About the Mount Festival of Multisport

The iconic Tauranga Half has been part of the Mount Maunganui summer since 1990, making it one of New Zealand’s longest running and most iconic triathlons.

In 2015 a selection of events were added to the Tauranga Half to create a festival that appeals to a wider range of people with varied athletic abilities. These events now sit under the umbrella of the Mount Festival of Multisport. Our goal is to get more people, more active, more often!

The Mount Festival events calendar has been carefully developed over the years with a range of events that include Tauranga Half, The Enduro, The AquaBike and Mount Run.

Each event has its own identity and flavour but works together to provide athletes and the community with a broad and exciting experience.

The Mount Festival is owned by the Mount Festival Charitable Trust. Trustees include: Owen Cooney, Joanna Lawn and Richard Burne.

All profits made by the Mount Festival of Multisport are donated back into the community.

Our History

Current Course Records

Tauranga Half

2020	Kyle Smith	3:42:07	Male
2009	Samantha Warriner	4:10:47	Female

Enduro

2019	Sam Clark	5:27:51	Male
2019	Megan Arthur	6:31:28	Female

AquaBike

2020	Michael Grain	3:47:32	Male
2020	Hayley Gallagher	4:09:28	Female

Mount Run

Half Marathon

2020	Julian Oakley	1:10:37	Male
2020	Alice Mason	1:22:00	Female

10km

2020	Alex Brackenbury	37:08	Male
2020	Emily Sherlock	45:50	Female

5km

2020	Paddy Lamb	18:44	Male
2020	Anneke Grogan	19:02	Female

Tauranga Half Records Over The Years

YEAR	MALE	FEMALE
1990	Scott Ballance – 4:16:51	Karen Williams – 4:53:53
1991	Dave Bradding – 4:04:45	Cori Lyons – 4:49:18
1992	Tony O’Hagan – 3:57:17
1993		Megan Robertson – 4:48:04
1994	Tony O’Hagan – 3:50:24	Sue Clark – 4:37:59
1995		Sue Clark – 4:22:06
1996	Walter Thorburn – 3:48:47	Jenny Rose – 4:13:21
2006	Nathan Richmond – 3:47:54
2009		Sam Warriner – 4:10:47
2013	Graham O’Grady – 3:47:54
2017	Braden Currie – 3:45:38