New Zealand 2026
New Zealand's running scene punches far above its population. The Tarawera Ultramarathon (a UTMB World Series race through Rotorua's geothermal forest), the Kepler Challenge and Routeburn Classic in Fiordland, and the Queenstown Marathon anchor a calendar thick with trail and mountain racing, while parkrun NZ delivers free 5Ks every Saturday and the Auckland and Christchurch marathons headline the road season. Cycling is led by the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge — one of the largest mass-participation rides in the Southern Hemisphere — alongside a strong road and track national-championship circuit, world-class mountain biking around Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest and Crankworx, and a fast-growing gravel scene. Multisport is practically a New Zealand invention: the Coast to Coast across the Southern Alps is the iconic event, and triathlon runs deep from Kinloch to Tauranga. Terrain, distances and seasons swing sharply between the subtropical north and the alpine south.
1,434 events across 15 cities
The full New Zealand race calendar — running, cycling, triathlon. Filter by sport, region, or date on the events map.
Top endurance scenes in New Zealand
The cities that punch hardest in running, cycling, and triathlon — where there's almost always something on the weekend.Next month in New Zealand
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Whitianga Run Festival
Canterbury Duathlon Series 2026
Run21 Series Orewa Half Marathon Ōrewa
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Shoe Clinic MTB Duathlon Series Race 2
Kiwi Walk & Run Series - Bottle Lake Trail Christchurch
Lionel Fox Trail Relay
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15 cities with events in our New Zealand calendar.