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Taupō Orienteering 2022 season opens with Rogaine (Rotorua Daily Post)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 12 Aug 2022

The orienteering season starts this weekend. Taupo Orienteering Club chairman Lyndon Haugh says the lead-up to the beginning of the season has seen eight schools take part in orienteering training sessions during term two. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/taupo-orienteering-2022-season-opens-with-rogaine/FCQ66TMDWXAN7MYWOSEAOXIUQU/

Stuff Article – Faavae leads Nelson Orienteering Clubs winning run at nationals
Stuff Article – Faavae leads Nelson Orienteering Clubs winning run at nationals
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 16 Apr 2021

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/124797543/faavae-leads-nelson-orienteering-clubs-winning-run-at-nationals

IOF
IOF – Call for volunteers in the areas of IT and Global Development
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 11 Sep 2020

The IOF is looking for volunteers who want to help and support the global development of Orienteering by working in one or more working groups of the Global Development Commission (GDC) or chair the IT Commission. In its Strategic Directions the IOF has a goal of increasing the diversity in the volunteer organisation, which primarily […]

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Recreation Aotearoa – Delivering Online Recreation: What are we learning?
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Sat 11 Apr 2020

Club development: Social Media and Online engagement. All recreation organisations have had to adapt the way they deliver services since entering the Level 4 Lockdown, and that has led to innovative online solutions across the recreation industry.

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Irish Orienteering – Collen’s Stretch and Train series
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Sat 11 Apr 2020

Colleen of Setanta Orienteers, Ireland is kindly providing daily exercises for you to do at home. Please ensure you only exercise according to your ability and in a safe place! Follow Orienteering Ireland on Instagram for more at: https://www.instagram.com/orienteeringireland/ Day One:     View this post on Instagram   Colleen of Setanta Orienteers is kindly […]

EYOC2019
NZ at European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) 2019
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Thu 27 Jun 2019

The European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) are taking place in Grodno, Belarus on Thursday 27th June through to Sunday 30th June 2019. NZ orienteers are travelling independently to the European Youth Orienteering Champs in Belarus. 

District Hosts Orienteers Big Event (Otago District Times)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Sat 20 Apr 2019

New Zealand’s top orienteering event comes to North Otago for the first time over Easter, bringing with it more than 500 competitors.

Local Focus: Kids loving cunning running (Video – NZ Herald)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Sun 31 Mar 2019

Video – Orienteering engages youths’ minds and bodies. Made with funding from NZ On Air. At this week’s Hawke’s Bay Schools Sprint Championship there were 267 entries.

Waikato Orienteering Weekend
WOW – Waikato Orienteering Weekend 13-14 April 2019
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Sun 31 Mar 2019

Orienteering Waikato is holding 2 orienteering events on 13th and 14th April 2019.  On Saturday they are holding the Central Districts Sprint Champs and on Sunday the Auckland Clubs have generously allowed us to host one of their series events.

Orienteering Event to Raise Funds for Geraldine High School (Stuff)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Thu 28 Mar 2019

Students from Geraldine High School are set to participate in the Geraldine Rogaine Autumn Muster.An event which will see people plotting a route during a race throughout a South Canterbury town will help raise funds for its high school.The Geraldine High School’s PTA has organised another Rogaine Autumn Muster which will take place this Sunday.

CMOC awarded Lion Foundation Club of the Year 2018 at Counties Manukau Sporting Excellence Awards
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 03 Dec 2018

Counties Manukau Orienteering Club was awarded the Lion Foundation Club of the Year 2018 at the 2018 Counties Manukau Sporting Excellence Awards Ceremony held last Sunday (2nd December 2018).

Australian Orienteer - Dec 2018
The Australian Orienteer – December 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 03 Dec 2018

Orienteering Australia has published the December 2018 issue of its quarterly magazine – The Australian Orienteer.

WUOC2018
Video: World University Orienteering Championships 2018 – Finland – Official Film
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Tue 23 Oct 2018

The official film of the World University Orienteering Championship 2018

The Australian Orienteer Magazine - September 2018
The Australian Orienteer – September 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Tue 23 Oct 2018

The Australian Orienteer Magazine – September 2018 issue is published online.

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JWOC 2019: Terrain and Old Maps available
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Tue 02 Oct 2018

Bulletins 1 and 2, Terrain and Old Maps available for JWOC 2019 being held in Denmark 6-12 July 2019.

Volunteer Training: Thriving Under Fire (TUF) Programme
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Thu 06 Sep 2018

The award winning TUF (Thriving Under Fire) programme has recently been launched on SportTutor. This programme is relevant and available to everyone who deals with ‘passionate people’ in any sporting context. Over the course of four self-paced modules, you’ll learn how to understand and respond to an upset person, manage your own emotions when faced with […]

Netsafe
Email Scam Alert: Orienteering Clubs and Volunteers targeted
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 17 Aug 2018

A local orienteering club has reported they have recently (Thursday 16 Aug 2018) received a targeted email scam attempt. The attempt was not successful and the club has reported it to Netsafe and ONZ.

Map Sample WOC2018 Relay
Stable WOC Relay (Gene Beveridge Blog)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Thu 16 Aug 2018

Stable runs from the New Zealand men’s relay team got us a 17th, 1 place down from the our good result in Scotland 3 years ago. We were very happy with the 16th at that World Champs because it was much better than previous years. This year felt somewhat different though, maybe because the expectations were higher. However, 17th is good, looking at the incredible strength of the competition, and reflects 3 stable runs, far different to last year’s disaster. Our Women’s team placed similarly, 19th.

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WOC 2018 – (Matt Ogden Blog)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Thu 16 Aug 2018

After the National Championships earlier this year and with the Master’s completed I made the decision to have another crack at WOC. The objectives of this WOC project focused on seeing how an NZ based campaign compared to others I have done; in terms of the experience, the feelings, and the performances.

2018 Australian Orienteering Carnival
Notice for NZ participants attending Australian Relay Championships, Sunday 30th Sept 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 13 Aug 2018

Jean Cory-Wright is coordinating all NZ teams for the Australian Relay Championships event on Sunday 30th Sept 2018. NZ participants are asked to contact Jean with additional details.

2018 Australian Orienteering Carnival
LIDAR Orienteering Mapping Workshop during 2018 Australian Championships carnival in South Australia
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 13 Aug 2018

Find out the latest in mapping, including case studies in the use of LIDAR, the new mapping specifications and converting old maps to the new mapping specifications. Friday 5 October 2018, No cost, Para Wirra National Park.

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Steps Forward (Lizzie Ingham Blog)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Wed 08 Aug 2018

There have been countless times over the last years, months and weeks that I’ve wanted to write publicly about the health issues I’ve been experiencing. But I’ve held off, firstly as I haven’t felt ready, and secondly because it’s such a long story, I just haven’t quite known where to start.

Clued-up kids get orienteering course back on track (Stuff Marlborough-Express)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Wed 08 Aug 2018

Tattered markers on an orienteering course have received a much needed makeover thanks to  a team of clued-up kids. Year 6 students at Grovetown School near Blenheim have given a new lease of life to the orienteering course at Mistletoe Bay Eco Village in the Marlborough Sounds.

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Tim Robertson won silver in the World Orienteering Championship sprint in Latvia (NZ Herald)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 06 Aug 2018

Kiwi orienteering star Tim Robertson claimed New Zealand’s first ever medal at a World Orienteering Championships on Sunday in Latvia. In a historic performance in which the 22-year-old led at every split time, Robertson was ahead by 0.7 seconds at the final pre-warning before being edged out of the gold medal by Switzerland’s Daniel Hubmann by a slim 1.1 seconds to take silver.

JWOC 2018 Long: Maps and Results (World of O)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Tue 10 Jul 2018

World of O provides a review of the Long Distance JWOC race, maps, and results.

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Insight: Sport is a volunteer’s game (Hawkes Bay Today)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Mon 25 Jun 2018

A Hawke’s Bay Orienteering club member, Amron has been drawing and constructing maps voluntarily for the past 10 years and for him, volunteers were essential for sport in the region.

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Waiuku College leading the way in orienteering (Stuff – Franklin County News)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 22 Jun 2018

Three year 9 girls are turing heads in the orienteering world, after they came away from the North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships with an award.

Despite limited orienteering experience, Waiuku College’s Millie Thompson, Charlize Aicken and Beanie Rattrie came away with the small school section from the event, where the three girls’ aggregate score topped the leaderboard for the category.

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Kurtis contributes to Kiwi’s win (The Post)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Tue 12 Jun 2018

On Queen’s Birthday weekend, 2 to 4 June, as the rain hammered much of the North Island and many of us crawled a little deeper under the duvet, Kurtis was traipsing through mud and bush in the depths of West Auckland, as he continued challenging his body in the sport of orienteering.

Source: Stuff
Cambridge’s multisport athlete Sam Bain thrives on adventure racing (Stuff)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 25 May 2018

Adventure racer Sam Bain continues to learn how to push the barriers in his life and play.

The Year 9 Cambridge High School student completed the gruelling Hillary Challenge at Tongariro National Park as a part of an eight-member school team in May.

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Orienteering: Bay siblings more than ready for worlds (NZ Herald – Hawke’s Bay Today)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - Fri 18 May 2018

If Will Tidswell’s dedication is an indicator it’s no surprise he will become the youngest Kiwi to compete at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Hungary in July.

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