Race Day Sunday 19 October 2025

Race registration and race number pickup will be held from 1pm to 5pm at race headquarters at Hansen Park on 19 October 2025
All competitors must pickup their race number and collect their merchandise at this time except for the Hansen Park Dash entrants.
Course race maps will also be displayed here and the race director and volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you have. For details on each event please see the individual event pages.

  CRATER RIM ULTRA 53KM  |  BELLBIRD BUSTER 30KM  |  KIWI CHALLENGE 22KM  |  RAPAKI RUMBLE 12KM  |  VALLEY VIEW 6KM

Event Timetable

Friday 26 September
All races - Named bib entries close at 6pm or when full      
Wednesday 15 October
Closing date for entries for the Crater Rim Ultra 53km and Bellbird Buster 30km
​Online entries close at 6pm or when full
Saturday 18 October
Registration Day at Hansen Park, Christchurch 1:00-5:00pm – collect your bib, merchandise, final information and have your compulsory kit checked off.  
Closing date for entries to the Kiwi Challenge 22km, Rapaki Rumble 12km & Valley View 6km
Online entries close at 6pm or when full. 
Manual entries available on race day before 8:30am ​(manual entries incur an additional $15 charge)​ 
Time
Sunday 19 October
​7:05am
​7:15am
​Crater Rim Ultra 53km- Race Briefing
​Crater Rim Ultra 53km- Race Start
9:05am
​9:15am
Bellbird Buster 30km- Race Briefing
​Bellbird Buster 30km- Race Start
​9:15am
9:30am
​Kiwi Challenge 22km- Race Briefing
Kiwi Challenge 22km- Race Start
10:00am
​10:15am ​​
Rapaki Rumble 12km- Race Briefing
Rapaki Rumble 12km- Race Start​
​​10:30am
​10:45am
Valley View 6km - Race Briefing
​Valley View 6km - Race Start 
12:45pm
​12:50pm
​Hansen Park Dash 1km/2km - Race Briefing
Hansen Park Dash 1km/2km - Race Start
Note: Race entries close at 12:15PM on the day
​13:45pm
Rapaki Rumble, Kiwi Challenge & Valley View Awards & Spot Prizes (Hansen Park)
5pm
Bellbird Buster & Crater Rim Awards & Spot Prizes (Hansen Park)

Waste

The Banks Peninsula and Crater Rim Trails are some of the most beautiful places on earth and we want them to stay this way. Competitors must carry a reusable cup for drinks, available as part of our merchandise. Please dispose of any waste in the rubbish bags provided at aid stations throughout the race and at the start and finish area. Should any runner be caught littering on any trail areas they will be disqualified. Likewise should a support crew member be caught littering – they will be reported and their runner will also be disqualified.