The 2022 Rotorua Marathon has been postponed.
The organising team confirmed the event will move to Saturday, September 17 from its original May 7 date.
In a statement on the Athletics NZ website, organisers said: "With Covid-19 case numbers beyond those previously seen in New Zealand and no indication of when the country will move out of the red light setting, the decision was made to give participants and everyone involved behind-the-scenes certainty and time to adjust to the new event date."
The historic Rotorua Marathon has been a regular fixture on the annual running calendar for 58 years and this is only the second time the event has been postponed.