# Still Running — Dunga Run team #1

Still Running is competing in the Dunga Run Spring 2026, 21–28 November 2026 (7 days, 7 nights), a charity road rally of 2,600 km across New Zealand's North Island, starting at Orewa Beach Holiday Park, Orewa, Auckland, New Zealand.

## Crew

Doug & Frank

## Driving for

We're rallying for TimeOut Charity, so Kiwi families facing terminal illness can escape to a beautiful holiday home, breathe, and make precious memories together.

## Their story

Doug and Jan met Frank and Cushla at Antenatal Class in 1989 - first-time parents, instant friends. Families grew to three kids each, Easter holidays spent together under canvas at coastal campsites.

In the mid-2000s, Doug and Jan began gifting free week-long holiday home stays to families living with terminal illness - a chance to step away from hospitals and just be together somewhere beautiful. Sixty-five families later, counsellors called it the best medicine they could offer.

In 2017 Doug met Ronda, founder of TimeOut Charity, who offered the same gift nationally. He joined the board in 2018. Today 260 holiday home owners donate stays each year, giving terminally ill families the breaks they need.

Doug's also a driving enthusiast - 55 multi-day road trips with mates, 90,000 km across New Zealand, all raising funds for TimeOut. The Dunga Rally is the next chapter: different adventure, same purpose.

After Cushla passed away from cancer in 2024, Frank navigated the shift from caregiver to life on his own. He and Doug rekindled that spark on 4WD trips through Northland and the South Island high country - rediscovering the back blocks together.

This rally is their next adventure: 2,600 km of remote New Zealand roads, an old car to keep alive, new friendships to be made, all while raising funds for TimeOut's vital work.

## Support this team

Donate at https://dungarun.co.nz/donate/still-running. Donations go to the TimeOut Charitable Trust (timeoutnz.org). This team's fundraising target is $5,000.

## More

- [Still Running page](https://dungarun.co.nz/teams/still-running)
- [All teams](https://dungarun.co.nz/teams.md)
- [About the Dunga Run](https://dungarun.co.nz/index.md)