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There is a load taking place on the North Island of New Zealand.
I can't find any on the South Island yet.
Here they are:
7th February Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
7th March Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
18th April Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
9th May Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
13th June Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
11th July Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
8th August Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
5th September Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
17th October Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
21st November Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.
12th December Summit Junior Rapid, Auckland.

I am holding monthly junior events in Christchurch as well, getting kids into tournament chess, 16 kids in November, 25 in December, will see how the January one pans out! Outside the NZCF for now, unrated, but with some decent juniors competing.

Other than that there are no junior only events that I know of down South (apart from Interschools and school led chess), kids are encouraged to join the clubs when of a suitable strength.

The regional interschools events take place late in term 2 I think, plus in Christchurch in term 3 we should have an individual junior champs, a social teams event and a girls only event. Most regions will hold similar events, not all will be posted on the NZCF calendar.