116 sports events
24/12 Hour Adventure Race 2024 South Otago
image descriptionLawrence Otago

The Southern Lakes Multisport Club 24 / 12 Hour Adventure Race will take place in Lawrence, South Otago from the 22-24th of November 2024. With a rich history in gold mining and the mighty Clutha nearby, teams will explore an exciting, vast, undulating landscape.

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Five Passes Tour
image descriptionChristchurch Canterbury

The 5 Passes Tour is a four day cycling tour where every facet is fully supported and catered for with over 20 support crew to look after your every need. Travelling from Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island, through to the Alpine Village of Hanmer Springs.

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Colour Zone Run
image descriptionChristchurch Canterbury

Yes; this is the most colourful event you’ll ever see and be in. We bring real colour back to what’s been called the Residential Red Zone, with more colours than just red, with all the colours from the rainbow plus some extras.

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Run the Point 2024
image descriptionHobsonville Auckland

Run the Point is back and due to take place on the 24th of November 2024!

Run the Point is the second race in the North Shore Run Series.

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Tinman Triathlon 2024
image descriptionPilot Bay, Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The Tinman Triathlon is back for 2024, taking place on the 24th of November. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Mount Maunganui, the Tinman Triathlon returns for another year. The Tinman Triathlon is bought to you by GENX Homes & Marra Construction.

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Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2024
image descriptionTaupo Waikato

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge will return on the 30th of November 2024.  

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is NZ’s premier and largest cycling event, with thousands of riders from across New Zealand expected to descend on Taupo on the 30th of November 2024.

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Poronui Passage 2024
image descriptionTaupo Waikato

Poronui Passage is a luxury trail and mountain bike event held in a back-country station set in the foothills of the Kaimanawa Mountain Ranges, just 40 minutes from Taupo. The event offers a marathon distance trail run and a half marathon run or walk.

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New Zealand Ocean Swim Series Beach To Bay
image descriptionRussell Northland

The Bay of Islands once again plays host to one of the most scenic harbour crossings on the yearly swim calendar. The premier event, The Beach to Bay 3.

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Bridge to Bridge
image descriptionWaimakariri Gorge Bridge Canterbury

The Bridge to Bridge mountain bike event will return on the 1st of December 2024.

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Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Mount Maunganui 2025
image descriptionMount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The Mt Maunganui Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will take place on the 1st of December 2024. Open to Kiwi kids of all sporting abilities the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun day out for kids, parents and families.

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The OxMan - Triathlon, Duathlon & Multisport events
image descriptionOxford Canterbury

The OxMan is a festival of multisport events for all ages and abilities held near Oxford. Entries can be made as teams or individuals.

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Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon 2024
image descriptionHanmer Springs Forest Camp Canterbury

The Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km races return on the 7th of December 2024. The Alpine Marathon Run has a 7 hour cut off time and includes 350m of elevation. The half marathon and 10km distances can be run or walked.

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Kepler Challenge and Luxmore Grunt
image descriptionKepler Track, Fiordland Southland

The Kepler Challenge takes place on the 7th of December 2024. The event will take place on the beautiful Kepler Track within Fiordland National Park. The course is 60km long with a total ascent and descent of 1350m.

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Trail Challenge Waihi 2024
image descriptionWaihi Waikato

Trail Challenge Waihi will take place on the 7th of December 2024.  Trail Challenge Waihi is a trail run or walk through the beautiful Karangahake Gorge. The event includes a number of distance options for runners and walkers including 8. 2km, 13.

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Canterbury Half Marathon 2024
image descriptionPegasus Town Canterbury

The Canterbury Half Marathon will be held on Sunday 8th of December 2024 at Pegasus Town. This beautiful setting hosts the Canterbury Half Marathon and 9km Run and Walk annually.

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Omaha Half Marathon
image descriptionOmaha Auckland

The Omaha Half Marathon is back and taking place on the 8th of December 2024. The Omaha Half Marathon offers a Half Marathon, 10km and 5km run / walk and a 2km kids dash.

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Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Hamilton 2024
image descriptionSt Peters Cambridge Waikato

The Hamilton Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is coming back on the 8th of December 2024!

Open to Kiwi kids of all sporting abilities the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun day out for kids, parents and families.

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Fine Signs Crazyman 2024
image descriptionLower Hutt Wellington

Established in 1991, the Crazyman is one of NZ's longest running multisport events. Based around the icon outdoor elements of Wellington's Hutt City this 54k scenic tour showcases the hills, beaches, harbour and river that make our Capital the outdoor wonderland that it is.

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PaknSave Triathlon Festival
image descriptionChristchurch Canterbury

The PaknSave Triathlon Festival is a collection of multisport events for all ages and abilities from 5 years up. Entries can be made as teams or individuals.

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Rotorua. Suffer. 2024
image descriptionBlue Lake, Rotorua Bay of Plenty

Rotorua Suffer will take place on the 21st of December 2024. The event includes a Half Ironman (Swim 2km, Bike 90km & Run 21km) as well as a Quarter Ironman (Swim 1km, Bike 45km & Run 10km).

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EVES Surfbreaker Triathlon 2024
image descriptionMount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The EVES Surfbreaker Triathlon will take place on the 27th of December 2024. Compete in the Sprint, Super-Sprint or Aquathon distance races before you take in New Zealand's best Elite athletes taking on the 6 legged Triathlon.

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King and Queen of the Withers 2025
image descriptionWither Hills, Blenheim Nelson Marlborough Tasman

Run or walk or both this popular 10k hill race in the Wither Hills farm park, Blenheim.

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New Zealand Open Swim Series Epic Swim 2025
image descriptionLake Taupo Waikato

The New Zealand Open Swim Series Epic Swim will take place on the 11th and 12th of January 2025.

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Clutha Classic 2025
image descriptionWanaka Otago

The Clutha Classic 50km paddle is a popular warm up event for the Kathmandu Coast to Coast and Red Bull Defiance event.

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The James Great Southern Alps Miler 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

The James Great Southern Alps Miler 2025 event will take place on the 17th and 18th of January.  

The Great Southern Alps Miler is 100 miles of some the most sublime and superb big mountain landscapes NZ is world famous for.

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Wine Run Canterbury
image descriptionRossendale Wines Vineyard Canterbury

What you’ve always dreamed of a Wine Run, that’s right, Exercise, Fancy Dress and Wine followed by a Party, with Live Entertainment. Save the date on the 18th of January 2025. The event starts with a run or walk, within Rossendale Wines Vineyard.

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Tauranga Half 2025
image descriptionMount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The Tauranga Half is taking place on January 18th, 2025. It's one of the longest running and most popular triathlon events in New Zealand. This event has a rich history in the local Tauranga and triathlon community.

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Mount Festival Half Marathon 2025
image descriptionMount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The Mount Festival Half Marathon is taking place January 18th 2025. The Mount Festival Half Marathon offers a Half Marathon, 10km and 5km and boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic and picturesque scenery.

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Mount Festival of Multisport Aquabike
image descriptionMount Maunganui Bay of Plenty

The Mount Festival of Multisport includes an AquaBike event. The event features a 2km swim followed by a 90km bike ride. The swim is in the sheltered harbour and the ride follows the same course as the Tauranga Half.  

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The James Homestead Half 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

The James Homestead Half will take place on the 18th of January 2025. The James Homestead Half is an achievable 21km high country run, based around the St James Station homestead and the Mountainman/Alpine Adventure run stage. To enter or for more information check out the website at https://stjamesmountainsports.

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The James Stampede Ultra 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

Em's Power Cookies The James Stampede Ultra 2025 returns on the 18th of January. Come run with "The Wild Things".

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The James High Country 100
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

Come run with "The Wild Things".

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The James Pony Express
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

The James Pony Express returns in 2025 on the 18th of January. A part of The "James" MTB classic, the James Pony Express is a shorter 65km MTB XCM adventure option to the Epic XCM race.

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The James Epic XCM 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

New Zealand’s premier Cross Country Marathon event – a true XCM in NZ’s most iconic big mountain high country.

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The James Alpine Adventure Race 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

The James Alpine Adventure Race 2025 event will take place on the 18th of January.  

Want to truly experience all the magnificent environments the iconic St James Station behind Hanmer Springs has to offer, then choose your combination of stages - Swim 1.

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The James Mountain Man Xtreme 2025
image descriptionHanmer Springs Canterbury

The James James Mountain Man Xtreme 2025 event will take place on the 18th of January.

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Harcourts Cooper and Co Run Devonport 2025
image descriptionNavy Fields, Devonport Auckland

Run Devonport is race three of the Harcourts Cooper & Co North Shore Run Series. The course is flat and fast and distance options include 15km, 10km and 5km as well as a 2km kids dash.

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Southland Summer Challenge
image descriptionGore Southland

The Southland Summer Challenge consists of 8 events catering for athletes of all abilities. January is great timing for this event as it provides the perfect buildup for anyone doing Challenge Wanaka, Lake Wanaka Half, Ironman NZ or Coast to Coast.

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The Ruby Swim 2025
image descriptionWanaka Otago

The 2025 Ruby Swim will take place on the 25th of January. The event is not just about the how fast you can swim. Ruby Island is an icon in our Wanaka landscape, featured in thousands of photos and in the lore of Wanaka.

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Tour of Taranaki Cycle Challenge
image descriptionNew Plymouth Taranaki

The legendary Tour of Taranaki Cycle Challenge returns in 2025 and takes riders on a striking road ride around Taranaki Maunga. The pillar event, the Spark Around the Mountain has 148km to tackle in one day. Looking for something different? Check out the Pukeiti 100. . .

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Canterbury Classic Triathlon & Duathlon
image descriptionChristchurch Canterbury

The Canterbury Classic is an old school triathlon & duathlon focused on providing a good honest course with options for all ages and abilities.

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Summer Challenge Women's Adventure Race 2025
image descriptionAoraki Mt Cook Canterbury

The Summer Challenge will be held in stunning Aoraki Mt Cook, from the 31st January - 2 February 2025.

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New Zealand Ocean Swim Series Rangitoto Swim 2025
image descriptionRangitoto Island Auckland

Taking place on the 1st of February 2025, the Rangitoto Swim is a 4. 6km harbour crossing from Rangitoto Wharf to St Heliers.  The event is a very rare chance to complete a channel swim. The event also offers the Half Rangitoto, which is a 2.

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Gold Trail MTB Ride 2025
image descriptionLake Brunner West Coast

Gold Trail is an amazing mountain bike race through the history of the West Coast and the Gold Trails that both our ancestors and many Chinese walked, in the search for their riches of the Gold of the West Coast. Competitors start in the historic Gold Town of Shantytown.

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Kathmandu Coast to Coast 2025
image descriptionKumara Beach West Coast

Held every February, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race starts on the West Coast, at Kumara Beach and traverses the width of the South Island, crossing the main divide and finishing on the East Coast with the finish at the Pier on New Brighton Beach in Christchurch.

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Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Hastings 2025
image descriptionMitre 10 Park, Hastings Hawkes Bay

The Hastings Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is back and due to take place on the 12th of February 2025. Open to Kiwi kids of all sporting abilities the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun day out for kids, parents and families.

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Challenge Wanaka 2025
image descriptionWanaka Otago

Challenge Wanaka will take place on the 13-15th of February 2025. The event features one of the world’s toughest middle distance triathlon courses set against the stunning alpine backdrop of New Zealand’s Southern Alps and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area.

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Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon and Trails Run 2025
image descriptionBen Lomond Otago

The Shotover Moonlight Marathon & Trail Running events are held annually on the challenging and diverse terrain of Ben Lomond Station near Queenstown.

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Tarawera Ultra Trail New Zealand 2025
image descriptionRotorua Bay of Plenty

Tarawera Ultra Trail New Zealand will take place from the 15-16th of February 2025. Tarawera Ultra Trail New Zealand offers a half marathon, 50km, 102km as well as the 100 Mile Endurance Run.

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Kinloch Triathlon Festival 2025
image descriptionKinloch Waikato

The Kinloch Triathlon Festival will take place From Saturday the 15th to Sunday the 16th of February 2025. The Erin Baker Standard Distance Triathlon consists of a 1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run.

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