The Great Brick Competition

THE GREAT BRICK COMPETITION 2026

THE GREAT BRICK COMPETITION

WOW what a fantastic event!

Thank you to everyone who came built, voted and supported our second annual The Great Brick Competition 2025 and we are now busy planning our 2026 competition which will be held on Sunday 29th March!

In particular to our prize sponsor Grant Robinson of G J Gardner Homes Franklin without whose support this event would not be possible.

Our 2025 Results were as follows:

Group 1 – Freebuild 6 years & Under

1st place – Monty Morris’ Bank Heist
2nd place – Tyler Kloeten’s Minions
3rd place – Ethan Brachi’s Dragon

Group 2 – Robot 7 – 9 years

1st place – Heath Kloeten’s WALL-EE
2nd place – Sarah Corban – Flower Robot
3rd place – Samuel Dong – Gardening Robot

Group 3 – Home Sweet Home 10-13 years

1st place – Ryker Wilkinson – Motor Racing Champion
2nd Place – Samuel Corban – A Witch
3rd Place – Toni Smith – Beetlejuice

Watch the event including the full prize giving & judges’ comments

Watch the event on Kea Kids!

Thank you to NZHerald’s Kea Kids for asking to come and film The Great Brick Competition – it was really fantastic having you with us for the day!

Our next The Great Brick Competition will be held on Sunday 29th March 2026

To avoid the winter chills and colds, we are planning on holding The Great Brick Competition 2026 earlier in the year. The date is Sunday 29th March. Make sure you sign up for the Buckland Hall newsletters to be the first to hear when registrations are open next year!