. Each Sport Prize is valued at $78 each, and includes:
- 2x Free passes for Te Huia
- 1x Coffee Cup
- Hat (Adult cap or Adult bucket hat)
Prize(s) collection
Prize(s) must be collected onboard Te Huia during the promotional period.
Prize winner(s)
The Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion winner(s) shall be determined in the manner set out in the following promotion specific terms;
All passengers may enter by opting to recieve a ticket with a number printed as they board Te Huia on Friday 25 July 2025.
The winner(s) will be selected by drawing a ticket number by a member of the Te Huia marketing team or Kiwirail crew member; the winning entrant will be invited to collect the prize immediately.
The winner(s) will be selected by drawing a ticket number by a member of the Te Huia marketing team or Kiwirail crew member; the winning entrant(s) will be invited to collect the prize immediately.
On the 6:05am northbound trip, the Grand Prize winner and one of the Spot Prize winners will be selected; one Spot Prize winner will be selected for each of the five (5) remaining trips on this day.
Te Huia reserves the right to determine a new winner(s) or forfeit the prizes(s) where, after two (2) attempts (within 5 business days of the winner being determined), Te Huia has been unable to make contact with the select winner(s).
The prize(s) must be taken as offered, cannot be redeemed for cash and is neither transferable nor exchangeable, except at the Te Huia’s sole discretion.
If the prize winner(s) does not accept the prize, the prize will be forfeited, and Te Huia reserves the right to determine a new winner.
Te Huia is not liable for any prize that may be lost, stolen, forged, damaged, or tampered with in any way after it leaves our possession.
Te Huia’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
The participant acknowledges that the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with any retail service provider. The associated brands included in the prizes have no official affiliation with Waikato Regional Council, Kiwirail or any business partners.
Use of personal information and consent to publicity
By entering the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion, the Participant agrees that the Promotor may use the Participant’s personal information:
— to carry out the Te Huia 250K Passenger Promotion including determining and notifying the winner(s);
— to provide the prize to the winner, including, where required, disclosing that information to the supplier or sponsor of the prize and/or regulatory authorities; and
— for marketing, promotional, publicity, research, and profiling purposes.
By accepting the prize, the winner agrees their first name and/or photograph being used for such publicity purposes as reasonably determined by Te Huia, including publication on the Te Huia website and/or social media accounts. The winner’s parents/guardian agrees to make themselves reasonably available for this purpose, without compensation.
All personal information will be collected and stored in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and the Waikato Regional Council ‘Privacy of your information’ statement located here.
Definitions
Offensive content
Any content that refers to indecency or obscenity or uses obscene or distasteful language; is likely to cause widespread or serious offence to any members of the public on account of the nature of the product or service being advertised, the wording or design of the content or by way of inference; depicts men, women or children in a sexual manner or displays nude or semi-nude figures in an overtly sexual context; relates to the sex industry including the provision of related products and services; depicts direct or immediate violence to anyone shown in the content. i.e. inclusion of assault rifle gun images or; condones or provokes anti-social behaviour, extremist religious or political views.
