ANZA Challenge Harcourts Thank You

Harcourts is the proud sponsor of the inaugural ANZA Challenge and we need your support to make the event an epic fundraising success.

What is it? The ANZA Challenge is a trans-Tasman charity event where two teams of sporting greats and celebrities representing New Zealand and Australia race a gruelling 1300km around New Zealand. Former All Black and broadcaster Marc Ellis leads the Harcourts New Zealand Team along with Black Sticks player Gemma Flynn, World Champion Cyclist and netballer Alison Shanks, Olympic gold medal rower Nathan Cohen, Paralympic cyclist Nathan Smith, and sports presenter James Mconie -- with two more team members to be announced. They are up against an elite team of Australians, including former rugby league player and Wallaby Wendell Sailor, lifeguard and star of Bondi Rescue Andrew Reid, Olympic cyclist Shane Kelly, Hockeroo Kate Hollywood and former rugby league player Laurie Daley. The challenge starts at Parliament in Wellington on 15 October and then moves to Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, up to Hamilton and culminates in simultaneous public runs in Auckland and Sydney on Sunday 20 October.

Who benefits? 100% of all money raised in New Zealand during the event goes to the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation. The foundation (formerly known as the Halberg Trust) is a charity that was founded by Sir Murray Halberg with the aim of enhancing the lives of physically disabled New Zealanders by enabling them to participate in sport. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation.