Where is your pancreas?
A giant, handmade pancreas is touring New Zealand in a campervan in November 2026, and you could win prizes for finding it! The #WhereIsMyPancreas Roadshow is run by ASPERT - a pancreatic research group at the University of Otago, Christchurch. ASPERT aims to raise awareness of the pancreas, digestion, pancreatic cancer, and pancreatic research.
Most of us don’t know where our pancreas is until something goes wrong so let’s change that! Find the pancreas and help move pancreatic research forward!
How to win
- Follow ASPERT Reseearch on Facebook and guess where the pancreas is each day (from 1st to 19th November) for a chance to win daily spot prizes.
- Spot the pancreas in real life, as the first person to find it each day wins a prize.
- Everyone who enters goes into the grand prize draw on 19 November (World Pancreatic Cancer Day). The grand prize is a My Food Bag voucher (5 days of dinners) and a $100 Tasman Holiday Parks voucher.
Meet the pancreas in Christchurch
The pancreas will be in Christchurch on Saturday 7th November 2026. Come and run (or walk, or cheer) with it at the Hagley parkrun at 8am.
Spot prizes will be available including vouchers for He Puna Taimoana Hot Pools, tickets to Alice Cinemas, and goodies from Mitre 10 MEGA and Cactus Outdoor.