Marokopa Munter
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About the race
The Marokopa Munter is a 24 hour adventure race event held in Marokopa on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island on 21 November 2026. The event returns to the seaside village and surrounding terrain of hills, rivers, lakes, farms and native bush.
There are two race options: a 12 hour event and a 24 hour event. Team sizes for the 12 hour race are two, three or four people. The 24 hour race is four person teams only, with a premier Mixed Team Packrafting division. A non-paddling division for the 24 hour race replaces the water section with an extra mountain bike or trekking stage.
Core disciplines are trekking and mountain biking, with optional paddling using packrafts or sit-on-top kayaks supplied by competitors. The format includes rogaine-style sections where checkpoints can be collected in any order, letting teams use strategy, navigation and teamwork to collect as many checkpoints as possible within their time limit.
Registration and a general briefing are held in Marokopa the evening before the race. Entries are open until the week before the event unless maximum entry levels are reached earlier. Maps are NZ Topo50 1:50,000 printed on waterproof paper. A detailed compulsory gear list applies; 24 hour teams receive supplied trackers and are required to carry specific safety and navigation equipment. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.