Hātea Run

15/08/2026

Results are up from yesterdays Northland Road Champs. Athletics Northland

12/08/2026

Saturday, August the 15th, 2:00 pm
Hatea Run on behalf of Athletics Northland is excited to welcome you to the Northland Road Championships hosted by Hatea Run.

This event is a highlight of our regional road running calendar and a fantastic opportunity for athletes of all ages to compete, challenge themselves, and enjoy the strong Northland running community.

On offer is:
10km Run
10km Walk
5km Run
5km Walk
2.5km Kids

Safety briefing at 1:50pm
ALL distances start together, at 2pm.

Register here: https://events.mygameday.app/event/nrc26

19/10/2025

October Trail Run – Tanekaha Forest, Mangawhai

This month we’re heading south once more – this time to take on the mighty Tanekaha Forest near Mangawhai. Our local trail scout tells us the tracks are mostly runnable, with a few tricky bits and a decent dose of hills thrown in for good measure.

Distances:

An 8.5km loop

A longer loop (exact distance TBD) for those wanting a bigger challenge

Details:

📍 Meeting Point: Tanekaha Walking Track, 302B King Road, Mangawhai 0573

🕘 Run Start: 9:00am

☕ Post-Run: Coffee and food afterwards – as always!

Bring your trail shoes, a good attitude, and maybe a sense of adventure. See you out there!

08/09/2025

This month, on September 28th, we’re heading to the stunning Kai Iwi Lakes for another great outing. Come join us for a flat and scenic 8km loop around the big lake—or, if you’re up for more, tackle all three lakes for a total of 14km.

🕘 Start Time: 9:00am — come a little early so we can sort into pace/distance groups.
🏃‍♂️ Options:

A flat and scenic 8km loop around the big lake

OR go big and run all three lakes for a 14km total

🚗 Carpooling will be available from Whangārei — let us know if you want to join and ride with others.

☕ Post-run coffee: TBC — but you know we’ll find somewhere good!

All levels welcome. Come for the run, stay for the vibes.

13/08/2025

Hātea Run member Helen Waterworth has been chosen to represent New Zealand at the World Track 24 hour Championships! She’s a formidable runner who has competed in all kinds of running events and distances but track is a fairly new addition. We’ll be rooting for her to get that NZ female record she’s after! So proud! His and Hers Events LTD

Helen Waterworth only added track to her distance-running involvement in February.

06/08/2025

“Our” local legend Emma Steedman has won herself 3 entries to his & hers backyard events. Guess that means us Hātea Run members will just have even more of a reason to bring the vibes to the epic backyard events His and Hers Events LTD put on for our beautiful running community 🤩

Our July comp winner is Emma Steedman from Whangarei

Always positive, always happy to run with others and get them out there on those trails

We want to see her at more backyards , pushing those boundaries and finding new limits

WELL DONE EMMA

3 Backyards of your choice fully catered by His and Hers Events LTD

04/08/2025

📢 L O C A T I O N R U N 📢

Last month members enjoyed the wonderful trail along the Whananaki coast. So naturally we are heading even further north this month!

This away run we are very privileged to be joining with Reset Run Club in Kerikeri to explore their beautiful local trails. Join us and run some new trails with some new friends!

📅 Date: Sunday, 31st August

🚗 Carpooling: Meet at Kensington Park Carpark (northern end) at 7:00am for a 7:15am departure

📍 Trailhead Meeting Point: Kororipo Heritage Park, Landing Road, Kerikeri 0230

🕘 Estimated Run Start: 9:00am

📏 Distances: 8km out-and-back to Rainbow Falls or a 14km.

🥐 Post-run feed: The Honey House Cafe nfNT

16/07/2025

Our Hatea Night Series wrapped up tonight with the Flying Down Hill Kilometre, results can be found on the link below.
Thank you all to those who came along, we resume our regular training sessions, if you need more details please check out our website.

The final event of the Hatea Run Night Series for the winter of 2025 was an absolute blast! Our Downhill Flying Kilometer event along the concrete path next

13/07/2025

✨ This Wednesday 16th is the Grand Finale event of the Hātea Run Night Series! 🌟

Buckle up and come see what you can do with the Flying Downhill kilometre! 💥 This is candy for your Strava stats 🍭

📍 Meet at: 63 Jack Street, Whangarei
🕠 Registrations from: 5:30pm
🕕 Run starts: 6:00pm sharp
⚠️ No headlamp = no run
💰 Hātea members run free / $5 koha for guests

🔗 More info: https://hatea.run/night-series/

The event will finish with a leisurely jog back to homebase. aka Frings 🤙🏼 🍻

Athletics Northland

Hātea Run's Night Series trail races are held in early winter each year. Typically consisting of 5 evening races in the dark on local Whangārei trails.