The first team in the Pursuit category came across the One New Zealand GODZONE finish line this afternoon after putting in a stellar performance throughout the race. Team Kolmarden Adventures were thrilled to take the win with Swedes Christer Casselsjo, Mats Rojgard and Magnus Blomgren congratulating their Kiwi team member Bridget Dick at the finish
Australian team Thought Sports represented at Chapter 11 taking out the official One New Zealand GODZONE International Trophy. The experienced team of Rob Preston, Katheryn Preston, Tim Boots and Robbie Hunt completed the race in just under five days having duelled constantly with team Tiki Tour for third place. The Australians eventually settled for fifth
All the finish line fever was on hype today for Day six of One New Zealand GODZONE as the first wave of teams had the Riverton end game in their sights.
Team No Idea crossed the One New Zealand GODZONE finish line in Riverton just after 1.30 pm today, ending a ding-dong battle for second place with Team Tiki Tour. Will Hand (28) from Nelson, Will Adlam (26) from New Plymouth, Amy Mannering (29) from Nelson and Shaun Palmer (25) from Christchurch were thrilled to take
One of the world’s most acclaimed adventure racing teams has wrapped up two decades of racing by winning New Zealand’s premiere expedition race, One New Zealand GODZONE, in Riverton this evening. (Monday 27th Feb) Adventure racing world champions Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Stu Lynch and Chris Forne of Team Avaya crossed the Taramea Bay GODZONE
As the One New Zealand GODZONE leading team Avaya arrived at TA8 early this morning, mid pack teams were approaching the Takitimu Mountain Range from the other side – including Thomas Slee of team Hags whose parents run the high country station the course goes through. A very warm, sunny Southland day was on the
One New Zealand GODZONE Team Tiki Tour completed a solid trek over the Takitimu Mountain range today arriving at Pleasant Valley TA8 just before 4pm to hold onto their current third position on the full course. The team have put up progressive performance since day one of Chapter 11 showing their strength and tenacity to
Current second place team No Idea are sticking closely to their game plan of running their own race and getting onto the One New Zealand GODZONE podium. The team arrived into TA8 Pleasant Valley off the 50km Takitimu Mountain traverse just after 12.30pm today. They were tracking six hours behind leaders Avaya and looked pretty
The Oreti River ‘put in’ for GODZONE’S Stage 10 kayak has been moved down river to the contingency TA9 due to extremely low water flows at the top of the river. TA9 has moved from Dipton Flat and is now located on the outskirts of Winton in Southland – some 20kms down stream. This means
The early bird catches the worm. Team Avaya were first off the 50km Takitimu Mountain traverse this morning and into GODZONE TA8 Pleasant Valley having a laugh and a joke with the waiting media team. Listen to Nathan Fa’avae talk – all focused on their execution of what’s coming up rather than looking back at
World champion adventure racers Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Stu Lynch and Chris Forne of Team Avaya are executing an exhilarating performance at One New Zealand GODZONE to hold onto their first-place position as the race enters its fifth day. The team has spent the last 24 hours traversing the high reaches of the Takitimu Mountain
A game of two halves at One New Zealand GODZONE on Day four as lead teams cranked racing up an notch it felt like racing was really on. Meanwhile some tired bodies and broken feet further back in the field with the teams keeping on moving forward.
Three teams in the Pursuit category have held strong to their current front of field placings on day four of One New Zealand GODZONE. Kolmarden Adventures, are in first place, ‘Trek n Travel’ from Cambridge and Tauranga in second and ‘Perfect Strangers ‘ from Amberley. Kolmarden Adventures team captain Christer Casselsjo, Mats Rojgard and Magnus
Day four of One New Zealand GODZONE is a pretty landscape of lakes, tarns, native forests along with some big meaty New Zealand hill country for teams to tackle as the field spreads far and wide across the 580km course. It’s 69 hours since the race clock went off back on Thursday afternoon and some
Avaya versus No Idea as the One New Zealand GODZONE TA6 transition at Thicket Burn in Fiordland becomes an interesting tussle point between these two adventure racing teams. A first glimpse of older experienced heads versus young guns that is sure to continue throughout the upcoming few days as these leading teams head into the
A changing of the guard at One New Zealand GODZONE in the early hours of day four as team No Idea sneak past a sleeping team Avaya at TA6 Thicket Burn pushing into the lead position on Chapter 11. It was cloak and dagger racing with Avaya arriving at the TA before midnight secure in
One New Zealand GODZONE DAY THREE VIDEO WRAP UP OF ALL THE ACTION (with the odd swear word : -)
TVNZ SPORT Presenter Andrew Saville covers One New Zealand GODZONE Chapter 11 and the remarkable two decade long career of adventure racing legend Nathan Fa’avae who announced GODZONE will be his last.
A massive strategic move by team No Idea is currently underway at One New Zealand GODZONE as the team is streaming down the side of Lake Monowai surpassing other teams who are trekking along the ridge-line high above. At the CP19 Lake Monowai junction No Idea were the first front running team to choose to
If One New Zealand GODZONE is an adventure like no other then Fiordland is certainly the home of adventure. From stunning glacier fed lakes to native New Zealand bush endemic to the location, the region is turning it on for Chapter 11. Today the back field teams have slowly emerged down from the first trekking
