STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® New Zealand Rookies Championship

    When?
  • –

New Zealand’s top rookie axe men will be Rural Games.

Our 2025 lineup was

u003csvg xmlns=u0022http://www.w3.org/2000/svgu0022 viewBox=u00220 0 448 512u0022u003eu003cpath d=u0022M224 256A128 128 0 1 0 224 0a128 128 0 1 0 0 256zm-45.7 48C79.8 304 0 383.8 0 482.3C0 498.7 13.3 512 29.7 512H418.3c16.4 0 29.7-13.3 29.7-29.7C448 383.8 368.2 304 269.7 304H178.3zu0022/u003eu003c/svgu003e
  • Mathew Gower – Whangamoamoa
  • Morgan Bolstad – Taumaruni
  • Sam Bellamy – Stratford
  • Sam Unahi – Invercargill
u003csvg xmlns=u0022http://www.w3.org/2000/svgu0022 viewBox=u00220 0 448 512u0022u003eu003cpath d=u0022M224 256A128 128 0 1 0 224 0a128 128 0 1 0 0 256zm-45.7 48C79.8 304 0 383.8 0 482.3C0 498.7 13.3 512 29.7 512H418.3c16.4 0 29.7-13.3 29.7-29.7C448 383.8 368.2 304 269.7 304H178.3zu0022/u003eu003c/svgu003e
  • Scott Matthews – Hokitika
  • Jack Matthews – Hokitika
  • Lochie Windley – Rolleston
  • Willie Hoyle – Expat Kiwi now from Victoria, Australia

Timetable

u003csvg xmlns=u0022http://www.w3.org/2000/svgu0022 viewBox=u00220 0 512 512u0022u003eu003cpath d=u0022M464 256A208 208 0 1 1 48 256a208 208 0 1 1 416 0zM0 256a256 256 0 1 0 512 0A256 256 0 1 0 0 256zM232 120V256c0 8 4 15.5 10.7 20l96 64c11 7.4 25.9 4.4 33.3-6.7s4.4-25.9-6.7-33.3L280 243.2V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24s-24 10.7-24 24zu0022/u003eu003c/svgu003e
  • 1 PM Stock Saw
  • 1:30 PM Standing Block
  • 2 PM Single Saw
u003csvg xmlns=u0022http://www.w3.org/2000/svgu0022 viewBox=u00220 0 512 512u0022u003eu003cpath d=u0022M464 256A208 208 0 1 1 48 256a208 208 0 1 1 416 0zM0 256a256 256 0 1 0 512 0A256 256 0 1 0 0 256zM232 120V256c0 8 4 15.5 10.7 20l96 64c11 7.4 25.9 4.4 33.3-6.7s4.4-25.9-6.7-33.3L280 243.2V120c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24s-24 10.7-24 24zu0022/u003eu003c/svgu003e
  • 2:30 PM Underhand Chop
  • 3:30 PM Springboard
  • 4 PM Medal Ceremony & Photos

It’s a whole day of wood chopping – in the morning watch the New Zealand Women’s Championship and then the Rookies in the afternoon.

Presented in association with

Stihl Timbersports Logo