Relay for Life organisers are calling on the public to keep donations flooding in for their favourite teams this month in a final push to beat last year's fundraising effort.
About 1500 people, many dressed in colorful costumes, turned out for the 20-hour Cancer Society fundraising event at the weekend.
The money raised by participating teams goes toward fighting the disease that affects one in three New Zealanders.
An event spokeswoman said the amount raised this year was more than $120,000, and still climbing yesterday afternoon.
The figure was below the more than $160,000 raised last year, but it would be another two weeks before all the donations were accounted for.