Check out our website for a season of great family days out around the country. The days are jam-packed full of action with plenty of fun free activities for the kids and great racing for the adults to enjoy. Pack a picnic or book a marquee for the ultimate day of relaxation at the races. Events from December to February so look for a great day out near you!
The Lake Taupo region is heralded as the events capital of New Zealand. Our annual calendar of events include the International Ironman; New Zealand’s biggest one day annual event with competitors from thirty eight different countries. The Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, with ten thousand riders completing the 160kms around Lake Taupo and now part of the Golden Bike world series, the 12 Hour mountain bike event – the biggest of its type in the world.
Hawke’s Bay seldom stops celebrating. Food and wine is a central theme, and annual open-air concerts and harvest festivals at the wineries draw international acts.
Art Deco weekend is internationally acclaimed along with other 1930s-inspired events throughout the year, the region’s rural roots come through in a thriving racing tradition, and Horse of the Year has made Hastings home.
Stylish and sophisticated or simple, good-hearted fun in the sun - there is always something happening somewhere in this diverse region.
