parkrun is a free, friendly, weekly 5km community event open to everyone. Whether you prefer to walk, jog, run, volunteer, or simply cheer from the sidelines, all are welcome.

How It Works
The event starts every Saturday at 8:00am. To record an official time, register once before your first run and bring a scannable barcode each week.

Who It’s For
parkrun welcomes all ages and abilities — from first-timers to regular runners — making it a supportive, social way to start the weekend.

New Zealand Parkrun Locations

North Island

Whangarei

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Whangarei parkrun	Whangarei, Northland (Waterfront loop on the Hātea River Trail)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Auckland

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Cornwall Park parkrun	Auckland (Epsom) (Through historic Cornwall Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Western Springs parkrun	Auckland (Western Springs) (3 laps around a picturesque lake next to Auckland Zoo)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Barry Curtis parkrun	Auckland (Flat Bush) (Wide paths in Barry Curtis Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Millwater parkrun	Auckland (Silverdale) (Out-and-back along the Orewa estuary walkway)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Hobsonville Point parkrun	Auckland (Hobsonville) (Coastal walkway on a former air base)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Sherwood Reserve parkrun	Auckland (Browns Bay) (Three-loop course around Sherwood Reserve)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Owairaka parkrun	Auckland (Mt Albert/Owairaka) (Out-and-back along the Oakley Creek stream path)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Northern Pathway parkrun	Auckland (Albany) (Follows the Northern Pathway cycle trail)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Southern Path parkrun	Auckland (Takanini) (Along the Southern Path alongside the Pahurehure Inlet)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Hamilton

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Hamilton Lake parkrun	Hamilton Lake, Innes Common, Hamilton.	Every Saturday at 8:00am
University of Waikato parkrun	University of Waikato, Gate One, Knighton Road, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3240	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Cambridge

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Cambridge NZ parkrun	The Grassroots Trust Velodrome, 15 Hanlin Rd, Cambridge 3283.	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Morrinsville

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Morrinsville parkrun	Morrinsville, Waikato (Two laps around Morrinsville Recreation Grounds)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Taupō

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Taupo parkrun	Taupō, Waikato (Out-and-back along the shore of Lake Taupō)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Tauranga

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Tauranga parkrun	Tauranga, Bay of Plenty (Follows the Kopurererua Valley trail)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Whakatāne

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Whakatane Gardens parkrun	Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty (Two laps around Whakatane Gardens and along the riverbank)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Rotorua

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Puarenga parkrun	Rotorua, Bay of Plenty (Unique geothermal course on sulfur flats)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Gisborne

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Gisborne parkrun	Gisborne, East Coast (Out-and-back along Waikanae Beach and Oneroa walkway)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

New Plymouth

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
East End parkrun	New Plymouth, Taranaki (Out-and-back on the Coastal Walkway)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Palmerston North

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Palmerston North parkrun	Palmerston North, Manawatū (Straight out-and-back along the Manawatū River pathway)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Whanganui

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Whanganui Riverbank parkrun	Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui (Two out-and-back legs along both sides of the Whanganui River)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Lower Hutt

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Lower Hutt parkrun	Lower Hutt, Wellington (Out-and-back on the Hutt Riverbank walkway)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Porirua

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Porirua parkrun	Porirua, Wellington (Out-and-back through Bothamley Park’s forest trail)	Every Saturday at 8:00am (Note: Temporarily closed in 2025 for park upgrades)

Paraparaumu

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Kapiti Coast parkrun	Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast (Out-and-back along the Otaihanga Domain riverside track)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Plimmerton

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Ara Harakeke parkrun	Plimmerton, Wellington (Follows the Te Ara Harakeke pathway along Taupō Swamp)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Wellington City

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Waitangi parkrun	Wellington City (Two laps of Waitangi Park and the Wellington waterfront promenade)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Upper Hutt

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Trentham Memorial parkrun	Upper Hutt, Wellington (Two laps around Trentham Memorial Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Ōtaki

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Ōtaki River parkrun	Ōtaki, Kapiti Coast (Out-and-back on the river trail at Otaki Gorge Road)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Greytown

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Greytown Woodside Trail parkrun	Greytown, Wairarapa (Out-and-back along an old rail trail starting at Woodside station)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

South Island

Blenheim

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Blenheim parkrun	Blenheim, Marlborough (Out-and-back beside the Taylor River)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Nelson

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Nelson (Neale Park) parkrun	Nelson, Nelson (Double out-and-back along Nelson’s Maitai River and waterfront at Neale Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Greymouth

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Greymouth parkrun	Greymouth, West Coast (Out-and-back on the Grey River floodwall)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Christchurch

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Hagley parkrun	Christchurch (Hagley Park) (Single big loop around Hagley Park North)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Broad Park parkrun	Christchurch (Parklands) (Mix of trail and hardpack through Bottle Lake Forest and along Waimairi Beach dunes)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Halswell Quarry parkrun	Christchurch (Halswell) (A hilly two-lap course in Halswell Quarry Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am
Scarborough parkrun	Christchurch (Sumner) (Out-and-back along the Sumner beachfront at Scarborough Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Pegasus

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Pegasus parkrun	Pegasus, N. Canterbury (Two laps around Lake Pegasus)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Rolleston

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Foster parkrun	Rolleston, Canterbury (Two laps of Foster Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Ashburton

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Ashburton parkrun	Ashburton, Canterbury (Two laps around Ashburton Domain)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Dunedin

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Dunedin parkrun	Dunedin, Otago (Two laps through Dunedin’s Botanical Gardens)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Balclutha

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Balclutha parkrun	Balclutha, Otago (Two laps at Naish Park along the Clutha River)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Queenstown

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Queenstown parkrun	Queenstown, Otago (One varied loop around Queenstown Gardens and along the lakefront)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Wanaka

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Wanaka parkrun	Wanaka, Otago (Out-and-back along the lakeside path of Lake Wanaka)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Alexandra

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Otago Central Rail Trail parkrun	Alexandra, Otago (Out-and-back on the Otago Central Rail Trail)	Every Saturday at 8:00am

Invercargill

Parkrun Name	Parkrun Location	When
Invercargill parkrun	Invercargill, Southland (Two laps around Queens Park)	Every Saturday at 8:00am