Accessibility

Registration fees are currently budgeted to be AU$550, in line with recent Australs tournaments.

We are committed to ensuring that all those wanting to attend an Auckland Australs have the opportunity to do so. To this end we will be seeking sponsorship from numerous charitable trusts and organizations in New Zealand to keep attendance costs for international visitors as low as possible.

Given our past successes in securing fundraising from corporate sponsors and charitable trusts for debating events, we are confident in our ability to find sufficient sponsorship from these sources. Finally, we are currently investigating the feasibility of financial assistance for some international participants, including subsidized registration costs and airfares.

Getting to Auckland

Regular scheduled flights to Auckland are available on numerous airlines from across the Asia-Pacific region, including Air New Zealand, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air and Japan Airlines. Example return airfares from Tokyo could be found for as little as AU$1100, from Seoul for AU$1300, and from Singapore for AU$1200. Significantly cheaper fares are often available when booked in advance.

Highly discounted fares are available from Australia when booked in advance from carriers such as JetStar and Virgin Blue. Because July is an off-peak travel period, airfares across the Tasman can start from as little as AU$250 direct to Auckland.