2025 National Contest Results
Band Events
- Hymn – 5th
- Test Piece – 1st
- Own Choice – 1st
- Overall – 1st
- Best Principal Cornet in the Own Choice – Harry Porthouse
- Best Soloist in the Test Piece – Jessie Abelia (Soprano)
Solo Events
- Percussion Ensemble – 1st
Historical Records
Band Events
| Year | Location | Conductor | Hymn | Overall | Marching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Christchurch | Peter Adams | 5th | 1st | 3rd= |
| 2022 | Wellington | Alan Spence | 6th | 8th | Covid |
| 2019 | Hamilton | Peter Adams | 11th | 11th | Rained off |
| 2018 | Blenheim | Peter Adams | 6th | 7th | 7th |
| 2014 | Invercargill | Peter Adams | 9th | 9th | 6th |
| 2013 | New Plymouth | Peter Adams | 7th | 7th | 5th |
| 2012 | Timaru | Peter Adams | 3rd= | 4th | |
| 2011 | Auckland | Peter Adams | 9th | ||
| 2010 | Dunedin | Steve Miles | 9th | 9th | Rained off |
| 2009 | Napier | Steve Miles | 3rd= | 6th | 5th |
| 2008 | Christchurch | Steve Miles | 3rd= | 4th | 4th |
| 2007 | North Shore | Steve Miles | 1st= | 5th= | 4th= |
| 2006 | Dunedin | Steve Miles | 10th | 9th | 3rd |
| 2005 | Wellington | Peter Adams | |||
| 2004 | Christchurch | Peter Adams | |||
| 2003 | Rotorua | Peter Adams | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
| 2002 | Invercargill | Peter Adams | 3rd | ||
| 2001 | Wanganui | Peter Adams | 4th | 2nd | 5th= |
| 2001 | Brisbane (Aus) | Peter Adams | 2nd | 4th | 3rd |
| 2000 | Christchurch | Peter Adams | 6th | 4th | 4th |
| 1999 | Auckland | Peter Adams | 6th | 10th | 4th |
| 1998 | Dunedin | Errol Moore | 4th | 6th | 5th |
| 1997 | New Plymouth | Errol Moore | 4th | 5th | Rained off |
| 1996 | Christchurch | ||||
| 1995 | Rotorua | Peter Adams | 4th | 10th | 8th |
| 1994 | Invercargill | Peter Adams | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| 1993 | Wanganui | Peter Adams | 5th | 2nd= | 6th |
| 1992 | Auckland | Peter Adams | 9th | 1st | 4th |
| 1991 | Christchurch | Peter Adams | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| 1990 | Dunedin | Peter Adams | 4th= | 8th | 6th |
| 1989 | Wellington | John Edgecombe | 6th | 7th= | 8th |
| 1988 | Christchurch | John Edgecombe | 9th | 6th | 7th |
| 1987 | Auckland | John Edgecombe | 2nd | 7th | 5th |
| 1986 | Dunedin | John Edgecombe | 7th | 8th | 6th |
| 1985 | Wanganui | John Edgecombe | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 1984 | Nelson | Norman Thorn jr | 9th | 11th | 8th |
| 1983 | Auckland | Norman Thorn jr | 7th= | 5th | 8th |
| 1982 | Dunedin | Norman Thorn | 7th | 8th | 6th |
| 1981 | Wellington | Norman Thorn | 9th | 6th= | 7th |
| 1980 | Christchurch | Gil Morrision | 9th | 10th= | 4th |
| 1979 | Hamilton | ||||
| 1978 | Dunedin | John Edgecombe | 8th | 10th | 7th |
| 1977 | Wellington | John Edgecombe | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| 1976 | Christchurch | John Edgecombe | 7th | 6th= | 8th |
| 1975 | Auckland | DNC | |||
| 1974 | Dunedin | Neil Peacock | 6th | 6th= | 8th |
| 1973 | Wellington | DNC | |||
| 1972 | Christchurch | Ken Aiken-Jones | 5th | 7th | 8th |
| 1971 | Wanganui | DNC | |||
| 1970 | Dunedin | Ken Aiken-Jones | 4th | 1st | 6th |
| 1969 | Rotorua | Allan Francis | 2nd= | 3rd | 2nd |
| 1968 | Christchurch | Alan Francis | 1st | 5th | 4th |
| 1967 | Wellington | Allan Francis | 1st | 4th | 3rd |
| 1966 | Dunedin | K. G. Smith jr | 2nd | 1st | 4th |
| 1965 | Auckland | DNC | |||
| 1964 | Christchurch | Elgar Clayton | 2nd= | 2nd= | 3rd= |
| 1963 | Wellington | Elgar Clayton | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
| 1962 | Dunedin | Elgar Clayton | 2nd= | 1st | 2nd |
| 1961 | Auckland | Elgar Clayton | 5th | 4th | 5th |
| 1960 | Christchurch | Elgar Clayton | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1959 | Wellington | Elgar Clayton | 9th | 5th | 4th |
| 1958 | Dunedin | Elgar Clayton | 3rd | 1st | 4th |
| 1957 | Napier | Alan Brieseman | 5th | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1956 | Invercargill | K. G. Smith Jr | 3rd | 5th | 2nd |
| 1955 | Auckland | K. G. Smith Jr | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| 1954 | Christchurch | DNC | |||
| 1953 | Wanganui | DNC | |||
| 1952 | Dunedin | K. G. L. Smith | 5th | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1951 | Wellington | K. G. L. Smith | 5th | 2nd | 5th |
| 1950 | Christchurch | K. G. L. Smith | 3rd | 2nd | 7th |
| 1949 | Ballarat (Aus) | K. G. L. Smith | 1st | 2nd | |
| 1949 | Auckland | K. G. L. Smith | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| 1948 | Dunedin | K. G. L. Smith | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| 1947 | Wanganui | W. L. Francis | 2nd | 2nd= | 1st |
| 1946 | Christchurch | W. L. Francis | 2nd | 2nd= | 1st |
| 1945 | World War 2 | ||||
| 1944 | World War 2 | ||||
| 1943 | World War 2 | ||||
| 1942 | World War 2 | ||||
| 1941 | World War 2 | ||||
| 1940 | Wellington | W. L. Francis | 6th | 1st | 1st |
| 1939 | Christchurch | W. L. Francis | 5th | 3rd | 1st |
| 1938 | Palmerston North | DNC | |||
| 1937 | Nelson | W. L. Francis | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
| 1936 | New Plymouth | A. E. Webb | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
| 1935 | Timaru | James Dixon | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| 1934 | Wellington | James Dixon | 9th | 4th | 1st |
| 1933 | Dunedin | James Dixon | 3rd | 4th | 2nd |
| 1932 | Wellington | James Dixon | 2nd | 4th | 1st |
| 1932 | Wellington | James Dixon | 2nd | 4th | 1st |
| 1931 | No Contest | James Dixon | |||
| 1930 | Dunedin | James Dixon | 3rd | 4th | 1st |
| 1929 | Wanganui | James Dixon | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| 1928 | Christchurch | James Dixon | 1st | 5th | 4th |
| 1927 | Wellington | James Dixon | 2nd= | 4th | 1st |
| 1926 | Dunedin | James Dixon | 3rd | 2nd | |
| 1925 | Auckland | James Dixon | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| 1924 | Christchurch | James Dixon | 6th | 5th | |
| 1923 | Dunedin | J. Patterson | 6th | 5th | |
| 1922 | Wellington | DNC | |||
| 1921 | Nelson | E. Smith | 2nd= | 8th | |
| 1920 | Dunedin | E. Smith | 4th | 7th | |
| 1919 | World War 1 | ||||
| 1918 | World War 1 | ||||
| 1917 | World War 1 | ||||
| 1916 | World War 1 | ||||
| 1915 | World War 1 | ||||
| 1914 | Auckland | E. Smith | 5th | 10th | |
| 1913 | Invercargill | DNC | |||
| 1912 | Dunedin | E. Smith | 1st | 3rd | |
| 1912 | Christchurch | E. Smith | 3rd | 3rd | |
| 1911 | Palmerston North | DNC | |||
| 1910 | Dunedin | E. Smith | 3rd | 3rd | |
| 1909 | Hastings | DNC | |||
| 1908 | New Plymouth | E. Smith | 1st | No comp | |
| 1907 | Christchurch | E. Smith | 4th | DNC | |
| 1906 | Hawera | DNC | |||
| 1905 | Temuka | E. Smith | 1st | 4th | |
| 1904 | Gore | E. Smith | |||
| 1903 | Port Chalmers | E. Smith | 7th |