West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition NZ

&

- THE KANIERE EMPIRE HOTEL -

BRING YOU THE ANNUAL WEST COAST

KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2025

Fishing - BBQ - Great Yarns!

SATURDAY

24.01.2026

FISH ANYWHERE ON THE WEST COAST!

Heaviest Fish Prizes

Kids and Adults

1st, 2nd & 3rd

Major Spot Prizes!

Spot Prizes Galore!

ENTRYS: $10 KIDS | $30 ADULTS

ENTRY IS OPEN 9AM MONDAY 22ND DEC - ENTRY CLOSES 5PM FRIDAY 23RD JAN

GET YOUR ENTRY FORM AT ANY OF THESE GREAT LOCATIONS!

WILD OUTDOORSMAN - 28 TANCRED STREET, HOKITIKA
FISHING & FIREARMS - 63 TAINUI STREET, GREYMOUTH
KANIERE EMPIRE HOTEL - 289 KANIERE ROAD, HOKITIKA

Rules

x1 Fish per person

Fish MUST be bled, Gilled & Gutted

Fish anywhere on the West Coast!

Stay safe & Have fun!

WEIGH IN AT THE KANIERE EMPIRE HOTEL 6PM SATURDAY 24TH JAN

A huge thank you to our sponsors for your continued support over the last 10 years!

Wild Outdoorsman
Fishing And Firearms
Kaniere Hotel
Hokitika Community Trust
Hokitika Townchip
Westland Upholstry NZ
Delore Electrical & Heatpumps Limited
Moments In Time Hokitika

Superliquor Hokitika

New World Hokitika
Rag Knives Hokitika
Westland Engineering Supplies
The Warehouse - Greymouth
West Op LTD Hokitika
Aitkens Agencies
Speight's
Monteiths
Lion Brown Breweries
Seahorse Kontiki
Bernsport
Composite Development
Pure fishing New Zealand
Black Magic Tackle
Cameron Outdoors Ltd
Outdoor Outfitters
Spika
Stoney Creek NZ
Hunters Element
Outdoor Sports NZ
DaCinka
Adventure Trading
Swazi
Swanndri
Brittain Wynyard & Co Limited
SR Marston & Co Limited
Fishing & leisure
Tight Lines Ltd
Kilwell Sports
Tackleman
Bene Footwear
Merrell
Knifekut
Ampro New Zealand
Svord Knives
The Fishing Paper
Beretta New Zealand
Nioa New Zealand
Mountain Adventure

West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition 2026 Facebook Page

2025 Annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Kahawai Fishing Competition!

This year we had 501 entry's & a total of 107 Kahawai weighed in with a total of 504 prizes given!

A MASSIVE shout out and thank you to all those that helped with the event - before, during or after the Competition, thank you again team, you rock!

Special Thanks to

Grant Symons and the team at the Kaniere Hotel
Nigel Finch and the team at Wild Outdoorsman - Fishing and Firearms
John Nieper and the team at Hoki Hire
Our weigh in team - Alistair Climo & Kelvin Taylor
Our Photographer - Phillippa Pearson
Our BBQ Crew - Merryn Jellie, Riley Smith & Craig Smith

WEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2025

RESULTS

ADULT DIVISION

1st Place Cameron Hamill | 2.58 KG - Prize: $500 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
2nd Place Ross Saddler | 2.12 KG - Prize: $250 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
3rd Place Kerian Russell & Rianna Climo | 1.88 KG - Prize: $150 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher

JUNIOR DIVISION

1st Place Kayden Cudmore | 1.99 KG - Prize: $250 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
2nd Place Fergus Blacktopp | 1.94 KG - Prize: $150 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
3rd Place Nevaeh Jones | 1.90 KG - Prize: $100 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher

AVERAGE FISH

Rylee Cudmore – 1.29 KG

Prize: Fishing Gear RRP $350

MAJOR SPOT PRIZE - ADULTS

Lorraine Gibbons

Rippton Shark Fishing Drone RRP $3,100

MAJOR SPOT PRIZE - JUNIOR

Leo Smith

Fishing Gear RRP $260

HUNTING MAJOR PRIZE

Alwyn Jonker

Winchester Wildcat 22LR RRP $699.99

2024 Annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Kahawai Fishing Competition!

This year we had 376 entry's & a total of only 1 Kahawai weighed in with a total of 290 prizes given!

A MASSIVE shout out and thank you to all those that helped with the event - before, during or after the Competition, thank you again team, you rock!

Special Thanks to

Grant Symons and the team at the Kaniere Hotel
Nigel Finch and the team at Wild Outdoorsman - Fishing and Firearms
John Nieper and the team at Hoki Hire
Our weigh in team - Alistair Climo & Kelvin Taylor
Our Photographer - Phillippa Pearson
Our BBQ Crew - Aleecia Dickie, Barry Pearson, Gary Jellie & Bernie Preston

WEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2024

RESULTS

ADULT DIVISION

1st Place N/A
2nd Place N/A
3rd Place N/A

JUNIOR DIVISION

1st Place Kody McKenzie 0.78 KG Prize: $250 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
2nd Place N/A
3rd Place N/A

AVERAGE FISH

Kody McKenzie – 0.78 KG

Prize: Kilwell Black Shadow 15' Rod, Landing Net & Rod Spike RRP $299.99

MAJOR SPOT PRIZE - ADULTS

Dave Foster

Swellpro Fisherman Max Pro Fishing Drone RRP 5,299

MAJOR SPOT PRIZE - JUNIOR

Asher Fairhurst

Fishing Gear RRP $800
Abu Garcia Max Pro Combo RRP $150

HUNTING MAJOR PRIZE

John Martin

Winchester Wildcat 22LR RRP $899.99

2023 Annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Kahawai Fishing Competition & for toughing out the wet weather!

This year we had 359 entry's & a total of 54 Kahawai weighed in.

A MASSIVE shout out and thank you to all those that helped with the event - before, during or after the Competition, thank you again team, you rock!

Special Thanks to

Grant Symons and the team at the Kaniere Hotel
Nigel Finch and the team at Wild Outdoorsman - Fishing and Firearms
John Nieper and the team at Hoki Hire
Our weigh in team - Alistair Climo & Kelvin Taylor
Our Photographer - Phillippa Pearson
Our BBQ Crew - Barry Pearson, Gary Jellie & Bernie Preston

WEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2023

RESULTS

ADULT DIVISION

1st Place Rod Harris 2.57 KG Prize: $500 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
2nd Place Azza Scott 2.37 KG Prize: $250 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
3rd Place Joe Ngaamo 2.24 KG Prize: $150 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher

JUNIOR DIVISION

1st Place Robbie Guilder 2.10 KG Prize: $250 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
2nd Place Sabian Scott 2.08 KG Prize: $150 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher
3rd Place Aden Routhan 1.88 KG Prize: $100 Wild Outdoorsman Voucher

AVERAGE FISH

Jacob Eyre – 1.44 KG

Prize: Fishing Rod & Mystery Prize

2021 Annual West Coast Kahawai Fishing Competition

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Kahawai Fishing Competition & for toughing out the wet weather!

This year we had 313 entry's & a total of 11 Kahawai weighed in.

A MASSIVE shout out and thank you to all those that helped with the event - before, during or after the Competition, thank you again team, you rock!

Special Thanks to

Grant Symons and the team at the Kaniere Hotel
Nigel Finch and the team at Wild Outdoorsman - Fishing and Firearms
John Nieper and the team at Hoki Hire
Our weigh in team - Alistair Climo & Kelvin Taylor
Our Photographer - Phillippa Pearson
Our BBQ Crew - Barry Pearson, Gary Jellie & Bernie Preston* The Harcourts Team

WEST COAST KAHAWAI FISHING COMPETITION 2021