Juniors
Orienteering throughout the junior years is a great opportunity to build friendships with some fantastic people throughout the country and beyond. If lucky enough to make the New Zealand Junior World Orienteering Championships (“JWOC”) team, then you even get the chance to compete overseas and m...
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Years 5-8 Orienteering Camp – Registrations Open - The 2017 Years 5-8 Orienteering camp will be held in Rotorua this year from the 19-22 December. Information about the camp including the registration form are available from: http://www.obop.org.nz/junior-camp-2017.html Closing date for registration is 15 November. The camp is limited to 60 participants and registration will close before this date if this limit is reached. […] Junior Camp Update - Hi all junior camp, under 23 camp and coach applicants. We have had over whelming numbers apply this year for all these camps and positions. We are having to leave out nearly 30 applicants for junior camp. We are currently going through a process with regional coaches to decide as fairly as possible who this is and […]
Oh so close – JWOC Sprint silver for Tommy - Tommy Hayes has won NZL’s 4th JWOC sprint medal in 5 years with a wonderful run in today’s race in Tampere. For a long time it looked as if Tommy was going to follow Matt Ogden and Tim Robertson as a JWOC champion, only to be pipped almost at the very end by Oli Ojanaho […]
2017 Junior Orienteering Camp and Regional Squads U23 Camp Applications Open - Applications are now available for the 2017 Junior Camp, Under 23/Regional camp, and Junior Camp coaches. ONZ Committee Vacancies - The first term of the ONZ Committee members are now up for renewal. Firstly, we are seeking applications for the Junior Development, MTBO and Rogaine committees.
Queens Birthday 2017 – Orienteering 3 Day in Canterbury - PAPO welcomes you to the 2017 Queens Birthday orienteering three day! Enjoy some of the best terrain Canterbury has to offer, with two day’s on our intricate sand dune maps just north of Christchurch and then one day in the foothills of the Torlesse Range. 
Early Bird entries for Australian O Carnival in September extended to Friday 5th May 2017. - Early Bird entries for the Australian Orienteering Carnival in September 2017 have been extended to this Friday 5th May. Vacancy: Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2017 Coach - Applications are invited for the vacancy of NZ JWOC 2017 Coach. Applications close 1 May 2017. Selection Announcement – JUNIOR WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 - The New Zealand Team Selection Announcement for Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) for 2017 to be held in Finland 9-16 July 2017.
5th March 2017 Auckland WMG2017 Practice Orienteering Event Bulletin Published - The final Bulletin has been published for the 5th March 2017 orienteering double-sprint event Massey Campus, Albany. Online Entries for the event close 11:59pm Tuesday 28th February 2017. Blog Posts
JWOC2017 Blog – Long Distance Live Video Feed – 6pm onwards Friday 14 July - The JWOC long distance event is available live online tonight NZ 6pm 14 July 2017 onwards.
JWOC2017 Blog – JWOC 2017 Sprint Maps and Results (World of O) - In the men’s class New Zealand’s Tommy Hayes showed yet again that New Zealand is a top Sprint nations -taking the Silver medal only 8 seconds behind Ojanaho.
JWOC2017 Blog – European Youth Orienteering Champs in Slovakia - As part of their JWOC campaign, Jenna Tidswell, Danielle Goodall and Katie Cory-Wright have been competing in the European Youth Orienteering Champs in Slovakia this weekend. 
Over 100 competitors compete in SI schools orienteering champs in Nelson (Nelson Mail) - A biting southerly wind tested the participants in the 2017 South Island schools orienteering championships in Nelson at the weekend.
Havelock North High students representing NZ in chosen sports (Stuff Article) - Havelock North High School students Georgia Hulls and Jenna Tidswell are no strangers to representing their country in their respective sports, and both are soon to do it again.
North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs 19-21 May 2017 - Only 3 weeks to go now. Online entry now available. The North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs 19-21 May 2017
Taranaki rogaine competition attracts more than 700 high school students (Stuff – Taranaki Daily News) - Not all of the competitors at the rogaine champs were there to win some just wanted to make friends.
Video: How Parents Can Prepare and Support Talented Young Athletes - Dr Camilla Knight talks about the support of parents of talented young athletes. The focus for young people at competitions is to enjoy it and perform to the best of their ability. Parents are important before and after training and competitions to offer support and help their child, reviewing with them what it going well and things they may want to work on. 
Video: Hector Haines (British Orienteering) – Parents Role in Orienteering - British Orienteering shared a series of 4 short video clips of Hector Haines (GBR) talking about how his parents helped him get into orienteering and some advice for parents of young orienteers. 
Edwardo Cutz - As the second day’s training in Rauland came to a close Tim Robertson decided he needed a haircut. But where, in a ski town, in summer you might ask.
