Gourmeats Peak Trail Blazer
SUNDAY
22 March
2026
The Gourmeats Peak Trail Blazer is proudly a 100% fundraising event, this year helping out Havelock North Primary School & the Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust. A little of your hard work and sweat will go a lovely-long way!
7,746
Total Participants
3,491
Sausages Eaten
$171,390
Raised for HNPS
$78,795
Donated to the community
Watch this space.
2027 date to be announced soon
Gourmeats Peak Trail Blazer is now part of the Kea Mountain Series
The Gourmeats Peak Trail Blazer is an awesome fundraising event for both kids and adults. There are 2 running races.
The 3.5km Tainui Trail for kids and 12.8km Te Mata Peak Trail for older kids & adults.
This is a super fun community event that fundraises for Havelock North Primary School.
PLus There is almost
$3,000 in prizes to be given away
GOURMEATS
PEAK TRAIL BLAZER
ONE PEAK, TWO TRAILS
Tainui Trail
3.5km
Blitz the Tainui Trail on our specially designed course from the Tainui Reserve, up through the trails, and home along Joll Road to finish at Havelock North Primary. Adults are more than welcome on this course too as a chaperone.
Te Mata Peak Trail
12.8km
Starting at Havelock North Primary, head through the Tainui Reserve to the top of Te Mata Peak and back, enjoying the view and fresh air along the way. Sure, there'll be some sweat involved, but the rewards and kudos will be well worth it!
The Crowned ONes
Our highly sought after clubs for the fast ones. The Scorchers Sub 50 & The Hall of Flames Sub 60 minutes clubs. 146 names now hang in our hallowed halls!
Event Pricing
Te MATA PEAK TRAIL
12.8km
This run is mainly for the adults & Schools Teams but kids are more than welcome on this course too.
$50 - Individual
$90 - SchoolS TEams
TAINUI TRAIL
3.5km
This one is mainly for the kids but adults are more than welcome on this course too as a chaperone.
$25
Tainui Trail Adult Chaperone
$15
TEAM CATEGORIES
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$90 per SCHOOLS TEAM. (Increases to $105 from 22 February)
Each runner must enter individually, stating your TEAM name.
Entries are for the Te Mata Peak Trail.
If you enter in a SCHOOLS TEAM event, you are automatically entered as an individual for the Te Mata Peak Trail Run.
All 3 runners run the 12.8km and the combined times will be your overall Team time
Bring a gazebo and set up beside the finish line to relax in afterwards! (limited numbers so you must contact us so we can allocate you a spot).
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$90 per SCHOOLS TEAM (increases to $105 from 22 February)
Each runner must enter individually & note your TEAM name
3 entries into individual + team event (Te Mata Peak Trail Run)
All 3 runners run the 12.8km and the combined times will be your overall Team time
Open to Intermediate & High School students between 11-18 yrs
$200 prize for first placed teams in each category + Trophy
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