The Great Summer Challenge

The Great Summer Challenge logo.

Read every day during the holidays and complete fun challenges by yourself or with family and friends.

There are great prizes to be won with every challenge!

  • Reading and challenges for all ages
  • You decide how much, what and when you’d like to read
  • Complete challenges and be in to win! (scroll down to find all the challenges).

How to get started

Entry is free!

The Great Summer Challenge has ended for 2021/2022.

The challenge sheets are still available.

What you do

  • Read at home, or at the beach or a place of your choice.
  • Keep a reading log.
  • Ask your parents / caregiver to sign your reading log for each book you read.
  • Select challenges you would like to do and have fun.
  • Send completed your reading log and challenges to us no later than Friday 14 January 2022.

View, download and print the challenges below. 

Challenge 1 Reading is compulsory.

The Challenges

You can choose any of the following challenges you like to do - or try them all!

Full instructions are included with each challenge sheet.  

Some challenges can earn you spot prizes.

Select and download the Challenges you would like to do from the links below:

Reading challenge

Writing challenges

Craft challenges

Inside and outside challenges

Important dates

  • Friday 10 December 2021 - registrations open.
  • Friday 31 December 2021 - registration closes.
  • Friday 14 January 2022 - last day to return all completed items.
  • Friday 21 January 2022 - Grand Finale and prizewinners announced

Sponsors

Dept of Conservation

Whangarei Conservation Adventures brochure

Toyota Kiwi Guardians

Fun things to do in spring

Craniums - books, toys, hobbies, science, art

Event Cinemas Whangarei

Whangarei Aquatic Centre

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