An EIT tutor will look to change the lives of children suffering from cerebral palsy by attempting a 20-hour run for charity.
Andrew McCrory, a tutor on EIT's Services Pathway programme, will look to complete a 155km run around Lake Taupō in an attempt to raise money for children in need of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery.
The surgery, which costs around $150,000, corrects muscle spasticity by restoring the communication between the brain, spinal cord and muscles, allowing patients to potentially walk again.
"It's such a worthy cause," McCrory said. "SDR surgeries get zero government funding and they are such a life-changer for these children.
"When you see the little patients making their first steps, you can't help but feel overwhelmed with emotion."