5K Fun Runs and Walks in New Zealand
The 5km race is great distance for new runners to aspire to, and can be a great test for more experienced longer distance runners.
The following is a list of running events in New Zealand that include a 5K distance.
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Events 1 to 100 of 183
Hatea Loop Challenge
Thursday, 4 December 2025Hīhīaua Peninsula, Whangarei
Y Marathon Club Summer Series 1/10
Thursday, 4 December 2025Auckland Domain, Auckland
The Spectacle
Friday, 5 December 2025 to Sunday, 7 December 2025Nelson
IRONMĀORI Tāmaki
Saturday, 6 December 2025Okahu Bay/Ōrākei Domain, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Sri Chinmoy Auckland Series 2025: Race 9
Sunday, 7 December 2025Lovelock Track/War Memorial Park, Mt Roskill, Auckland
Triathlon Hawkes Bay Summer Series: Race 3
Sunday, 7 December 2025Pandora Pond, Napier
The Honest Lawyer 5K Series
Monday, 8 December 2025The Honest Lawyer, Monaco, Nelson
The Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 9 December 2025The Cook, Hamilton East
Wellington Waterfront 5K: December
Tuesday, 9 December 2025Taranaki St Wharf, Wellington
Devonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 10 December 2025Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, Auckland
Sharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 10 December 2025Club Waimea, RichmondY Marathon Club Summer Series 1/11
Thursday, 11 December 2025Auckland Domain, Auckland
Orewa Beach Fun Run
Saturday, 13 December 2025Orewa, Auckland
Nexans Fun Run/Walk Hawera
Sunday, 14 December 2025Egmont A&P Showgrounds, Hawera, TaranakiThe Honest Lawyer 5K Series
Monday, 15 December 2025The Honest Lawyer, Monaco, NelsonThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 16 December 2025The Cook, Hamilton EastSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 17 December 2025Club Waimea, RichmondY Marathon Club Summer Series 1/12
Thursday, 18 December 2025Auckland Domain, Auckland
Leith Harbour Free 5K & 10K: December
Sunday, 21 December 20259 Kitchener Street, Dunedin
The Honest 10 Fun Run: December
Sunday, 21 December 2025Freyberg Pool, Oriental Bay, WellingtonThe Honest Lawyer 5K Series
Monday, 22 December 2025The Honest Lawyer, Monaco, NelsonThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 23 December 2025The Cook, Hamilton EastY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/1
Thursday, 8 January 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
Good Home Taranaki Off Road Half Marathon
Saturday, 10 January 2026Lake Mangamahoe, near New PlymouthSri Chinmoy Auckland Series 2026: Race 1
Sunday, 11 January 2026Lovelock Track/War Memorial Park, Mt Roskill, AucklandTriathlon Hawkes Bay Summer Series: Race 4
Sunday, 11 January 2026Pandora Pond, Napier
Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 13 January 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 13 January 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/2
Thursday, 15 January 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
Mount Festival Half Marathon
Saturday, 17 January 2026Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui
Wakefield Roaster
Saturday, 17 January 2026Wakefield Police Station, Wakefield
Wine Run
Saturday, 17 January 2026Rossendale Wines Vineyard, Christchurch
ACM 5km Series
Sunday, 18 January 2026ACM Clubrooms, Masterton
Run Devonport
Sunday, 18 January 2026Nav Fields, Ngataringa Bay, Devonport, AucklandNexans Fun Run/Walk Inglewood
Sunday, 18 January 2026TOPEC, Inglewood, TaranakiThe Honest 10 Fun Run: January
Sunday, 18 January 2026Freyberg Pool, Oriental Bay, WellingtonManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 20 January 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 20 January 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/3
Thursday, 22 January 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
Feel The Burn Trail Run
Saturday, 24 January 2026Craigieburn Basin, CanterburyManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 27 January 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 27 January 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastWellington Waterfront 5K: January
Tuesday, 27 January 2026Taranaki St Wharf, Wellington
Taupō Harriers Summer 5K Series 1
Wednesday, 28 January 2026Wharewaka Point, TaupōY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/4
Thursday, 29 January 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
New Zealand Masters Games 2026
Saturday, 31 January 2026 to Sunday, 8 February 2026Ōtepoti / Dunedin
Sun to Surf Run & Walk
Saturday, 31 January 2026Port Ōhope Wharf, Ōhope BeachACM 5km Series
Sunday, 1 February 2026ACM Clubrooms, Masterton
Clevedon Half Marathon
Sunday, 1 February 2026Clevedon Village Farmers Market, Clevedon, AucklandNexans Fun Run/Walk Eltham
Sunday, 1 February 2026Rotokare Scenic Reserve, Rawhitiroa, Taranaki
Selwyn Stampede Running & Walking Festival
Sunday, 1 February 2026Foster Park, Rolleston, CanterburyTriathlon Hawkes Bay Summer Series: Race 5
Sunday, 1 February 2026Pandora Pond, NapierManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 3 February 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 3 February 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 4 February 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, Auckland
Oamaru Triathlon, Duathlon & Fun Run/Walk Series: Race 1
Wednesday, 4 February 2026Friendly Bay, OamaruSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 4 February 2026Club Waimea, RichmondY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/5
Thursday, 5 February 2026Auckland Domain, AucklandThe Honest 10 Fun Run: February
Sunday, 8 February 2026Freyberg Pool, Oriental Bay, WellingtonManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 10 February 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 10 February 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 11 February 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, AucklandOamaru Triathlon, Duathlon & Fun Run/Walk Series: Race 2
Wednesday, 11 February 2026Friendly Bay, OamaruSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 11 February 2026Club Waimea, RichmondTaupō Harriers Summer 5K Series 2
Wednesday, 11 February 2026Wharewaka Point, TaupōY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/6
Thursday, 12 February 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
MLT Moonshine Trail
Saturday, 14 February 2026Dolamore Park, GoreACM 5km Series
Sunday, 15 February 2026ACM Clubrooms, Masterton
Forest Hill Trail Run
Sunday, 15 February 2026Forest Hill, Central SouthlandSri Chinmoy Auckland Series 2026: Race 2
Sunday, 15 February 2026Lovelock Track/War Memorial Park, Mt Roskill, AucklandManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 17 February 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 17 February 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 18 February 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, AucklandOamaru Triathlon, Duathlon & Fun Run/Walk Series: Race 3
Wednesday, 18 February 2026Friendly Bay, OamaruSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 18 February 2026Club Waimea, RichmondY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/7
Thursday, 19 February 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
Kāpiti Women's Triathlon
Sunday, 22 February 2026Marine Gardens, Raumati Beach
Rotary Run The Runway 5K
Sunday, 22 February 2026Hamilton Airport, HamiltonTriathlon Hawkes Bay Summer Series: Race 6
Sunday, 22 February 2026Pandora Pond, NapierManawatu Striders Super Seven Series
Tuesday, 24 February 2026Ongley Park, Park Road, Palmerston NorthThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 24 February 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastWellington Waterfront 5K: February
Tuesday, 24 February 2026Taranaki St Wharf, WellingtonDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 25 February 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, AucklandSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 25 February 2026Club Waimea, RichmondTaupō Harriers Summer 5K Series 3
Wednesday, 25 February 2026Wharewaka Point, TaupōY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/8
Thursday, 26 February 2026Auckland Domain, AucklandACM 5km Series
Sunday, 1 March 2026ACM Clubrooms, Masterton
Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon
Sunday, 1 March 2026Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch
Maraetai Half Marathon
Sunday, 1 March 2026Te Puru Park, Beachlands, AucklandThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 3 March 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 4 March 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, AucklandSharland Cycles 5K Fun Run/Walk Series
Wednesday, 4 March 2026Club Waimea, RichmondY Marathon Club Summer Series 2/9
Thursday, 5 March 2026Auckland Domain, Auckland
Ashburton River Trail Marathon
Friday, 6 March 2026 to Saturday, 7 March 2026Allenton Rugby Football Club, Ashburton
Footprints In The Sand
Sunday, 8 March 2026Foxton Beach Surf Club, Foxton
Kaiapoi Fun Run & Walk
Sunday, 8 March 2026Kaiapoi, Canterbury
Rotorua Off Road Half Marathon
Sunday, 8 March 2026Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua
Waipa Fun Run and Walk
Sunday, 8 March 2026Victoria Square, CambridgeThe Cook 5km Summer Series Run/Walk
Tuesday, 10 March 2026The Cook, Hamilton EastDevonport Jets Run
Wednesday, 11 March 2026Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Devonport, Auckland
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