Coal Shoveling | Te Tātāwhāinga Koko Waro O Aotearoa

NZ Coal Shoveling Championship

• ‘Have-a-go’ open sessions, Sunday 10:30am 12:30am
• National Championship, Sunday 11:30am 12:30pm

How quickly could you shift a ton of coal into a hopper? The world record for a team of two shoveling half a ton is a staggering 14.8 seconds held by West Coasters Brian Coghlan & Piet Groot, but which of our ‘Coal Blacks’ will take out this year’s champs?

As well as coal shoveling athletes from the West Coast expect to see some famous names from more familiar sports competing for individual, doubles and novices titles.

Watch action from previous Games