The Autumn Burn was traditionally held on Queens Birthday weekend at Waitarere Forest (north of Levin). The Sled Dog Derby was held during the last weekend of July also at Waitarere Forest. The Sled Dog Derby was established in 1990 racing over a 20.6km trail. For six years the Derby was the longest race in New Zealand and was nationally recognised for being well run and organised, and was considered one of New Zealand’s premier events. In 1999 Central Territories proudly celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Sled Dog Derby, with some mushers from the inaugural race still competing.

2009 saw the 20th anniversary of the Sled Dog Derby, the Derby also held the New Zealand Federation of Sled Dog Sports Dryland Champs.

One of the greatest achievements of the club is its newsletter, which is published every second month. With members around New Zealand, the newsletter really is the voice of the club. With a bit of something in it for everyone, the newsletter aims to be educational and enjoyable and provides a source of information on all aspects of the breed.

With the breed becoming more popular and so many people enquiring about where to get a puppy, CTSHC devised an information pack to help educate people about the different, and sometimes very difficult, traits of the breed. This has proved to be of enormous value, as once people have read through the information they realise that in a lot of ways the Siberian is not an easy dog to live with, and maybe they should get another breed that’s a little easier! In this way CT is hoping to reduce the number of dogs for rehousing by educating people before they get a dog and find they can’t cope with it.