"Both the Kids Run and Wild Challenge biathlon course will see participants weave through restored native bush packed with our native birds. The courses will provide participants with a great challenge but the reward will be knowing that they are directly contributing towards our pest control work and keeping the forest as safe as possible for our special birds."
Funds raised from the Wild Challenge event go to the Pukaha Restoration Project. A collaboration between the Pukaha Mount Bruce Board, Department of Conservation and Rangitane o Wairarapa, the group works with local organisations and volunteers on predator control and species reintroduction.
All share a common goal: "to ensure the birdsong that graced the original 90 Mile Bush is evident for future generations".
The Wild Challenge entry fee includes a family pass to the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, with a kiwi house, aviaries, cafe, bushwalks and tuatara.
Pukaha Challenge
What: 33km biathlon, 10km run and 5km kids run
When: Sunday, September 27
Where: Mt Bruce, Masterton, Wairarapa
For more information: www.pukaha.org.nz