The Life FM & Festival One Discovery Sessions - Competition Terms and Conditions
SPECIFIC RULES
1. Eligibility for The Discovery Sessions requires that entrants have not performed at any prior
Festival One events.
2. Eligibility for The Discovery Sessions is limited to Christian New Zealand residents.
3. All finalists must make their own way to Festival One 2026, Hartford Farm, 209 Whitehall
Road, Karapiro.
4. Finalists will be given passes for Festival One – one for each member of the band plus one
extra for a support person. This includes the opportunity to camp there, but no camping
equipment will be provided.
5. All finalists must bring their own instruments/backline and will have a 15-minute unpaid
slot on either The Forest or River Stage.
6. While public voting is a key part of the competition, it is not the final/only deciding factor for
the Discovery Sessions Winner.
7. The winner will perform on the main stage at Festival One – Sunday 25th January 2026.
8. The winner must be available for a sound check on the main stage, prior to performing later
that day.
9. By entering this Promotion, entrants agree to the use of their names, photographs and
likeness for promotional/advertising purposes, and agree to make themselves reasonably
available for this purpose. Any copyright associated with an entry will be owned by Festival
One and Rhema Media.
10. Rhema Media and Festival One collects and holds personal information provided by
entrants for the purposes of administering this Promotion and for future Rhema Media and
Festival One promotional purposes.
GENERAL RULES (Rhema Media)
1. The Specific Rules for a Promotion, along with these General Rules, form the terms and
conditions for the Promotion (the Rules).
2. The Promotion is open to New Zealand residents only. In addition to any restrictions noted in the
Specific Rules, the following individuals may not enter this Promotion: employees of Rhema Media,
participating sponsors, promoters and/or associated advertising agencies;
3. Unless otherwise specified in the specific rules, entrants must complete all stages of entry
themselves. Entries cannot be sent in through agents or third parties on another person’s behalf,
and websites or multiple accounts will be disqualified.
4. Rhema Media’s decision is final in relation to the selection of prize winner(s), any dispute
regarding the Rules, and/or the conduct or the results of a Promotion.
5. Rhema Media reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion or Prize
and/or vary the Rules at any time without prior notice.
6. Rhema Media may refuse or disqualify any entry (including winning entries) if Rhema Medias
decides in its sole discretion that the entrant has not complied with these Rules, or if they have
acted in a way which Rhema Media reasonably considers to be inappropriate, unlawful, offensive
or otherwise not in the spirit of the Promotion. If the winning entry is disqualified, Rhema Media
reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant without notice to the disqualified entrant(s).
7. Where a winner is selected by a voting mechanism: Rhema Media’s decision on voting
arrangements and validity of votes will be final. Rhema Media reserves the right to discount votes if
Rhema Media suspects bulk voting is taking, or has taken place, to inappropriately influence or
manipulate the voting procedures. Rhema Media reserves the right to disqualify anyone who is
suspected of engaging in, or benefiting from, irregular or fraudulent voting.
8. If you are entering a Promotion via text, your service provider may charge you for that text.
9. The Promotion is governed by New Zealand law.
PRIZES
10. Rhema Media reserves the right to substitute the prize(s) for a prize of equivalent or greater
monetary value.
11. If the winner(s) can’t be contacted within a reasonable time period or are not able or available
to accept the prize for any reason which is beyond Rhema Media reasonable control, then Rhema
Media reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant.
12. Prizes are personal to the winners and can’t be transferred to someone else. If the winner can’t
accept the prize for any reason (e.g. the winner can’t travel on the required dates), Rhema Media
can award the prize to another winner. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash or another item.
13. Where the prize includes air travel and/or accommodation, either international or domestic, the
winner (and any travel companion) are responsible for paying all additional costs associated with
the prize that are not specifically included, including (where applicable) transport to and from the
respective airports, and any other transport (other than the flights awarded as part of the prize),
accommodation, meal costs, spending money, insurance, travel documentation and all other
incidentals. Winners must be responsible for having a valid passport and organising and meeting
any visa requirements.
14. Rhema Media will not be liable for any prize(s) that do not reach the winners for reasons beyond
Rhema Medias reasonable control. Where a prize is being supplied by a third party, Rhema Media
accept no responsibility in connection with the provision of the prize, including without limitation,
the failure of the winner to receive ownership of, or use of, the prize or any performance issues
associated with the prize.
15. Rhema Media will not be liable for failure to provide (or delay in providing) the Prize resulting
from any events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited
to acts of god (natural disasters), acts of war or terrorism, national emergencies, issues of public
health and safety, mechanical breakdown, industry disputes, riots or failure of communication or
power supply or voluntary or involuntary compliance with any regulation, law or order of any
government.
16. Prizes may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by a third party (for example,
vouchers may have additional terms and conditions and/or an expiry date or in the case of travel,
additional terms and conditions may be imposed by airlines, service providers and venues).
17. Rhema Media will not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by entrants or anyone
else as a result of, arising out of, or in any way connected with, the Promotion or its prizes.
18. Where the Promotion is conducted across social media: a. Entrants’ conduct must comply with
the rules of that social media platform. b. The Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or
administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, or Snapchat. These social media
platforms are in no way responsible for any aspect of the Promotion.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
19. By entering this Promotion, entrants agree to the use of their names, photographs and likeness
for promotional/advertising purposes, and agree to make themselves reasonably available for this
purpose. Any copyright associated with an entry will be owned by Rhema Media.
20. Rhema Media collects and holds personal information provided by entrants for the purposes of
administering this Promotion and for future Rhema Media promotional purposes. Unless otherwise
stated in the specific rules, all personal information provided by entrants will be held by Rhema
Media and will not be provided to third parties unless otherwise specifically set out. Under the
Privacy Act 2020, entrants have the right to access and correct their personal information. Please
refer to Rhema Media Privacy Policy for more information about how Rhema Media uses personal
information