News

13 June 2020

Junior Drivers secure spots for Championship

The twelve drivers have been decided for the McMillan Equine Feeds Junior Drivers Championship.

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21 May 2020

Additional Addington meeting gets green light, if required

In the event excessive entries are received for the NZ Metropolitan TC’s racing resumption meeting on Friday 29 May

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15 May 2020

HRNZ announces proposed 20-21 racing calendar for consultation

Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) is proposing significant changes to the number of venues at which it will be holding meetings for the 2020-21 season.

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24 April 2020

Resuming Training Under Alert Level Three

Harness Racing New Zealand has welcomed today’s decision allowing trainers to return to work when the country moves to Alert Level Three next Tuesday as a “massive boost for the industry”.

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23 March 2020

Industry Response to COVID-19

The announcement from the government today that New Zealand would move to Level 4 of the COVID-19 Alert System in 48 hours means that all racing will cease for the next four weeks from Tuesday 24 March.

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21 March 2020

Covid-19 Latest HRNZ Update - 21st March

The latest update from HRNZ in regards to Covid-19

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18 March 2020

Media Release - Final Team Teal Tally

The third annual Team Teal campaign has now topped $50,000, more than ten thousand over its target.

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14 March 2020

May and O'Reilly winners at Norwood Sports Awards

The 2020 Norwood NZ Rural Sports Awards were announced this evening at Awapuni Racecourse in Palmerston North.

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3 February 2020

Harness Jewels Announcement

International equine airfreight company IRT have shown their support for the harness racing industry by becoming the major sponsor of the IRT Harness Jewels 2020, to be held at Cambridge Raceway on May 30.  

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