From running into trouble to ultramarathons: The inspiring story of Paora Raharaha

Matt Manukia, 1 NEWS Sport Reporter

• Source: 1 NEWS

Your playlist will load after this ad

Raharaha ran the Tarawera Ultramarathon in gumboots to raise money for the community, but his real-life marathon started in prison. Source: 1 NEWS

MOST

POPULAR STORIES

1

'No one owns the silver fern' - Kiwi UFC trainer fires shots at NZ Rugby over right to wear symbol

2

Fijian league team delivers beautiful thank you song to staff at Sydney quarantine hotel

3

Doctor says Tiger Woods 'very unlikely' to return to golf after car crash — 'A very long road ahead'

4

Crusaders win electric Super Rugby season opener against Highlanders

5

Team NZ making most of limited time left before America’s Cup defence

Watch: KO of the year contender leaves boxer face down on the canvas

Luna Rossa book place in America's Cup after 7-1 Prada Cup victory

Luna Rossa one win away from taking on Team New Zealand for the America's Cup

Whitewash averted: INEOS Team UK hold on to get first win in Prada Cup final

TODAY'S

TOP STORIES

'Pointless' — First Home grant increasingly out of touch with property market

Crusaders win electric Super Rugby season opener against Highlanders

Auckland KFC worker confirmed as new Covid-19 community case

Alexander Turnbull Library celebrates 100 years with display of never-seen-before artefacts

Police investigating after person hospitalised with gunshot wound in Auckland

TODAY'S

FEATURED STORIES

Alexander Turnbull Library celebrates 100 years with display of never-seen-before artefacts

'Pointless' — First Home grant increasingly out of touch with property market

Rising in popularity, dangerous synthetic drug linked to 90 deaths in past four years

Nearly half of NZ’s DHBs don’t have specialist diabetic care for young adults

Simon Bridges, woke commissioners and 12 families housed: What you need to know about Parliament this week