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TIKI TOUR SECOND POSITION ON DAY TWO

Queenstown Team Tiki Tour are making solid gains on day two of Chapter 11 currently in second position behind leaders Avaya. Team captain Tom Lucas is not shy when it comes to devising a solid race strategy and has set a steady pace for his team to ensure they stay as close to Avaya as


SNOWY TOPS ON MT TITIROA TREK

One New Zealand GODZONE Race Director Adam Fairmaid and the media crew tracked teams high on a snowy Mt Titiroa in the early hours of Day Two as the front of the field climbed up and over on the 32km trek.


High Mountain Tops to Lake Paddles

Day two at One New Zealand GODZONE Chapter 11 and the Te Anau start line lies in the vast distance as the bulk of teams reach for the tops of Mt Titiroa today whilst the leaders have already hit the water this morning. Team Avaya led into and out of the 32km trek over Mt


AVAYA JUMP TO LEAD

It’s taken less than three hours for One New Zealand GODZONE current championship team to take the lead at Chapter 11 in Fiordland. The adventure racing champs in typical fashion kept things casual off the start-line on the shores of Lake Te Anau this afternoon and waited for the melee of mountain biking teams to


ALL GUNS BLAZING AS GODZONE HITS GO

Two hundred and eighty adventure racers from around the world charged off the One New Zealand GODZONE start line on the edge of Lake Te Anau this afternoon as the longest expedition race in the world got underway for its eleventh chapter. “It’s been a very fast-paced start with teams heading off on a 27km


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FIORDLAND ROLLS OUT WELCOME FOR GODZONE

Fiordland is rolling out the welcome mat to hundreds of adventure racers from around the world who are gathering in Te Anau this week for the start of One New Zealand GODZONE Chapter 11 on Thursday, 23rd February. “Events like GODZONE have a hugely positive impact on the region,” says Great South Conference & Events


YOUNG ADVENTURERS ‘ONE’S TO WATCH AT GODZONE

Last weekend Molly Spark was running over the Southern Alps in the two-day Coast to Coast, and next weekend she will be racing through Fiordland at the grueling ONE NEW ZEALAND GODZONE Expedition Racing World Championships. “Coast to Coast was a lot of fun because I got to do it with Bondi Rescue’s Andrew ‘Reidy”


EXCITEMENT BUILDS FOR ONE NZ GODZONE CHAPTER 11

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 around the world to the lakeside settlement in anticipation of the eleventh chapter


GODZONE AUSTRALIA OPENS ENTRIES NEXT WEEK

The countdown is on for GODZONE Australia – Chapter 1 with official entries opening on Monday 12th December as domestic and international teams eye a racing spot in Australia’s inaugural edition of the gruelling adventure racing event. The world’s largest expedition race has expanded across the Tasman from its New Zealand home base offering an


ONE NEW ZEALAND NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF GODZONE

GODZONE and One New Zealand have today announced a new principal title partnership that sees the world championship event renamed One New Zealand GODZONE. One of New Zealand’s most prominent connectivity providers, One New Zealand (the new brand announced by Vodafone, launching in early 2023) has partnered with GODZONE, the world’s largest expedition race. This


GODZONE LAUNCHES NEW AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION RACE FOR 2023

The world’s largest expedition race GODZONE has today announced it is expanding across the Tasman with a new Australian race planned for 2023. GODZONE Australia is a joint partnership between GODZONE and Australian-based adventure entrepreneurs, high-profile adventure racer Rob Preston and Elite Energy CEO Mark (Emo) Emerton. Founder and director of GODZONE Warren Bates says


MAJOR PRIZE POOL ANNOUNCED FOR EXPEDITION RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

GODZONE has today announced a major boost to its prize pool for next year’s adventure racing event that will see winning competitors at the inaugural Expedition Racing World Championships handsomely rewarded. GODZONE Chapter 11, the world’s largest expedition-length adventure race, is being held in Fiordland, South Island from the 23rd – the 4th of March


GLOBAL BRAND RAB PARTNERS WITH GODZONE

A new premier partnership between GODZONE and outdoor clothing and equipment supplier Rab will see the outdoor brand become the official apparel supplier of the event. Hundreds of adventure racing competitors from around the world will compete at GODZONE Chapter 11, hosted in Fiordland – the southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area, in March 2023.


EXPEDITION RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LAUNCHED FOR GODZONE 2023

Today’s launch of the inaugural Expedition Racing World Championships has cemented a bold future for the world’s largest expedition racing event, GODZONE, held each year in New Zealand and the wider adventure racing community. The first ever Expedition Racing World Championships to be hosted by GODZONE in Fiordland, South Island, in March 2023 has been


REFLECTIONS ON CHAPTER 10

GODZone celebrated ten amazing chapters of the world’s biggest adventure race with a beautiful yet brutal course that traversed the South Island of New Zealand. Following 710km from the rugged West Coast to the East Coast it showcased why New Zealand is the true home of expedition adventure race globally. GODZone Race Director Warren Bates


STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD

Avaya knew from the beginning that GODZone Chapter 10 was going to be hard, and very very long. Team captain of this winning team Nathan Fa’avae, (alongside Chris Forne, Stu Lynch and Sophie Hart) said they were prepared, both mentally and physically. In fact with so much experience under their belt with longer form expedition