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By Katie Scotcher of RNZ
A Government report has for the first time identified dozens of communities at serious risk of flooding and totally unprepared for
Maunga to Moana Adventure
Competitors in the Maunga to Moana race near the summit of Mt Hikurangi, the sacred mountain of Ngāti Porou people.
A race like no other As well as the hike, bike and run, the race included different team-building activities, not in any other multi-sport race in Aotearoa. “We’ve had plucking possums. Previously we’ve had filleting flounder, which was a bit of a hard-case one. Mustering sheep into paddocks using different coloured coordinated spray paint on sheep so just things like that that mix it up for our competitors.” With the different activities along the way, the race is full of surprises.