Terms and conditions: Ellerslie Race day ticket giveaway

1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Entry into this competition is deemed acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.

2. Entry is free and open to residents of New Zealand aged 18 years or older. Employees of the Promoters, the Promoters' associated companies, the Promoters' agencies and partners associated with this promotion and their immediate families are ineligible to enter.

3. The Promoters support safe and responsibly drinking and gambling.

4. The Promoters reserve the right to withdraw this promotion or any part of this promotion should their ability to fulfil due obligations be limited at any stage by any form of technical failure.

5. To enter the promotion, entrants must provide their full name, date of birth, current and valid email address, postal address and phone number ("Eligible Entrants").

6. Entries must be received by the Promoters during the Promotional Period. The Promoters accept no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.

7. Promotion commences at 9am on Thursday 13 December, 2012 and will finish at 9am on Thursday 20 December, 2012 ("Promotional Period").

8. The prize draw will be held on Thursday 20 December, 2012.

9. The winners will be notified by telephone or email. Inability to contact the winners by close of business of the prize draw will result in the prize being forfeited and a further draw will be conducted.

10. There are 45 double passes to The New Zealand Christmas Carnival at Ellersie consisting of 5 double passes to The New Zealand Christmas Carnival Boxing Day races (26 December 2012), 20 double passes to The New Zealand Christmas Carnival Summer Race Day (29 December 2012,) and 20 double passes to The New Zealand Christmas Carnival New Year's Day races (1 January 2013).

11. The double passes are for General admission plus access to the Ascot Stand.

12. Dress codes apply to areas within Ellerslie. Please review dress code here.

13. All double passes are subject to the venues standard terms and conditions and those of the event organiser.

14. The Promoters' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

15. The prize is not exchangeable or transferable and cannot be taken for cash.

16. The winners consent to their names and submitted photos being used for public relations purposes relating to this promotion.

17. By ticking the optional box "I am happy for APN (publishers of nzherald.co.nz) to email me information and promotions that may be of interest", entrants acknowledge that they are agreeing to receive future emailed communications from the Promoters. Entrants' personal information will be stored on a database by the Promoters. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoters at the addresses set out below.

18. The Promoters are NZ Herald Online, owned by APN Digital, 46 Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand.