The national bonspiel has been held when conditions permit since 1879, with Oturehua's Idaburn Dam the venue since 1932 [REF].
Indoor curling rinks exist in Otago's main centre, Dunedin (at the Dunedin Ice Stadium), and in the towns of Naseby, Otago and Gore, Southland, and also further north in the country's largest city, Auckland.