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2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon held in New Zealand

STORY: 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon held in New Zealand SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon STORYLINE: Thousands of runners around the world hit the picturesque mountain trails around Rotorua on Saturday and Sunday in the 2024 Tarawera Ultramarathon(TUM), the largest trail running event in New Zealand. Adrian MacDonald from the United States won the men's 100 Miler (165km) with a time of 15:00:57, while Konoka Azumi from Japan was crowned the women's champion in 18:24:53. The Wellington-based athlete Daniel Jones won the TUM102 title in 7:46:42. New Zealand female runner Ruth Croft won her maiden Tarawera Ultramarathon title with a time of 9:14:14. Englishman Ronnie Sparke, making his Tarawera debut, claimed victory in 3:30:48 in the 50km and Rotorua-raised Caitlin Fielder took out her third Tarawera title, securing victory in 4:01:41. In the 21km, the men's race was won

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-UTMB-TARAWERA ULTRA-TRAIL

(240218) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Jones of New Zealand competes during the 2024 Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB in New Zealand, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Cameron McKenzie/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-UTMB-TARAWERA ULTRA-TRAIL

(240218) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Adrian MacDonald of the United States claps hands with spectators as he sprints to the finish line during the 2024 Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB in New Zealand, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Cameron McKenzie/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-UTMB-TARAWERA ULTRA-TRAIL

(240218) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Jones of New Zealand crosses the finish line during the 2024 Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB in New Zealand, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Cameron McKenzie/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-UTMB-TARAWERA ULTRA-TRAIL

(240218) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ruth Croft (R) of New Zealand competes during the 2024 Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB in New Zealand, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Cameron McKenzie/Xinhua)

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New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain

STORY: New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's 2023 Rotorua Marathon STORYLINE: More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake in rain on Saturday in the 59th edition of Rotorua Marathon, one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Tokyo Olympian Auckland-based Malcolm Hicks won the men's full marathon in two hours 21 minutes and 49 seconds. Tauranga-based Alice Mason earned a record-equalling fourth victory in the women's race in 2:54:30, just nine months after giving birth to her baby. Earlier in the day, around 4,000 participants set out in a light drizzle to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances. Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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New Zealand's Tarawera Ultramarathon attracts 5,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's Tarawera Ultramarathon attracts 5,000 runners DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:27 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tarawera Ultramarathon STORYLINE: About 5,000 runners around the world hit the picturesque mountain trails around Rotorua on Saturday and Sunday in the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB (TUM), the largest trail running event New Zealand has ever hosted. The ultramarathon kicked off at 4 a.m. local time on Saturday for those taking part in the 100-mile race. Athletes were given 36 hours at most to complete the course, which includes running along multiple lakes, through lush native bush, the towering Whakarewarewa Forest, steam alongside the trail at Sulphur Point and finishing at the Village Green by the lakeside in Rotorua. All other distances, either 102 km, 50 km, or 21 km, also started on Saturday morning. These courses also feature lakes, redwoods, sulfur flats and the lakeside Rotorua finish. Rotorua, one of the North I

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participates compete during the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participates compete during the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participates compete during the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nancy Jiang dashes to the line as she finishing the TUM 102 female event of the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Graeme Murray/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Jones competes in the TUM 102 male event of the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Graeme Murray/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zach Miller dashes to the line in the TUM Miller male event of the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Cameron McKenzie/Xinhua)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participates compete during the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

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(SP)NEW ZEALAND-ROTORUA-ULTRAMARATHON

(230212) -- ROTORUA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participates compete during the 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon at mountain trails around Rotorua, in Newzealand, Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Huaiqian)

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Tourist enjoys steam cooking at hot spring resort

OITA, Japan - Chikashi Noguchi, a tourist from Kobe, western Japan, tries out the unique "jigokumushi" (literally hell steaming) method of cooking that uses hot spring steam in Beppu, a popular spa resort in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The Beppu city government is helping its sister city Rotorua, also a hot spring resort in New Zealand, set up a similar cooking facility.

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Shweeb at N.Z. amusement park

ROTORUA, New Zealand - Photo shows an attraction using Shweeb, a futuristic transportation system, at an amusement park in Rotorua, New Zealand, in April 2013. Google Inc. selected Shweeb in 2010 as among projects to invest in as ideas for change.

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Shweeb at N.Z. amusement park

ROTORUA, New Zealand - A tourist rides an attraction using Shweeb, a futuristic transportation system, at an amusement park in Rotorua, New Zealand, in April 2013. Google Inc. selected Shweeb in 2010 as among projects to invest in as ideas for change.

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Shweeb at N.Z. amusement park

ROTORUA, New Zealand - Crew members demonstrate an attraction using Shweeb, a futuristic transportation system, at an amusement park in Rotorua, New Zealand, in April 2013. Google Inc. selected Shweeb in 2010 as among projects to invest in as ideas for change.

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New Zealand's Rotorua Marathon brings thousands of runners into lake tracks

STORY: New Zealand's Rotorua Marathon brings thousands of runners into lake tracks DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rotorua Marathon STORYLINE: More than 2,400 runners stepped on the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake on Saturday in one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Home favorite Michael Voss won by a clear margin in 2:29:21 and became the first man to win three consecutive Rotorua Marathons since the event began 58 years ago. Wellington-based athlete Mel Brandon won the women's race in 3:00:08. Earlier in the day, more than 2,400 participants set out in the sunshine to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances. Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools. Rotorua Marathon is famous for its stunning scenery across the various race options around Lake Rotorua, the b

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Tourist enjoys steam cooking at hot spring resort

OITA, Japan - Chikashi Noguchi, a tourist from Kobe, western Japan, tries out the unique "jigokumushi" (literally hell steaming) method of cooking that uses hot spring steam in Beppu, a popular spa resort in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The Beppu city government is helping its sister city Rotorua, also a hot spring resort in New Zealand, set up a similar cooking facility. (Kyodo)

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Maori haka dance

High school students perform the haka, a type of ancient Maori war dance, in Rotorua, New Zealand, on April 3, 2019, during a class to learn about the culture of the country's indigenous people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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