The 12th annual Orewa Beach Sandcastle Competition and sand sculpture is back.

15 tonnes of sand – thanks to Wyatt Landscapes will be delivered to Moana Reserve on Tuesday 25th February and the 5 day long sculpting of the mammoth masterpiece will commence that afternoon.

The Sandcastle competition is on Sunday 2 March (30 entries only).

Registration from 1pm

Competition begins at 1.30pm

Judging at 3.30pm

Prize giving at 3.45pm

It’s FREE to enter and its open to everyone from bucket and spade novices, through to experienced sculptors. Or just come along for a look to see the creations morphing into works of art.

There’s cash prizes for the experienced team and novice team.