The day began with a steady run of almost flat ground for the first 30 km, followed by about 3 km of rolling terrain. That shape set the tone for the 32.4 km André covered; they spent eight and a half hours on the move and reached camp at 17:34, with the longest stop of the day—57 minutes—starting at 16:37.
It stayed dry and was mostly partly cloudy as the kilometres went by. The steady early stretch and the short rolling section after it gave the day a clear rhythm: long, even progress that required only a brief change of pace near the end.
André crossed the 100 km mark of the trail — 103 km into a 3,048 km route — and finished at camp at 17:34. Next on the path is Mangakaretu to Kerikeri, waiting at the start of the next day.
- 100 km milestone passed
- Longest day so far
- Next: Mangakaretu to Kerikeri