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Excitement Builds As The World's Largest Expedition Race Returns To Fiordland This Month
Friday, 3 February 2023, 8:50 am | GODZone
All eyes will be on Te Anau and Fiordland when One New Zealand GODZONE returns on the 23rd of February – the 4th of March 2023. The prestigious Expedition Racing World Championships will bring hundreds of adventure racers from New Zealand and ... More >>
Richie McCaw Steps Up For South Island Adventure At GODZone Chapter 10
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 10:33 am | GODZone
Former All Black champion Richie McCaw has confirmed he is stepping up for another hit out at New Zealand's premier adventure racing event, GODZone, next week in Wanaka. McCaw will line up for his fourth crack at the grueling ten-day expedition event ... More >>
Richie McCaw puts hand up for more godzone adventure at chapter 9
Friday, 27 November 2020, 11:34 am | GODZone
Former All Black champion Richie McCaw has announced he will be lining up for a third crack at New Zealand's premier adventure racing event, GODZone, in March 2021. McCaw will tackle the gruelling expedition race, the largest of its kind in the world ... More >>
Godzone Chapter 9 Moves To March 2021
Friday, 24 April 2020, 4:18 pm | GODZone
New Zealand’s premiere adventure event and the world’s largest expedition adventure race GODZone has today announced it is moving the ninth edition of the event to March 2021. GODZone Chapter 9, which was to be held in Rotorua in November, will now be ... More >>
Adventure Race Attracts Teams From Around the World
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 8:58 am | GODZone
New Zealand is experiencing a growth in adventure racing with the world’s largest expedition race, GODZone, leading the charge. More >>
Rotorua to Host First Ever North Island Godzone in 2020
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 10:46 am | GODZone
In 2020, Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty region, will become the first North Island area of New Zealand to host the world’s largest expedition adventure race, GODZone. More >>
Winners Take All at GODZONE Chapter 8
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 7:34 pm | GODZone
Simone Maier, Emily Wilson, Chris Forne and Marcel Hagener claimed two firsts at the world’s largest adventure race GODZone today. They were the first team across the finish line and the first team of two females and two males to ever win the GODZone ... More >>
Orca’s Join in the Fast & Furious Start to Godzone
Sunday, 10 March 2019, 6:39 pm | GODZone
Orca’s Join in the Fast & Furious Start to Godzone Adventure Race in Akaroa Sixty-three teams raced off the GODZone start line in Akaroa, New Zealand this morning and into a coasteering stage around Lushington Bay to Takamatua Bay that attracted ... More >>
Akaroa buzzing with GODZone competitors
Saturday, 9 March 2019, 2:36 pm | GODZone
AKAROA BUZZING WITH GODZONE COMPETITORS Akaroa is buzzing with GODZone competitors today as the official GODZone team welcome and registration gets underway in the historic Banks Peninsula township. More >>
World's Best Prepare for Adventure Racing Glory at GODZone
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:26 am | GODZone
The battle lines have been drawn for the upcoming GODZone adventure race being held in Canterbury from the 10th– 17thMarch with over 250 athletes from around the world vying for a win. It’s the first time the seven-day expedition adventure race, the ... More >>
Canterbury to Host Godzone Chapter 8
Friday, 1 June 2018, 10:34 am | GODZone
Canterbury, home of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki – Mount Cook, has today been announced as the host location for Chapter 8 of GODZone, the world’s largest expedition-length adventure race. More >>
Toasting the Winners of GODZone Chapter 7
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 9:16 am | GODZone
A huge crowd of Te Anau locals turned out tonight to welcome GODZone's first team home. More than 500 people cheered on as team Yealands Family Wines paddled into the beach beside the Marakura Yacht Club at 9.40pm. More >>
Richie McCaw & TEAM PwC in 6th Place at Godzone
Monday, 5 March 2018, 4:44 pm | GODZone
Richie McCaw & TEAM PwC in 6th Place at Godzone New Zealand’s rugged southwest coast is treating competitors to a true wilderness experience as the gruelling ten-day GODZone adventure race continues in Southland. Day five of the 540km race has seen ... More >>
Day Three of Godzone Takes Teams Deep into Fiordland
Saturday, 3 March 2018, 6:48 pm | GODZone
Day Three of Godzone Takes Teams Deep into Fiordland Two days, nine hours into the ten-day GODZone expedition race in Fiordland National Park and the adventurous field is spread far and wide. “ The leading teams have paddled across Lake Hauroko and ... More >>
Secret Godzone Course Revealed
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 1:50 pm | GODZone
Secret Godzone Course Revealed Ahead of Te Anau Start Tomorrow After 12 months of planning and organisation, the seventh chapter of New Zealand's iconic adventure race GODZone was revealed today just 24 hours prior to race start. Competitors will ... More >>
NZ's Champion Adventure Racer Back at Godzone
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 1:34 pm | GODZone
New Zealand’s Champion Adventure Racer Back at Godzone The return of five-time adventure racing world champion Nathan Fa’avae to this weeks GODZone adventure race in Fiordland has put the rest of the international field on notice. Fa’avae, ... More >>
Springbok vs All Black Rivalry Set for a Showdown at Godzone
Friday, 5 January 2018, 1:59 pm | GODZone
Springbok vs All Black Rivalry Set for a Showdown at Godzone Former Springbok rugby great, Stefan Terblanche, is looking forward to representing South Africa and competing against All Black legend Richie McCaw at this year’s GODZone. Terblanche, now aged ... More >>
Richie McCaw & PwC Team to Host Te Anau School Assembly
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 8:45 am | GODZone
Richie McCaw & PwC Team to Host School Assembly with Te Anau Students All Black legend Richie McCaw and his PwC Adventure Racing team are heading to Te Anau next week for some exploration in the Fiordland bush and to meet with students from Fiordland ... More >>
McCaw Steps up for Second Go at Godzone
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 9:02 am | GODZone
Fronting up for the worlds largest and most technically challenging adventure race GODZone early next year is something former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is looking forward too. McCaw will line up as part of the PwC Adventure Racing Team at the grueling ... More >>
Global Adventure Racing Partnership with Primal Quest
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 9:43 am | GODZone
Two leaders in expedition adventure racing create a new partnership to further strengthen the AR industry. The joint venture is mutually focused on building the profile of the sport and delivering the best quality experience in endurance adventure sport. More >>