Whangarei parkrun

There is no public transport to the event.

From the Town Basin follow the Hatea Loop past Reyburn House for about 1.5 km.

Drive down Port Road going past the Okara Centre by about 400m.

Use the free car park on the LHS next to Te Matau A Pohe bridge.

Extra parking can be found at the "Northland Events Centre Semenoff Stadium", 51 Okara Drive. Cross Port Rd to Te Matau A Pohe bridge car park, a 5-minute walk.

Other parking can be found at “Pohe Island Carpark” off Riverside Drive. From the car park, take the path towards the Hatea River and the shared path, turn left and follow the path over Te Matau A Pohe Bridge to the Whangarei parkrun start area, a 5-10 minute walk.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Christiez right at the finish or come back to Mokaba at the Town Basin for a sit down breakfast. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Christiez right at the finish or come back to Mokaba at the Town Basin for a sit down breakfast - please come and join us!

Whangarei 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 Whangarei 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 whangarei@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.