The Papamoa Polar Plunge 2019

Calling all families, community groups and sports groups. It's the 5th anniversary of the Papamoa Polar Plunge and we are taking it up a notch! We have 3 main prizes this year - $1000, $500 and $250, plus tonnes of spot prizes! Join Papamoa Unlimited, Onewave NZ, Proactive Four Corners of Health, Papamoa Surf Life Savers & The Edge on the Papamoa domain as we take the plunge to raise funds for local community groups from the Tauranga area.

Entry into the polar plunge is by gold coin and registrations open at the Papamoa domain at 10.00 am. Your registration gives you one vote for your favorite local non-profit organisation. If your name is drawn, your nominated organisation will win one of three prizes $1000, $500 or $250! All for taking a quick dip!

At 11.00 am before heading into the water you’ll enjoy some fun with the teams from The Edge and Papamoa Unlimited, as we all come together to do a big warm up on the beach.

After your dip, everyone will get dressed and warm, then head down to Papamoa Beach Tavern for the big prize giving where you will be welcomed with a free hot chocolate and free Hot soup. Did we mention kids eat free on Sundays with a full paying Adult? My Little Monkeys will also have their soft play and bouncy castles for the little ones to play on and The Edge radio team will be there to give you some laughs as we judge our best-dressed categories!

To be eligible for the main prize for your nominated group, you must be at the Papamoa Beach Tavern prize giving which begins at 11.30 am sharp.

Dress to impress Papamoa, we have heaps of cool prizes for the best-dressed group, boy, girl, teen boy, teen girl, mum and dad. There is no limited amount of entries for an organisation so round up the numbers and get ready to take the plunge for your local cause at the Papamoa Polar Plunge 2019!

10.00 am - Registrations open
11.00 am - Registrations close & warm-up begins
11.10 am - The Plunge
11.20 am - Everyone to warm up and get changed
11.30 am - Papamoa Beach Tavern Papamoa Polar Plunge
prize giving - Free soft play & bouncy castle for kids, free soup & hot chocolate for all entrants

Thanks to all our great sponsors:
- Proactive Four Corners of Health, Papamoa & Tauranga
- Tauranga City Council
- Papamoa Surf Life Savers
- Papamoa Beach Tavern
- My Little Monkeys
- Ocean Blue Health & Fitness
- Onewave NZ
- Prime Design & Print
- Papamoa Post

Postponement Plan
If the weather is deemed too severe the event will be postponed to the following Sunday, 4 August 2019. Notification will be Papamoa Polar Plunge Facebook event pages 24 hours prior to event commencement.

Rules and Regulations:
- Entry into the Papamoa Polar Plunge is by gold coin donation.
- Entry is open to all ages but Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
- All registered entrants go in the draw to win the cash prize pool for their non-profit organisation as well as other spot prizes.
- You may only register once.
- At the same time as you register you will nominate your local non-profit organisation.
- To receive any of the prizes the drawn entrant must show themselves as wet from head to toe post polar plunge.
- There is no limit to how many nominations can be registered to any one non-profit organisation.
- All entrants will receive a free serving of hot soup and a hot chocolate at the Papamoa Tavern post plunge after .
- Papamoa Unlimited Committee will require proof that is satisfactory to them of the winning groups non-profit status.
- Best dressed group, judged by Papamoa Unlimited Committee Members.
- The winning non-profit organisation must be within the Tauranga Area