GODZone Rotorua: Mayor welcomes competitors to the city, including Richie McCaw
4 Mar, 2021 04:55 AM
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GODZone Rotorua competitor Richie McCaw (left) with Race Director Adam Fairmaid. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Rotorua s mayor has officially welcomed about 250 competitors taking part in the iconic GODZone Rotorua race, including former All Black Richie McCaw.
The gruelling eight-day 666 km long expedition adventure race gets underway at 9 am tomorrow from Rotorua s iconic Whakarewarewa Maori village.
Today s official GODZone Chapter 9 welcome and race briefing planned for the Rotorua Energy Event Centre (EEC) had to be cancelled due to Level 2 Covid restrictions.
Instead, teams received all their crucial information online before completing individual gear checks at the EEC within their team bubbles.
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