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Pariwhero Relays

Sun 25 Oct 2026, 8:00 AM Wellington Red Rocks Visitors Centre
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Organised by Matt Adams

Pariwhero Relays

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four laps, four runners, all the elements.

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A brand new relay-format trail race, in the windiest spot of the windy city.

Four unique courses; each between 8-12 km.

Find your team. Enter together. Start training!

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Details:

  • Event start is at 8 am on Sunday 25th October 2026, down at the Red Rocks Visitors Center.
  • Team registration opens at 7:30.

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  • Come down early, carpool if you can, and grab a coffee.

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  • The first runner will head off, and then you can chill out, or come down for the handover.

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Course details are below.

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Relay teams, where their Leg 2 runner has not returned by 12:30 pm, will have their Leg 3 runner begin at this point. Where the Leg 3 runner has not returned by 2:15 pm, the Leg 4 runner will be set off at this point. This will help to ensure that the day runs smoothly with most people finishing the event, but being wrapped up by ~4 pm.

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Compulsory gear:

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The south coast can be unpredictable on the best of days. Please bring the following gear (at a minimum) to keep yourself safe.

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Dry, fine weather:

  • Whistle
  • Emergency bag/blanket

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**Poor weather:

  • Whistle
  • Emergency bag/blanket
  • Thermal top
  • Seam-sealed waterproof jacket

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The race director will share the necessary gear list the night before, and it will be checked at registration.

Any questions, feel free to email the event director (mattaadamsnz@gmail.com) or contact them over oink!

Course routes

Course 1

Leg 1 - Waipapa | Water

From the event hub runners will continue along the beach, on the Red Rocks Coastal Walkway. After ~ 4km, they will climb up the Red Rocks Track to the ridge above the coast, before descending soon after to the Waipapa Track, which will take runners along Waipapa Stream. They will then ascend back to the same ridge, continuing the Waipapa Loop, and descend the same walkway, and return along the coast.

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11.2 km 903 m gain 0-230 m elevation 550 points
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Course 2

Leg 2 - Spooky Gully | Air

From the hub, the next runner will go back towards Ōwhiro Bay on the right-hand pavement of the Ōwhiro Bay Parade, and be guided by event marshals across the road prior to the intersection with Happy Valley Road, where they will run on the left-hand pavement to Bata Place. Runners will pass through the gate, and through the private land right-of-way to the Bata Track, climbing the Bata Track to its intersection with the Tip Track. Runners will continue up the Tip Track before descending and re-ascending on the Spooky Gully Track, before using the Haape Track to descend carefully back to the Visitors Centre.

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7.1 km 629 m gain 1-277 m elevation 347 points
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Course 3

Leg 3 - Tawatawa | Earth

Runners will follow the same course as Leg 2 runners back up Happy Valley Road, crossing adjacent to Ōwhiro Bay School, and following around the rear of the School and Happy Valley fields, climbing the trail to Domanski Cres and then to Jordan St and Murchison St, where they will cross to Tawatawa Reserve. Runners will make a complete loop of Tawatawa Reserve through a number of trails, before returning to the Murchison St carpark, where they will descend on Murchison St and follow Happy Valley Road and Ōwhiro Bay Parade back to the event hub.

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8.8 km 421 m gain 1-162 m elevation 453 points
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Course 4

Leg 4 - Haape | Fire

Runners will ascend the Haape Track at the Haape Stream adjacent to the Visitors Centre. Here, they will climb to a high point overlooking the ocean, and then follow the Red Rocks Track, keeping the ocean on their left, and descend to the Coastal Walkway, which they will use to return the same way as Leg 1.

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8.7 km 797 m gain 0-301 m elevation 472 points
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