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Wellington Round the Bays is a family affair (Stuff.co.nz)

A round the bays road race on the same day Victoria and Massey University students move into their central city accommodation. What could possibly go wrong?

For entrants who need to collect their bib before event day, due to weather, bib collection on Thursday February 16 is being moved from Queens Square (under the sails at Queens Wharf) to the Nuku Ora Offices, Level 1, 223 Thorndon Quay between 10am and 4pm. A year later he climbed 445 metres to the summit of Mt Kaukau and the following year completed a 5km run. At this stage, Friday and Saturdayโ€™s bib collection will still be at Queens Square, subject to weather. โ€œThe amazing thing about this event is that it is something for people to aspire to, whatever their ability. He wonโ€™t be running on Sunday. the main [student] shifting usually happens in the afternoon,โ€ spokesperson Richard MacLean said. [https://www.wellingtonroundthebays.co.nz/runforacause](https://www.wellingtonroundthebays.co.nz/runforacause) Massey has more than 500 students moving into its three accommodation blocks over Saturday and Sunday. [People, scooters, and fruit and vege to hit the Wellington bays on Sunday](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/119417384/people-scooters-and-fruit-and-vege-to-hit-the-wellington-bays-on-sunday?rm=a&cx_rm-ctrl=true) [iconic event](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/124312786/big-crowd-for-wellington-round-the-bays-despite-covid19-pandemic), now in its 46th year. [Round the Bays](https://www.wellingtonroundthebays.co.nz/) running event coinciding with the day several thousand [students move into halls of residences](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/127831109/movein-week-for-new-university-students-overshadowed-by-parliament-protest) for the start of the academic year. [round the bays road race](https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/300505676/wellingtons-round-the-bays-run-cancelled-for-first-time-in-22-years) on the same day Victoria and Massey University students move into their central city accommodation.

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