Triathlon New Zealand (TriNZ)

Triathlon New Zealand is the national governing body for the sports of triathlon, duathlon and multisport – we are a non-profit incorporated society. We are a team of 12 staff and many passionate volunteers and supporters. Our office is based in Auckland and we carry out activities on a nationwide basis

What we do?
Our core purpose is to “Promote active lifestyles and the achievement of inspirational goals through triathlon” - we carry out a caretaker / leadership role for the sport.
Our objective is to support the growth in participation at all levels in the sport and ensure we continue to win those Olympic medals

We:
- Promote the sport as a whole through our media programme including a TV Show and regular press and radio activity
- Carry out development programmes for Youth, Coaching and Referees, including looking after the competition rules and developing safety and fairness standards across all events
- We own and deliver some key events including a National Series and ITU World Cup race
- Deliver a High Performance programme, supporting our elite athletes to win on the world stage
- Host National Championship events and select teams to represent New Zealand at elite and age-group World Champs
- Develop participation pathways for all athletes, coaches and technical officials to ensure all NZ’ers have transparent pathways to participate at their desired level in the sport
- Advocate for the sport in local and central government, work with the International Triathlon Union and other key stakeholders

Region: Auckland