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This is the page for the Lower Hutt parkrun - the first parkrun in New Zealand See you next Saturday.

parkrun is a free 5km timed run held every Saturday morning in over 2000 venues around the world. The Lower Hutt event starts at 8am from the southern end of the riverside carpark in Lower Hutt. Whether you are an elite runner, a jogger, a walker, or anything in between, you are welcome to join us.

31/10/2026

Thanks to Winnie Cleary for writing the report for event 723.

Fine and windy conditions did not deter our participants and volunteers on our Halloween themed parkrun. Also, we had an unexpected surprise...

More about Winnie's report can be found below

Lower Hutt parkrun #723 – 31st October 2026 Posted on October 31, 2026 by lowerhuttoffice Nau mai haere mai to everyone who joined us today for Lower Hutt’s 723rd parkrun. We had 322 participants in fine conditions tempered by the brisk and nippy southerly wind. It was with some curiosity that t...

31/10/2026

Stats for event 723.

There were 322 participants on the course today. Out of the 36 first timers to the course, 20 of whom did their parkrun debut today. We hope to see you again soon.

35 course PB's were also recorded.

A big welcome to our closest Lower Hutt neighbour Gums Loop parkrun with their launch today and it is New Zealand's 80th parkrun location.

Congratulations to all of our milestone achievers.

Have a great weekend and see you next month (next parkrun day).

30/10/2026

Event 723 Done & Dusted. A welcome visit today from some NZ Police recruits who completed the parkrun in full uniform.
323 parkrunners and park walkers completed the event in fine but windy conditions.
Results have been processed and will be available shortly.

30/10/2026

The end of the month is here and the festive season is fast approaching. Dress up in your fancy Halloween dress or show up in your own gear.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the riverbank

A friendly reminder for tomorrow

7:40 - First Timers Welcome for parkrun debutants and visitors
7:40 - Volunteers to be at the finish chute for briefing and training
7:55 - Run Directors Briefing
8am - 3,2,1.... GO

29/10/2026

One more sleep to go and we are still light of volunteers. Currently, there are no timekeepers to keep track of time and a photographer.

It would be great if we can get another barcode scanner as well. Please get in touch if you can do any of the roles mentioned below. Thank you.

Hope you all had a nice long weekend. It is Wednesday and it means only 3 more sleeps until our next event.

The fifth parkrun day of this month falls on Halloween's date, so dress ups are optional and that also means the month of October will be finishing soon too.

The weather forecast is looking great this week with a potential chance of southerlies happening. There are some volunteer spots that need filling, please comment below or email [email protected] if you can do any of the following roles:

- Timekeeper x2 (roles filled)
- Barcode Scanning x2 (need one more scanner)
- First Timers Welcome (role filled)
- Photographer
- Funnel Manager
- Report Writer (role filled)

27/10/2026

25/10/2026

Thanks to Glynis Ng for writing the report for event 722.

As Lower Hutt parkrun was Glynis' first debut venue. It is often said that a parkrun journey has to start somewhere and why Glynis chose to come and visit us this week.

More about Glynis' report can be found below

Lower Hutt parkrun #722 – 24th October 2026 Posted on October 25, 2026 by lowerhuttoffice Wonderful start to Labour weekend with 312 participants and 24 volunteers on the beautiful Lower Hutt parkrun course. Congratulations and well done to you all. Mild overcast morning with light breeze. Special...

24/10/2026

Stats for event 722.

There were 312 participants on the course today. Out of the 30 first timers to the course, 9 of whom did their parkrun debut today. We hope to see you again soon.

39 course PB's were also recorded.

Congratulations to all of our milestone achievers.

Have a great long Labour Day weekend to you all.

23/10/2026

Kia ora, an overcast day made for pretty good running conditions today for our 312 parkrun participants (including visitors from the Netherlands) and 24 volunteers.

Big congratulations to our milestone-parkrunners running their 50th and 100th parkrun!

Results have been processed and should be with you shortly.

Address

South End Of Riverside Car Park, Off Daly Street
Lower Hutt

Opening Hours

8am - 9am

Website

http://www.parkrun.co.nz/lowerhutt/

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