We are running a Dunedin campus location for programming contests such as the New Zealand Programming Contest and the South Pacific Programming Contest (leading to the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)).
Normally, contests will run from 2pm–7pm on a Saturday afternoon in Lab E, Ōwheo Building.
For more information please contact:
Zhiyi Huang
Email zhiyi.huang@otago.ac.nz
New Zealand Programming Contest
University of Otago, Dunedin Campus, Saturday, 8 August 2026
Venue: Room 127, Ōwheo Building, 133 Union Street East
Languages
The following languages will be available.
- GNU C/C++ Version 12.2.0> (Linux)
- Java OpenJDK V17.0.11
- Python 3.9.16 (pypy 7.3.11)
- Mono CSharp version 6.8.0 is also accepted by DOMjudge and may be available at some sites
Other languages can possibly be supplied if requested sufficiently in advance.
OS / Hardware
Debian Linux VM.
We will use the DOMjudge automated judge system for running the contest.
Timetable
12.30pm: Registration and briefing (required attendance), Room 127, Ōwheo Building
12.45–1.45pm: Practice session to get used to the equipment and the method of result submission
1.45–1.55pm: Lab closed so it can be prepared for the contest
2pm–7pm: Programming Contest is held in Room 127
7–8pm: Pizza
7.30pm: Expected reporting of country-wide provisional results
Registration
If you're competing at our Dunedin site, please register your team:
We need this information for catering and problem-set-printing purposes.
Note that there is no registration fee for competitors at this site.
For more information
Contact Zhiyi Huang, Room 126, Ōwheo Building, University of Otago.
Email zhiyi.huang@otago.ac.nz