Rotorua Daily Post: Rotorua's Will O'Connor only entered yesterday's Rotorua Half Marathon the day before the event - but that last-minute decision was no disadvantage. Instead, the 30-year-old, who moved to Rotorua from Palmerston North with his wife Emma in July, was the first person to cross the finish line of the 21.1km event with a time of one hour, 19 minutes and 30 seconds.