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Junior Camp | SIGN-UPS now OPEN!

Junior Camp | SIGN-UPS now OPEN!

04 Sep 2026 By Christo Peters
This year’s Junior camp is being hosted by Nelson Orienteering Club. The camp will be based at Teapot Valley Christian Camp, 200 Teapot Valley Road, Brightwater, Nelson 7022 and will run from Mon 14 to Fri 18th December 2026. The Junior Camp will be operating under the following rules;Participants must be studying at an NZ School […]. Read More...
Aims Games  |  7 – 8 September, Tauranga

Aims Games  |  7 – 8 September, Tauranga

30 Aug 2026 By Christo Peters
The Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools (AIMS) Games is held annually in Tauranga, with the orienteering events on the Monday 7 & Tuesday 8 September. This is is the largest annual sporting event in Australasia. This year the AIMs sprint course will be in new terrain, based at Tauranga Racecourse and neighboring golf course. The courses will […]. Read More...
Taitonga South Island Champs  | Nelson / Marlborough

Taitonga South Island Champs  | Nelson / Marlborough

30 Aug 2026 By Christo Peters
Nelson and Marlborough Orienteering Clubs invite all orienteers to Te Tau Ihu o te Waka-a-Maui to celebrate high-quality spring orienteering during the A-level 2026 Taitonga South Island Orienteering Championships. This Labour Weekend (24-26 October) event truly shows how interconnected the orienteering community is: setters from Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and Christchurch working really well with controllers from Marlborough, Christchurch […]. Read More...

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View from the Chair | August 2026

View from the Chair | August 2026

30 Aug 2026 By Christo Peters
The Board met at the start of the month (we’ve been trialling 2x meetings a term this year rather than monthly as many on the Board have kids and are off on holidays in school holidays), we finalised updates to a number of policies (G1 Selection Policy, G1 Appendix – Selection Principles and Criteria), G3 […]
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Event report | OWCup3 2026 in Vyšší Brod, Czechia

Event report | OWCup3 2026 in Vyšší Brod, Czechia

30 Aug 2026 By Christo Peters
Qualification – 5 Aug. Map: Mnichovice / Minichschlag It was a hot 33°C day for the first event in a Czechia – a qualification race where the top 20 in each heat progress to the long and middle A Final races, and the remaining competitors raced in the B and C Finals. Joe Lynch safely qualified for […]
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Event Report | WUOC ’26 in Vila Real, Portugal.

Event Report | WUOC ’26 in Vila Real, Portugal.

30 Aug 2026 By Christo Peters
Sprint KnockoutThe 2026 World University Orienteering Champs 28 July started with a Knockout sprint qualification elimination round in Vila Real, Portugal. The team faced very high and dry temperatures which lasted all week, but were excited to compete in the network of steep historic stone alleyways and multi-level areas. Felix qualified through to the Knockout […]
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