Pillar to Pou

12/10/2026

One beautiful stretch of lakefront. Different goals, different paces, one shared experience.

From first-timers to seasoned runners, solo or team, running or walking. All out there together.

6 hours, as many 7.3km laps as possible.
Pillar to Pou entries are open.
Lock in your 2027 goals now.

www.pillartopou.com

04/10/2026

Our course, your challenge. All in together 🫶🏻

Chase a distance, share the laps, push yourself or just be part of it. There’s no one way to Pillar to Pou.

Solo, team, run or walk – 7.3km loop, six hours.

Entries are open – and they’re coming in!
Saturday 12 June 2027.

www.pillartopou.com

30/09/2026

Round three!

Entries for Pillar to Pou 2027 are now open.

Lock in the date. Rally the crew. Your next lap starts here.

Main Event: Saturday 12 June 2027
Kids' Event: Friday 11 June 2027

Let's go, Pou. www.pillartopou.com

24/09/2026

We Go Again 💪

Pillar to Pou returns Saturday 12 June 2027.

Kids’ Fun Run – Friday 11 June, 4pm.

Registrations open 1 October. www.pillartopou.com

2027. Let’s go Pou.

Join the Pillar to Pou event in Taupō, NZ, featuring scenic lakefront running and walking challenges for all levels. Experience an inspiring endurance festival on June 13, 2026.

18/06/2026

More moments from our mighty movers 🧡

Just shy of 200 young chargers took on the Pillar to Pou Kids event — tackling a quarter, half, or full 7.3km Pillar to Pou loop.

A stream of orange along the Taupō lakefront, big smiles, proud whānau, and finisher medals earned the best way possible — by getting out there and giving it a crack.

16/06/2026

Michael Voss thought he was done at 11 laps. MC Jason Herriman and the crowd had other ideas—the montage that ensued!

One more lap. 12 laps total. 87.6km in just under six hours. His second lap—fastest male lap of the day in 22.01.

Pillar to Pou—also for those who came to fly.

15/06/2026

When the gates opened. Pillar to Pou 2026.

14/06/2026

William Waiirua opened the gates. 1,200 of you ran through them.

Pillar to Pou 2026—delivered.

14/06/2026

From Pillar to Pou — and back again.
Pillar to Pou 2026, delivered 🧡

12/06/2026

The future of Pillar to Pou is already moving.

A view from above 🧡