Key Annual Events
Within Central Park there are a number of well known annual events such as the Rotorua Marathon, Art Deco Days in Hawke’s Bay and the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. Check out these other great annual events in each Central Park region.
Bonita Ironman New Zealand Triathlon
One of the biggest international sporting events held each year in New Zealand and the ultimate in triathlon. Ironman New Zealand combines a 3.8 km lake swim and a 179.2 km cycle with a full 42.2 km marathon. Starting at 7am in Taupo athletes begin their challenge to complete the course by midnight. The course allows for spectators to be as close as possible. The first Ironman held in Taupo was in March 1999 with over 700 competitors. Visit their website for more information, registration or to follow the race live.
Visit their website: http://www.ironman.co.nz/
When: 05 Mar 2011
New Years Eve Ball 2010: Bayview Chateau Tongariro
Enjoy the magic of the Chateau Tongariro and welcome in the New Year at our Special Event – the Chateau New Years Eve Ball.
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The three days of the annual Whitianga Scallop Festival offers a chance to say goodbye to winter while indulging (or possibly over-indulging) in the highly sought after, intensely favoured Coromandel scallop, soaking up spectacular harbour vistas, listening to some of New Zealand’s best live bands and sampling local wines and beers.
Celebrity chefs, cook offs, competitions, [...]
The Raglan Film Festival is an exciting mix of New Zealand and overseas films. They will screen at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre October 15th – 31st.
A selection of art house type movies will be shown including films on the arts. The feature length films will be supplemented by New Zealand and Whaingaroa short [...]
Tauranga’s 47th National Jazz Festival saw a doubling of attendance numbers at this years’ Festival over Easter. With tickets sold as far as Australia and the United States the many venues around town, on water and rail were running at capacity.
“The response to the new format of the Festival was truly overwhelming” explains Festival Director [...]
New Zealand’s leading wine and food festival “Harvest Hawke’s Bay” has a new look and new date in 2010 with more than 40 top wineries and boutique food producers in one central festival location – the breathtaking Roy’s Hill in the Gimblett Gravels, Highway 50, Hastings.
Savour the fine Hawke’s Bay wine, relish the fine food [...]
Ruapehu is home to the 160Km Cycle Classic, the Fallout Festival, Export Extreme Snowsports, Peak2Powederkeg Run, The Central Plateau Walking Festival, Mountain Mardigras, the Chateau New Years Eve Ball and the Ohakune Carrot Festival.
Ruapehu 160km Cycle Classic – February 6th fun ride is an annual event -Starting at the alpine village of Ohakune, the 160km [...]
The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge started in 1977 and it is now New Zealand’s largest cycle event. Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is a 160km bike ride around Lake Taupo. There are six different Challenges; the Solo rider’s 160 km Challenge (which includes Tandem riders), a 160 km Relay (2, 3 or 4 riders), a 320 [...]
The Rotorua Marathon proves to be a hardy event that continues to draw experienced and fresh runners and walkers to its picturesque course.
In 2010 the marathon will be held for the 46th consecutive year, bringing all the wonderful historical elements such as the Friday Pasta Dinner, the Sunday Breakfast; the supportive and vocal locals out [...]
