A second baton

A second baton is being carved to cope with the interest that's brewing in all corners of New Zealand.

East coast people from Thames to Opotoki have expressed their interest in participating in the relay. So we don't delay the movement of our mangrove baton south on the central route we asked Damien Finn, our baton maker, to make a second one for use on other routes.

The second baton, made out of pohutukawa, will be ready to be used along the eastcoast starting from 20 October. We will post the baton to the starting location and when this regional hikoi is completed, another regional relay from Collingwood to Hokitika, on the SI west coast, could be ready to start.

Take a read of this page if you have a group that would like to join in.