But if you dig a little deeper, there is another layer to the New Zealand excursion of Northern Irish couple Elizabeth and John Glover and daughter Lynsey.
"My brother lives in Wellington and so we obviously wanted to come and see him," Lynsey said.
"But if I’m honest, my main reason was to come and do this [the Masters Games].
"We’d heard about it and it sounded fun. I thought this was a great opportunity for us all to get to compete together."
After hearing about the Masters Games through her Kiwi family members, Lynsey jumped at the chance to test herself at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
The Belfast woman has been involved in track and field her whole life, while her parents have been involved in the sport for the past 60 years.
They picked up a plethora of medals for all their hard work and Lynsey even stamped her mark with a Northern Ireland masters record in the weight throw with a distance of 10.65m.
The Masters Games had exceeded all expectations, she said.
"I think it was kind of beyond it, to be honest. It was amazing.
"It was just so chilled. Everybody was so welcoming and the camaraderie between everybody was amazing.
"It was very different from other competitions where you’re sort of out to get your competitors.
"Everybody was cheering each other on — it was a really good atmosphere."
Dunedin is the furthest south the Glover family had ventured as of the weekend — and they were heading to Queenstown and Invercargill to wrap up their southern stay.
"The city was lovely.
"It was beautiful. The architecture is unreal, it’s so different."
It was a busy opening weekend for the Masters Games with the opening ceremony getting under way at the Edgar Centre on Saturday night.
More than 3500 athletes are competing in more than 60 sports — from wine options to football — across the next week.
Brazilian jujitsu makes its debut at the Masters Games today, while curling, pickleball, darts, bowls and petanque get under way.
