Owairaka parkrun

Bus:

• The 24R bus goes from Victoria St in the CBD to Owairaka Ave. Get off the bus at stop number 8810, right outside the park.
• Bus route 66 travels east/west from Pt Chev to Sylvia Park (and vice versa). Get off at Stop 8820 or 8829 on Mt Albert Rd, and walk to the park via Owairaka Ave (10 minutes).
• Similarly, bus route 670 travels between New Lynn and Otahuhu and stops on Stoddard Rd, Stop 8270, and walk (15 minutes) via Richardson Rd and Owairaka Ave.

Train:

• The nearest train station is Mt Albert, on the Western Line. Owairaka Park is 2.1km from the train station by foot (warmup distance), via New North Rd, turning left onto Richardson Rd, then left onto Owairaka Ave.
• Alternatively, the 66 bus is a short walk from the station (see above).

The main entrance to Owairaka is at 56-60 Owairaka Ave. Follow the path to the start/finish area at the bottom of the park. This is adjacent to the road end at 209 Hendon Ave. Other points of access close by lead to the bike path across the bridge from the start/finish area, including Wainwright Ave, O’Donnell Ave, Richardson Rd, McGehan Close and Beagle Ave.

Coming via the motorway from the northwest, north and CBD, come through the Waterview Tunnel on SH20 and take the first exit, number 19, at Maioro Rd. Turn left onto Maioro Rd, left onto Stoddard Rd, then merge right onto Richardson Rd. Turn right onto Hendon Ave at the next traffic lights and continue to the end of Hendon Ave (or continue to the main park entrance via Hallam St and Owairaka Ave).

Coming via the motorway on SH20 from the southeast, exit at Maioro Rd, exit 19, then turn right onto Maioro St, then continue as above.

From surrounding suburbs, Owairaka Ave can be accessed from Richardson Rd to the south or Mt Albert Rd in the north.

There is a carpark in the park, adjacent to Owairaka Ave, with 35 spaces. There is additional road parking on Owairaka Ave, Hendon Ave (northern end), Wainwright Ave (off O’Donnell Ave) and other surrounding streets.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Two Little Chickens, near the corner of Owairaka Ave and Mt Albert Rd (600m from the start/finish). Turn right onto Owairaka Ave out of the park and continue to the end of the road. Café opens at 8:00am. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Two Little Chickens, near the corner of Owairaka Ave and Mt Albert Rd (600m from the start/finish). Turn right onto Owairaka Ave out of the park and continue to the end of the road. Café opens at 8:00am - please come and join us!

Owairaka parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Owairaka parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email owairaka@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.