Mount Festival of Multisport
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Mount Festival of Multisport
The Mount Festival of Multisport is a multi-discipline sports event held in Mount Maunganui / Tauranga. The festival programmed for 23 January 2027 includes triathlon-format events, open-water swim and road running events, and cycling-based races.
Featured race formats named on the programme include the Tauranga Half (a half ironman triathlon), an AquaBike event (swim plus bike) and the Waitoa Mount Festival Half Marathon. The Tauranga Half has been held at the same location since 1990 and is described by the organisers as the longest running half ironman triathlon in New Zealand at that location. The course uses the Mount base track area in Mount Maunganui.
Race distances and formats listed for the festival include:
- Half ironman / half distance triathlon (Tauranga Half)
- Half marathon (21 km)
- 10 km road run
- 5 km road run
The festival partners with a variety of national and local sponsors, with Fulton Hogan noted as the naming-rights partner. The event also lists an official charity, Canteen Aotearoa. Additional event information, sponsorship and community details are provided by the organisers. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
