Cycling the length of New Zealand - Tour Aotearoa

In February 2025, without much preparation or relevant experience, I set out to cycle the length of New Zealand. This video recounts that divine quest, from the country's northermost point at Cape Reinga, to its southernmost at Bluff.

The majority of footage was shot on a GoPro Max, and I rode on a Trek Checkpoint SL 5 with 45mm tyres. I followed the 'Tour Aotearoa' Route put together by the Kennett Brothers. Music is from miscellaneous Nintendo games I enjoy.

00:00 - 1 - Cape Reinga - Ahipara
01:19 - 2 - Ahipara - Rawene
02:27 - 3 - Rawene - Kauri Holiday Park
03:54 - 4 - Kauri - Dargaville
05:12 - 5 - Dargaville - Pouto
06:35 - 6 - Pouto - Auckland
08:05 - 7 - Auckland - Miranda
09:30 - 8 - Miranda - Matamata
10:49 - 9 - Matamata - Mangakino
12:37 - 10 - Mangakino - Timber Trail
14:17 - 11 - Timber Trail - Taumaranui
15:44 - 12 - Taumaranui - Ruatiti Domain
17:51 - 13 - Ruatiti Domain - Whanganui
19:11 - 14 - Whanganui - Hunterville
20:50 - 15 - Hunterville - Palmerston North
23:21 - 16 - Palmerston North - Martinborough
25:13 - 17 - Martinborough - Wellington
27:35 - Interislander Crossing
28:05 - SOUTH ISLAND - 18 - Picton - Canvastown
29:09 - 19 - Canvastown - Wai-iti Domain
31:35 - 20 - Wai-iti Domain - Lake Rotoroa
33:48 - 21 - Lake Rotoroa - Springs Junction
35:40 - 22 - Springs Junction - Greymouth
37:54 - 23 - Greymouth - Ross
42:02 - 24 - Ross - Franz Josef
43:21 - 25 - Franz Josef - Lake Paringa
45:18 - 26 - Lake Paringa - Haast
46:06 - 27 - Haast - Wanaka
49:08 - 28 - Haast - Queenstown
51:33 - 29 - Queenstown - Dipton
53:52 - 30 - Dipton - Bluff
55:10 - Bluff, the end