Welcome to the 2025 Nelson Airport Summer Photo Competition. Te Tauihu - Top of the South shines in this season, and we want to see your amazing photos!

Pretty much everywhere you turn in this incredible corner of the world is photogenic. So whether you’re a visitor or local, have pro gear or a smart phone, we want to see the region through your eyes! Share your photo with us and go in the draw to win some great prizes.

Categories and Prizes:

  • Sounds Air Supreme Photo: Return flights for two Nelson - Wellington with Sounds Air

  • Sublime Coffee Iconic Nelson Tasman Photo: $200 voucher to spend at any of Sublime’s cafés

  • Fuel to Fly Youth Photo (Ages 14 - 19): $50 voucher at Nelson Airport’s Fuel to Fly cafe and a FujiFilm Instax Mini 12 Instant Camera Gift Pack

  • Nelson Store Kids Photo (Up to 13): A gift package from the Nelson Store to the value of $200

How to enter:

Please send your entry to promotions@nelsonairport.co.nz with your name, email, age, phone number and address. A few sentences about your photo would be great too!

Make sure you read the terms and conditions listed at the bottom of the page before you enter.

We are lucky to have two ultra-talented guest judges who will bring their different photographic perspectives to the judging panel alongside our in house team.

Meet the Judges

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

  • Free entry

  • Maximum of two photos per entrant

  • There is no age limit

  • Competition runs from the 22nd Jan to the 31st March 2025

  • Photo must be taken within the past 12 months

  • Photo must be the following format: .jpeg/.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff

  • Make sure your picture is reasonable quality, ideally at least 1500 pixels x 1500 pixels

  • Photo must be less than 20mb

  • Videos cannot be entered

  • Entrants can be based anywhere however pictures must be of Nelson Tasman

  • Nelson Airport Ltd and sponsors reserve the right to use any/all entries, original or otherwise, to further promote the competition and/or the region. The photographer will always be credited in these instances.

  • Any decisions made by Nelson Airport Limited in regard to any part of the promotion are final and no correspondence will be entered into. 

  • Nelson Airport Ltd reserves the right to amend, change or cancel the promotion and/or the terms and conditions of the promotion at any time. 

  • Nelson Airport Ltd staff, board members and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. 

  • Entries must be made within the timeframe specified to be eligible. 

  • Nelson Airport Ltd reserves the right to offer alternative prizes of equal or lesser value in the event of unforeseen circumstances. 

  • All prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for any cash alternatives, in whole or in part. 

  • By accepting the award, each winner acknowledges that their name and entered photograph may be used by Nelson Airport Ltd for publicity purposes. 

  • The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any third-party website, such as Facebook, which is used to promote the competition. 

  • The winner will be notified by Nelson Airport Ltd via contact details submitted when entering the promotion or through third-party websites where the competition is promoted, such as Facebook. We will make three attempts to contact the winner within two weeks of the closing date. Where attempts to contact the winner fail, Nelson Airport Ltd reserves the right to select another winner.