News and Views | Orienteering New Zealand

Revised ONZ Foot O Rules

05 Jan 2021 By Christo Peters

Below are the links to the review of the Orienteering New Zealand Foot O rules as well as a document outlining the changes that have been made. The completed document follows a long consultation process which included over 50 submission points. Because some of the changes are significant, ONZ will be accepting additional submissions until […]. Read More...

Selection Notice – World Orienteering Championships 2021

24 Dec 2020 By Malcolm Ingham

The World Orienteering Championships 2021 is scheduled o be held in Doksky, Czech Republic from 6-9 July 2021, and will consist of an individual sprint, middle and long races, a forest relay and a sprint relay. In the present environment of the Covid-19 pandemic, although New Zealand intends to compete in this event, at this […]. Read More...

Selection Notice – Junior World Orienteering Championships 2021

24 Dec 2020 By Malcolm Ingham

The Junior World Orienteering Championships 2021 are scheduled to be held in Kocaeli, Turkey from 11-16 July 2021. In the present environment of the Covid-19 pandemic, although New Zealand intends to compete in this event, at this stage participation remains uncertain. However, despite this uncertainty ONZ is continuing with a selection process. All athletes interested […]. Read More...

Leg by Leg #16: Brook Heights Urban O and BBQ

25 Dec 2020 By Gene Beveridge (ONZ Training Coordinator)

Leg by Leg is where a guest takes us through a recent orienteering course in detail. We’ll discover what they found most challenging and how they handled, or didn’t handle, these challenges. We aim to cover all levels of experience in the series. The Brook Heights Urban O and BBQ was on 19/12/2020. The guest […]

Talk with Christo Peters | ONZ General Manager

23 Dec 2020 By Christo Peters

Talk with Christo Peters | ONZ General Manager Christo (on the right) is a good sport. Not only has he taken on the GM position with gusto for Orienteering NZ, but he answered some of our not so serious questions as well: When did you start working for ONZ? Sept 2019 What other sports have you worked in/with prior to […]

ONZ Under 23 High-Performance Camp | 6-11 December 2020

22 Dec 2020 By Christo Peters

This year the U23 camp, which was a day shorter than in previous years, started on the Sunday evening of 6 December with a brief introductory talk given by Malcolm Ingham. This gives the rationale for the camp and emphasised the big step required to go from successful junior orienteering in New Zealand/ Australia to […]