UPDATE 28 SEP – Due to the ONZ Website being offline, ONZ has extended the due date for Junior Camp registrations until Wed 7 October

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 or being home schooled between year 9 and 13 in 2026 and must be competing at red level or competent at orange level in regular competition. Applicants that meet these criteria will be accepted into the camp as long as their club substantiates the information they have supplied is accurate. Orienteering New Zealand will not be turning away any eligible participants as long as:
  * This form is completed by the end of September 2026 (a waiting list will be put in place for those completing the form after this date).

  * The offer of a place at Junior Camp is accepted by the due date;
  * Arrangements are made with ONZ to pay required fees (see below) by the due date;
  * The student has no outstanding fees owing to ONZ for past trips or camps;

* The student is not attending the High Performance Camp.

Please note that students in year 13 or have left high school are eligible to be considered for the High Performance (formerly U23) Camp. 

Junior Camp Sign-up Form – to be completed by Wed 30 September 2026