By RNZ
A Queenstown nurse has become the fastest woman to run the length of the country - in 57 days and 12 hours.
Brooke Thomas crossed the finish line of the Te Araroa trail in Bluff on Friday night, after covering more than 3006 kilometres.
She beat the previous record by a week and fundraised $22,000 for the HeartKids charity.
Thomas has a pacemaker and said she wanted to test her limits.