City to Surf

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Minimum Age Requirements
21.1km event – Competitors must be 16 years or older
8.5km event – Competitors must be 12 years or older
5km event – Competitors must be 5 years or older

Early Bird Fee from 15th December 2025 – 31st March 2026
* Half Marathon adult: $80.00 per person
* Half Marathon school student: $75.00 per person
* 8.5km adult: $60.00 per person
* 8.5km school student: $55.00 per person
* 5km adult: $45.00 per person
* 5km school student: $40.00 per person
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $140.00
* Shuttle bus: $10 per person (for half marathon & 11km events only)

Standard Fee from 01st April – 11th October 2026
* Half Marathon adult: $90.00 per person
* Half Marathon school student: $85.00 per person
* 8.5km adult: $70.00 per person
* 8.5km school student: $65.00 per person
* 5km adult: $55.00 per person
* 5km school student: $50.00 per person
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $150.00
* Shuttle bus: $10 per person (for half marathon & 11km events only)

Late Fee from 12th October – 9am 06th November 2026
* Half Marathon adult: $100.00 per person
* Half Marathon school student: $95.00 per person
* 8.5km adult: $80.00 per person
* 8.5km school student: $75.00 per person
* 5km adult: $65.00 per person
* 5km school student: $60.00 per person
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $160.00
* Shuttle bus: $10 per person (for half marathon & 11km events only)

On The Day Fee – available at registration venue/s ONLY 07th & 08th November 2026
* Half Marathon adult: $110.00 per person
* Half Marathon school student: $105.00 per person
* 8.5km adult: $90.00 per person
* 8.5km school student: $85.00 per person
* 5km adult: $75.00 per person
* 5km school student: $70.00 per person
* Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years): $170.00

Pre Event Shuttle Bus: Tickets can be purchased online for $10 per person during the entry process. This is to get competitors to the start line ONLY, there is no return shuttle back to the start line once the event is completed. For half marathon and 8.5km competitors only. 5km competitors do not need a shuttle service.

Special Entry Fees Available

• Family Pass (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 5-16 years) – applicable for all entry types as long as the children meet the event age restriction. Email info@eventpromotions.co.nz if you would like to enter using the family pass. Prices are shown above.
• Groups of 10+ people – we have a special 20% discount available. All group entries MUST be received at least two weeks prior to the event day to qualify for the discount. Please email info@eventpromotions.co.nz for more information on how to enter with 10+ people.
• School Students – there is a special discounted rate available for School Students (Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Years 1-13) across all entry types. Student ID’s must be provided at check-in/registration if requested. The student discount does not apply to Corporate/Gym 11km Team entry option or 10+ people or more Team entry option due to existing discounts.

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ENTRY CONFIRMATION
You will receive confirmation of your entry via email after you have completed the online entry process.

PERSONALISED RACE NUMBER
If you would like your name printed on your race bib, please make sure you are entered by 26th October 2026.

OPTIONAL PRE-EVENT REGISTRATION (collection of race bib/timing chip) AND LATE ENTRIES
SATURDAY 07th NOVEMBER 2026
All Events – 21.1km, 8.5km & 5km distances

NOTE – registration/athlete check in & late entries is also available on race day prior to your event start time. See EVENT DAY TIMETABLE below for details.

WHEN: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
VENUE: Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga

EVENT DAY TIMETABLE
SUNDAY 08th NOVEMBER 2026
IMPORTANT! If you are registering/checking in or entering an event on event day, you must do so at your RACE START VENUE!!!

6:15am – Shuttle buses start departing from outside the Mount Surf Club to the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club – these will run continuously until the final departure at 8:15am

6:30–8:30am – 21.1km & 8.5km (NOT 5km) pre-event registration (collection of race bib/timing chip) & late entries
Venue: Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga

7:00–8:30am – 5km ONLY pre-event registration (collection of race bib/timing chip) & late entries
Venue: Oceanside Resort Mount Maunganui conference room (via Marine Parade access path in main beach cafes – look for signs)

8:00am – Start 21.1km RUN (wave 1 – under 2hours) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
8:05am – Start 21.1km RUN (wave 2 – over 2hours) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
8:10am – Start 21.1km WALK  (wave 3 – ALL walkers) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club

8:15am – Last shuttle buses leave the Mount Surf Club to the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club

9:00am – Start 5km ALL runners & walkers (mass start) – on the beach outside Mount Surf Club

9:00am – Start 8.5km RUN (wave 1 – under 1hour 10minutes) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
9:05am – Start 8.5km RUN (wave 2 – over 1hour 10minutes) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
9:10am – Start 8.5km WALK  (wave 3 – ALL walkers) – Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club

12:15pm – Prize giving for ALL events – on the beach outside Mount Surf Club

WITHDRAWL AND REFUND POLICY
ALL withdrawals MUST be notified to info@eventpromotions.co.nz by 9:00am, 7 days prior to the event date. These withdrawals will receive their entry fee refund, minus a $15.00 administrative/booking fee. Any withdrawals notified after this time will not be entitled to a refund.

In the case of a natural disaster, extreme or dangerous weather situation, “Act of God” conditions, or other uncontrollable factors causing the cancellation of the event, entry fees will not be refunded.

Transfer Policy
All person to person transfers can be made between individuals up to 9:00am 14 days prior to the event date. After this date, they must be done at event registration. These transfers MUST be made between the same entry type (event distance).

All transfers to a different entry type (event distance) can be made up to 9:00am 14 days prior to the event date. After this date, they must be done at event registration.

You cannot transfer an entry to another event, or following year under any circumstances.

If you need to make a transfer, please contact info@eventpromotions.co.nz.

• Runner to Walker Transfer (or Vice Versa): You MUST let us know prior to starting the event if you are swapping from runner to walker or walker to runner. Please note that if you plan to run/walk you need to enter as a runner. This can be changed up until event registration
• Event Distance Transfer: If you want to swap to a different race distance, this can be done up until 14 days prior to the event. If you decide to swap on the day, you will need to go to the registration venue of the event you would like to swap TO.

City to Surf Half Marathon
The “City to Surf” Half Marathon event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point (Tauranga). Run/walk until the Nautilus Resort entrance by the Boat Ramp. Head over the walkway and along the gravel trail to Chapel Street. Turn right into Chapel Street then right into Maxwells Road and into Harbour Drive. Continue along Harbour Drive until Kulim Park. Swing sharp left into Kulim Ave, right into Bureta Road, left into Ngatai Road and back to Chapel Street.

Turn right onto Maxwells Rd to start the Daisy Hardwick trail around the Waikareao Estuary, returning along the Takitimu Drive trail. Continue along Chapel Street on the Estuary side footpath, over the bridge where you complete a U-turn returning along Chapel street, left into the gravel trail back to the Nautilus Resort, then right into Cross Road and over the Harbour Bridge. Turn left at Totara Street, through Coronation Park, along Pilot Bay, into Adams Ave finishing on the sand at the Mount Main Beach outside the Mount Surf Club.

UNITED AIRLINES City to Surf 8.5km
The “City to Surf” 8.5km event starts outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club on Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point (Tauranga) and heads over the Harbour Bridge, down Totara Street, through Coronation Park, along Pilot Bay, into Adams Ave and finishing along the sand on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club.

BOP TIMES Surf to Surf 5km
The “Surf to Surf” 5km event starts at the Mount Main Beach outside the Mount Surf Club, and heads up to the boardwalk turning left to run/walk along the boardwalk until the steps by the food caravans at Leisure Island. At the steps, drop down onto the hard beach and continue until the Tay Street beach exit. Once back on the boardwalk at Tay Street, turn right to stay on the boardwalk and head back towards the Mount Surf Club, before dropping back onto the sand to cross the finish line at the Mount Main Beach.

AID STATIONS
Situated around the course as below:

Half Marathon aid stations – located at 5km (water & R-line electrolyte); 9km (water only); 14km (water & R-line electrolyte); 17km (water & R-line electrolyte)
8.5km aid stations – located at 4km (water & R-line electrolyte)
Finish Line – water & R-line electrolyte

TOILETS ON COURSE
Portaloos will be available at both event start lines and the finish line.

Public toilets are situated around the course on the Daisy Hardwick track, Coronation Park, Pilot Bay and at the Mount Main Beach.

SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE RACE START
A shuttle service is available FROM the Mount Surf Club (Cnr Adams Ave & Marine Pde) to the START of the City to Surf half marathon and 8.5km events at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club. The shuttles will begin leaving at 6.15am from outside the Mount Surf Club. These will run continuously until the final shuttle departs at 8:15am.

The idea is to leave your car at the finish line (Mount Maunganui Main Beach), catch the bus to the half marathon/8.5km start line (Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club) and run/walk back to the finish line at the Mount Maunganui Main Beach (and to your car).

There is an additional cost of $10 per person for this service. Please book your spot when entering online. Competitors will receive their confirmation of the shuttle service via their entry confirmation email.

Your gear bags will be transported by Mainfreight back to the finish line at Mount Maunganui Main Beach for you to collect at the completion of your event. There will be a label on the bottom of your race bib to tear off and attach to your bag.

NOTE – there is NO shuttle service back to the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club after the event. This is a one way shuttle service to the event start ONLY.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
We are encouraging the use of Public Transport to the Mount Maunganui Main Beach to alleviate the unavoidable parking issues.

Think about catching the bus to the Mount and using the event shuttle service to the 21k & 8.5k start lines, and back home after the event via bus.

Bus timetable information can be found HERE.

Prove that your company or club is the fastest in the Bay by taking on the City to Surf Astrolabe Corporate and Gym/Club Challenge.

This is a chance for your company or gym/sports club to do some great team bonding, train together, swap the business attire and take on the 8.5km City to Surf event.

Download Team Challenge Promo Poster HERE

How does the Corporate and Gym/Club Teams Challenge work?
Teams must consist of a minimum of 5 people; there is no maximum number of competitors per team. You must supply a Corporate or Sports Gym/Club name when registering to be eligible for the challenges. The winning Corporate and Gym/Club teams will be announced at prize giving on the Sunday and awarded with their trophies and prize. Your combined individual pacing’s for your first five team members calculate your overall team place, plus all your team members are eligible for individual grade positions e.g. if your team positions are 14th Male, 22nd Male, 32rd Male, 4th Female and 19th Female meaning your team total is 4+22+32+4+19=91 points

Note: All members of your corporate team must be employees, relatives, partners of, contractors or suppliers of the company and the Gym/Club team must be all members of the club or gym.

What is the cost to enter a Corporate or Gym/Club team?
Standard fees per person apply for all competitors, see entry fee charges.

How to register a Corporate Team?
Option 1: ENTER ONLINE HERE

Option 2: E-mail info@eventpromotions.co.nz for an invoice for the total amount of your entrants. Once payment is received you will be issued a Pin Code which allows you to enter online.

Finishers Medals
Every competitor that finishes any of the events from the 5km to the Half Marathon will receive a stunning finishers medal.

Prize-giving
Held at 12.15pm from the stage truck on the main beach outside the Mount Surf Club.

Merit Prizes
Merit prizes/medals are awarded to the first three males and females across the line in the half marathon run and walk, the 8.5km run and walk and the 5km event.

Spot Prizes 
Be in to win loads of prizes including the major prizes of return airfares for 2 people to San Francisco thanks to United Airlines, and a $2,000 Mitre 10 Mega voucher. Every entrant goes in the draw to win the major and minor spot prizes, but you must be present at prize-giving to claim them.

Walking Division
Walkers will start after the runners for the 21.1km & 8.5km events – this is to avoid congestion on the course for added safety. We value our walkers and wish to ensure that the experience is a positive one for all entered. To ensure this we rely on entrants’ integrity that walkers WALK the complete event. Please participate in the spirit of the event and abide by walking criteria. Any walking competitor seen running will be automatically classified in the running results and no correspondence will be entered into. If competitors are unsure whether they may run & walk different sections of the course, it is requested that you enter the “Run” division.

Prams/Buggies/Strollers
Prams/Buggies/Strollers are not permitted at this event due to causing congestion on the course.

Headphones
For your safety, we strongly recommend you avoid wearing headphones or audio devices during the event. They can make it difficult to hear important instructions from marshals, be aware of traffic management, or respond to other competitors around you. Staying alert and aware helps keep both you and others safe on the course.

Timing and Photos
All competitors will receive a timing transponder at registration to accurately time the event. This is attached to your race number, which must be pinned to the front of your shirt.

Marathon Photos will be snapping away and photos will be available for purchase post event, these can be viewed at www.marathon-photos.com

Minimum Age
Competitors must be 16 years or older to compete in the 21km event; 12 years or older to compete in the 8.5km event; 5 years or older to compete in the 5km event.

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2023 Results – Click here

2022 Results – Click here

2021 – Covid cancellation

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OCEANSIDE RESORT & TWIN TOWERS

If you are looking to incorporate the Mitre 10 Mega Tauranga City to Surf into an active weekend away, look no further than Oceanside Resort & Twin Towers for a magic spot to play and stay right in the heart of Mount Maunganui’s main beach.

Check out what they have to offer HERE.

PROMOTIONAL FLYERS
Promote the Mitre 10 Mega City to Surf in your gym, group or workplace with these downloadable flyers.

Download Team Challenge Poster HERE
Download Generic Poster HERE

PROMOTIONAL EMAIL BANNER
Save the graphic below and add into an email promoting to your clients, staff and members.

2026 graphic coming soon!