The action started at Lake Hayes on Friday afternoon, when 120 competitors took part in the Lake Hayes Easter triathlon and duathlon, which doubled as the final of the Salomon southern triathlon and duathlon series, made up of five events held throughout the summer in the Wakatipu region.
• Lake Hayes Easter Triathlon Slideshow
To be eligible for a placing in the series, competitors had to have competed in three out of the five events, one of which had to be the Lake Hayes Easter event.
Invercargill's Matt King showed his class and dominance on the cycle leg of the swim triathlon to come from behind and take a convincing lead heading into the ADM run.
King maintained the lead to win in 1hr 5min 17sec, followed by Neville Thorne, of Te Anau, in 1hr 7min 7sec, and Richie Lambert, of Queenstown, third in 1hr 14min 40sec.
Thorne's second placing secured him first place overall in the Salomon southern triathlon series.
Tanya Dromgool, of Queenstown, headed into the female swim triathlon unbeaten throughout the series and did not disappoint, winning in 1hr 13min 10sec ahead of junior female Lisa Rush, of Oamaru (1hr 14min 17sec), and Emily Anthony, of Dunedin (1hr 17min 23sec).
Queenstown's Fynn Thompson finished off his season by winning the junior male swim triathlon in 1hr 10min 39sec, making him fourth overall and also giving him the junior male win for the series.
David Cormack, of Dunedin, won the men's veteran swim triathlon in 1hr 11min 42sec, with Sue Mavor, of Arrowtown, securing the women's title in 1hr 25min 27sec.
Race director Gemma Boyle said she was delighted with the event.
"The Lake Hayes Tri has been around since 1983 and it still has that low-key holiday atmosphere that really makes the event special.
"The event attracts both competitive athletes and newcomers to the sport.
On Saturday morning more than 700 elite and recreational riders gathered at Millbrook Resort for the third annual New World Tour de Wakatipu.
The elite cyclists were set off in three waves, followed by the recreational riders an hour later, with the course winding through the area,before finishing at Chard Farm in the afternoon.
Yesterday morning, more than 200 competitors turned out for the Remarkable Runners Arm Run, which ended at the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside.
Competitors could choose from a 26km run from Jacks Point, a 10km run from Kelvin Heights, or a 2.5km junior fun run around Queenstown Gardens.
Robert Battochio, of Australia, won the men's long arm run in 1hr 51min 53sec, followed by Rene Aarsen, of Mosgiel, 1hr 56min 16sec, and Evan Agnew, of Wellington, 2hr 1min 9sec.
Jodie Currie, of Cardrona, won the women's 26km event in 2hr 17min 5sec, Anna Collett, of Invercargill, second in 2hr 20min 47sec, and Jane Mika, of Invercargill, third in 2hr 26min 13sec.
The weekend's sporting events ended with hundreds of people watching the finish of the Corona Dirtmasters Downhill race, at the bottom of the Brecon St stairs.
Reon Boe, of Queenstown, won the competition, part of the Queenstown Bike Festival, in 5min 8sec, from Jed Rooney, of Oamaru, 5min 16.1sec, and Edward Masters, of New Plymouth, 5min 16.18sec.
Of the 77 competitors who raced from the top of the gondola on Ben Lomond, only one sustained serious injuries, in a crash in front of St John ambulance crew.
