Running NZ for peace - Peace runners visit schools

Running NZ for peace – Peace runners visit schools

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

They came with a message of peace and left enriched by the same.

A group of international peace runners traversed roads from Coromandel to Whangamata over a week that was memorable for everyone.

The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is a global relay seeking to inspire the creation of a more peaceful world.

Eleven runners from Australia, Mexico, Fiji, South Africa, Britain and New Zealand passed a torch and took turns running 3km each to cover the Coromandel, stopping at Coroglen School, Hikuai School, Ōpoutere, Whangamatā and Waihi Central School. Read more

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