Name: THE GREAT TAURANGA DUCK RACE
Start: 2025-04-13T10:30:00+12:00
Location: The Strand Waterfront Tauranga

For over seven years the Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club has
been running this event to raise funds supporting the local
community, with Ducks released into the Strand Waterfront
on an outgoing tide.
The start line is by the McLeod Crane, drop your duck off by
10.00am for the 10.30am race start.
The finish line is by the jetty opposite the Hairy Maclary
statues with great visibility for viewing.
The race has two parts, Corporate Ducks race at 10.30am,
Ducks can be all dressed up and branded in company
colours or logos, you can even try and motorise your duck,
with trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. There is also the Best
Dressed Duck Award.
The second part of The Great Duck Race sees 5,000
ducklings released into the harbour. Each of these ducklings
is numbered, and raffle tickets will have been sold for each
duckling, with prizes of 1st ($1,000), 2nd ($500) and 3rd
($250).