Take Your PB to Tahiti
Official Rules
1. Promoter and overview
1.1 The promoter is Duckhorse Events Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand (the Promoter), in partnership with Tahiti Tourisme and Air Tahiti Nui.
1.2 The competition is a free prize draw. No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. One free entry is available to everyone eligible through the online entry form.
1.3 The winner is chosen at random from valid entries, subject to the eligibility checks in section 4.
1.4 These rules are published before the competition opens and will not be changed once it has started, except as set out in section 9.
2. Who can enter
2.1 Entrants must be permanent residents of New Zealand and hold a valid passport.
2.2 Entrants must be aged 18 or over on the entry date.
2.3 The following people cannot enter: employees and contractors of the Promoter, Tahiti Tourisme and Air Tahiti Nui, the prize partners and their staff, and the immediate family and household members of any of them.
2.4 Entries made by third parties, bots or automated tools are invalid. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who attempts to manipulate the entry process.
2.5 The winner may nominate one travel companion, who must also be 18 or over, a New Zealand resident with a valid passport, and meet the requirements in section 6.
3. How to enter
3.1 The competition opens on 7 November 2026 and closes at 11:59pm NZDT on Sunday 15 November 2026 (the Entry Period).
3.2 To enter online, complete the entry form at pbfestival.nz/tahiti with your name, email address, phone number and your personal best. This is one free entry.
3.3 For bonus entries, attend PB Festival at Claudelands Events Centre on 14 or 15 November 2026, add your personal best to the Take Your PB to Tahiti wall and have your festival ticket scanned. A ticket scan adds five entries to the draw. Bonus entries are available to ticket holders on site only.
3.4 Entry does not require following, subscribing, liking, commenting or sharing on any platform.
3.5 Late, incomplete or ineligible entries are invalid. The Promoter's decision on validity is final.
4. The draw and winner verification
4.1 The draw takes place on or around 16 November 2026 in Hamilton. One winner is selected at random from all valid entries using a random selection tool.
4.2 Before the winner is confirmed, the Promoter will verify their eligibility, including age and New Zealand residency.
4.3 If the selected winner is ineligible, or does not respond within seven days of the Promoter sending a notification to the email provided at entry, the Promoter may draw another winner at random from the remaining valid entries.
4.4 The winner will be notified by email or phone using the details provided at entry.
4.5 The winner will be announced using first name and region only, unless they agree to more.
5. The prize
5.1 There is one prize for the winner and one travel companion.
5.2 The prize includes return economy flights from Auckland with Air Tahiti Nui, two nights accommodation in Tahiti and five nights in Moorea, daily breakfast and all transfers. Final prize components to be confirmed by Tahiti Tourisme.
5.3 The prize does not include travel insurance, domestic connections to and from Auckland, meals and drinks unless stated above, spending money, passport and visa costs, departure or tourist taxes not included in the fare, or any other cost not listed in 5.2.
5.4 Travel must be taken within the validity period advised when the prize is awarded, subject to availability and possible blackout dates. The prize cannot be extended, exchanged for cash or transferred. The Promoter does not guarantee availability on any particular dates. If the winner is unable to travel within the period, they forfeit the prize and the Promoter may draw another winner.
5.5 If the prize or any part of it becomes unavailable, the Promoter may substitute a prize of similar value. Prize components are supplied by Tahiti Tourisme and Air Tahiti Nui and are subject to their terms.
6. Winner and companion responsibilities
6.1 The winner and companion must each arrange and pay for their own travel insurance for the full trip. Proof of cover may be required before travel.
6.2 The winner and companion must hold passports valid for the period required by French Polynesia and any transit countries, and must meet all entry, health and visa requirements. These are their sole responsibility.
6.3 The winner and companion must comply with the Promoter's and prize partners' reasonable requests during travel bookings, and are responsible for their own conduct while travelling.
7. Platform statements
7.1 This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or Meta. Entrants provide their information to the Promoter, not to those platforms.
7.2 By entering, each entrant releases those platforms from any liability relating to the competition.
8. Privacy and publicity
8.1 The Promoter collects entrants' name, contact details and personal best to run the draw, verify eligibility, contact the winner and deliver the prize.
8.2 Entrants may ask to see or correct their information, or withdraw their entry, using the contact details in the Duckhorse privacy policy at duckhorse.events/privacy-policy. Withdrawal before the draw removes the entry.
8.3 Personal information is handled in line with the Privacy Act 2020 and the Duckhorse privacy policy, and is kept only as long as needed to run the competition and meet legal obligations.
8.4 Entrants' details are shared with Tahiti Tourisme for marketing only where the entrant opts in on the entry form, and they may unsubscribe at any time.
8.5 The winner agrees to reasonable publicity, including their first name, region and personal best, and photos or video of the prize experience, in connection with PB Festival. Consent for any wider use will be sought separately.
9. Liability, changes and governing law
9.1 To the extent the law allows, the Promoter and its partners are not liable for any loss, injury or damage arising from the competition or use of the prize. Nothing in these rules limits any rights entrants have under New Zealand consumer law.
9.2 If circumstances beyond the Promoter's control prevent the competition running as described, the Promoter may amend, suspend or cancel it. Any change will be published at pbfestival.nz/tahiti and, if practicable, notified to entrants.
9.3 Entry means acceptance of these rules. The Promoter's decisions on the running of the competition are final, subject to the law.
9.4 These rules are governed by the laws of New Zealand.
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