The 2026 Regional Championships will be played in four categories: Intermediate, Senior, Women, and Open, as in previous years.
The format for the Regional Championships has been changed for 2026, with the competition divided into two segments. The first qualifying segment will be a double round-robin between teams from the seven regions, to be held on the weekend of 1-3 May (the weekend formerly set aside for Regional Trials). The top two teams in each division will compete in the second final segment, which will be held in Palmerston North on Friday 6 November, immediately preceding the 2026 National Congress.
The Central Districts Regional Committee has decided that in 2026 our teams to to compete in the qualifying segment will be selected. Pairs that wish to be considered for selection are asked to self-nominate to the CD Region Secretary by 15 March 2026, indicating the division they wish to be considered for (Intermediate, Open, Senior, Women's) and including information about their partnership history in their nomination. As in previous years, pairs who wish to be considered for selection must be members of a Central Districts Club.