Inspiring People

Inspiration is a bridge between people and Mount Maunganui.  It is made up of emotion and emotions are fuelled by connections.​  Unite these connections together with an event and Mount Maunganui will have power.  Power leads people to action.  More action more visitors to Mount Maunganui.

Love The Mount

The emotion associated with a triathlon event is huge and gives Mount Maunganui the ability to form an emotional relationship with our people resulting in more visitors to The Mount.

Goal

​Put on a safe, first class, annual event with thousands of competitors and supporters.

The People

Our event is made up of affluent decision-making people who are highly educated and love to travel.

Information from Auckland's Triathlon Series 2021.

INFORMATION

The planning of this event takes into account the below information:
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​Historical temperature average Low 14°C, High 19°C
Sunset Friday 4 April 7:04pm
Sunrise Saturday 5 April 7:32am
Low Tide Saturday 5 April 7:34am
Water temperature 19°C

EVENT DATE

Saturday 5 April 2025

EVENTS ON OFFER

Olympic Triathlon - 1500m swim, 40km cycle & 10km run
Sprint Triathlon - 750m swim, 20km cycle & 5km run
​Standard Aquabike - 1500m swim & 40km cycle
​Sprint Aquabike - 750m swim & 20km cycle
Standard Duathlon - 40km cycle & 10km run
Sprint Duathlon - 20km cycle & 5km run

START TIMES

Standard Duathlon - 8:20am
Sprint Duathlon - 8:20am

Olympic Triathlon - 8:30am
​Standard Aquabike - 8:30am

Sprint Triathlon - 9:00am
​Sprint Aquabike - 9:00am

EVENT NUMBERS

Competitor 5 year participation targets are below.
2025 - 1000+ competitors
2026 - 1500+ competitors 
2027 - 2000+ competitors 
2028 - 2500+ competitors 
2029 - 3000+ competitors 

THE COURSE

Transition Area
The transition area is on the grass areas at Mount Drury.

Swim
The swim starts at the end of Main Beach on the Southern side of Leisure Island.  Swimmers start on the beach, swim out, make two left turns and return.

Cycle
The cycle starts on the road at the Southern end of Mount Drury, travels south along Marine Parade turning left at the first roundabout onto Oceanbeach Road.  Cyclists stay on Oceanbeach Road before turning right onto Yale Street then left onto Maranui Street.  Cyclist continue on Maranui Street strait through Sunrise roundabout then Sandhurst Drive roundabout.  Maranui Street turns into Papamoa Beach Road as cyclists then travel through Coast Boulevard roundabout and Pacific View Road roundabout before reaching the turnaround just before Bermuda Drive (outside the back of 26 Mauritius Key).  Cyclists follow the same way back to the transition area.

Run
The run starts on the road at the North end of Mount Drury.  Runners run on the road and stay in the ocean side lane making a left onto Adams Ave then left into The Mall all the time running on the right hand side of the road.  Runners run along The Mall before making a u-turn off of the road between Pacific Ave and Prince Ave onto the boardwalk back to the base of the Mount.  At this point runners run around the base track of the Mount to the finish of the run on Main Beach.

Finish Area
The finish area is on the sand at Main Beach as well as the grass.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

To make the event work as a first class event taking into account competitor safety and for future years when the numbers are larger, it is recommended that the bike course will need full road closure and the run course partial closure.  First and last competitors through each intersection with maps below.

CLOSURE TIME FRAME - CYCLE COURSE
North & South-bound lane closures

Yellow 1 - Marine Parade & Pacific Ave
​First Cyclist 8:22am - Last Cyclist 10:41am

Yellow 2 - Marine Parade & Banks Ave
​First Cyclist 8:24am - Last Cyclist 10:38am

Yellow 3 - Marine Parade & Grove Ave
​First Cyclist 8:25am - Last Cyclist 10:35am

Yellow 4 - Marine Parade & Sutherland Ave
​First Cyclist 8:27am - Last Cyclist 10:30am

Yellow 5 - Marine Parade & Tay Street
​First Cyclist 8:30am - Last Cyclist 10:25am

Yellow 6 - Marine Parade & Clyde Street
​First Cyclist 8:33am - Last Cyclist 10:20am

Yellow 7 - Marine Parade & Hart Street
​First Cyclist 8:35am - Last Cyclist 10:18am

Yellow 8 - Marine Parade, Tweed Street & Oceanbeach Road Roundabout
​First Cyclist 8:32am - Last Cyclist 10:15am

Yellow 9 - Oceanbeach Road & Moa Street
​First Cyclist 8:33am - Last Cyclist 10:14am

Yellow 10 - Oceanbeach Road & McDowell Street
​First Cyclist 8:35am - Last Cyclist 10:12am

Yellow 11 - Oceanbeach Road & Golf Road
​First Cyclist 8:36am - Last Cyclist 10:10am

Yellow 12 - Oceanbeach Road & Concord Ave
​First Cyclist 8:38am - Last Cyclist 10:05am

Yellow 13 - Oceanbeach Road & Girven Ave
​First Cyclist 8:40am - Last Cyclist 10:00am

Yellow 14 - Oceanbeach Road & Omanu Way
​First Cyclist 8:41am - Last Cyclist 10:59am

Yellow 15 - Oceanbeach Road, Yale Street & Maranui Street
​First Cyclist 8:43am - Last Cyclist 10:56am

Yellow 16 - Maranui Street & Sunbrae Grove
​First Cyclist 8:44am - Last Cyclist 10:55am

Yellow 17 - Maranui Street & Sunrise Ave Roundabout
​First Cyclist 8:45am - Last Cyclist 10:54am

Yellow 18 - Maranui Street & Sandhurst Drive Roundabout
​First Cyclist 8:47am - Last Cyclist 10:51am

Yellow 19 - Papamoa Beach Road & Hugo Way
​First Cyclist 8:48am - Last Cyclist 10:50am

Yellow 20 - Papamoa Beach Road & Coast Blvd Roundabout
​First Cyclist 8:49am - Last Cyclist 10:49am

Yellow 21 - Papamoa Beach Road & Oceania Sands Way
​First Cyclist 8:50am - Last Cyclist 10:48am

Yellow 22 - Papamoa Beach Road & Pacific View Road Roundabout
​First Cyclist 8:51am - Last Cyclist 10:46am

Yellow 23 - Papamoa Beach Road & Te Ara Place
​First Cyclist 8:52am - Last Cyclist 10:45am

Yellow 24 - Papamoa Beach Road & Logan Road
​First Cyclist 8:53am - Last Cyclist 10:44am

Yellow 25 - Papamoa Beach Road & Evans Road
​First Cyclist 8:54am - Last Cyclist 10:43am

Yellow 26 - Papamoa Beach Road & Hartford Ave
​First Cyclist 8:55am - Last Cyclist 10:44am

Yellow 27 - Cycle turn-around on Papamoa Beach Road
​(outside the back of 26 Mauritius Key)
​First Cyclist 8:57am - Last Cyclist 10:46am

CLOSURE TIMEFRAME - RUN COURSE
North-bound lane closures

Red 1 - Marine Parade & Grace Ave
​First Runner 8:36am - Last Runner 11:11am

Red 2 - Marine Parade & Commons Ave
​First Runner 8:38am - Last Runner 11:13am

Red 3 - Adams Ave & Maunganui Road
​First Runner 8:40am - Last Runner 11:15am

Red 4 - Adams Ave, The Mall & Pilot Quay
​First Runner 8:41am - Last Runner 11:17am

Red 5 - The Mall & Leinster Ave
​First Runner 8:41am - Last Runner 11:19am

Red 6 - The Mall & Commons Ave
​First Runner 8:42am - Last Runner 11:21am

Red 7 - The Mall & Grace Ave
​First Runner 8:43am - Last Runner 11:23am

Red 8 - The Mall & Pacific Ave
​First Runner 8:43am - Last Runner 11:25am

Red 9 - Turn-around on the The Mall
​Between Pacific Ave & Prince Ave
​First Runner 8:44am - Last Runner 11:30am

SIMILAR EVENT

The event we would like to mirror is the super successful Noosa Triathlon in Australia. 

Noosa Tri is an internationally acclaimed event for many reasons.  The scenic course starts from the golden beaches then heads inland and up the coast.  Its stunning location, its history, a now four-decade long tradition of athletes descending on the surf town to compete.  The atmosphere that stretches off the course and into the shopping and restaurants and after-party.

Whether you’re competing or cheering on the sidelines, the atmosphere at the Noosa Tri is like no other.  Competitors combine racing with a holiday.  This is Australia’s largest, oldest and highest profile triathlon event.  One of the world’s largest Olympic distance triathlons and the biggest multi-sports festival in the Southern Hemisphere, the five-day event attracts over 13,000 competitors from across the globe and more than 30,000 spectators.