Challenge Wānaka 2026

Challenge Wānaka 2026

Client

Challenge Family / Challenge Wānaka

Category

Event Coverage

Offering

Creative Spark

Year

2026

Full event coverage of Challenge Wānaka 2026, capturing the swim, bike, run, and community energy against the Wānaka backdrop.

Project Overview

A full race weekend coverage project for Challenge Wānaka 2026, capturing one of New Zealand’s most scenic triathlon events through video, photography, drone aerials, athlete moments, and community-focused storytelling. Challenge Wānaka is one of the region’s most iconic endurance events, bringing athletes, volunteers, supporters, and the wider community together across a full weekend of racing. Creative Wave Media was embedded across race weekend to capture the full event experience, from the swim start and bike course through to the run leg, finish line moments, volunteers, spectators, and the wider atmosphere surrounding the event. This project continued Creative Wave’s relationship with the Challenge Wānaka team, delivering a mix of video, photography, and drone footage to help showcase the scale, location, and energy of the 2026 event.

The Brief

Capture full event coverage across Challenge Wānaka 2026, including athlete action, drone aerials, volunteer moments, community atmosphere, and key race highlights across the swim, bike, and run legs.

Project Details

Client

Challenge Family / Challenge Wānaka

Year

2026

Services

Videography
Photography
Drone
Editing

Deliverables

011× event highlight film
02Drone footage
03Photography

From The Project

Challenge Wānaka 2026, image 1
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Challenge Wānaka 2026, image 3
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Challenge Wānaka 2026, image 5
Challenge Wānaka 2026, image 6

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