A reminder that the 2024 Junior Camp date has been set. Mark the camp on your calendar for 13 -18 December this year. The location is New Plymouth. Entries will open at the start of October.Details & updates will be here:https://www.oevents.nz/onzjuniorcamp/2024-location-dates/

Advanced notice for the dates and location of the 2025 South Island Secondary schools. The sprint event will be in Cromwell and the long distance in Alexandra. It is a spectacular time to make a trip south and be in the autumn colours. For more information contact Dunedin Orienteering 

Following a review into the structure of high performance staffing and the advertising of the positions. ONZ is pleased to announce the following appointments: ONZ Performance Leader Jenni Adams ONZ High Performance Steering Group: Joseph Lynch, Kieran Woods, Tane Cambridge, Briana Steven, Scott Smith The roles are of huge strategic importance to orienteering as they […]

Join us to talk orienteering at the forum. You’ll have the chance to engage in meaningful discussions and share your insights. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with others and contribute to the conversation. It will be in the evening on Tuesday 22nd October. Topics will be advised following the President’s Forum on Tue 22 September. Your presence […]

ONZ has been approached to consider hosting the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). The Board have met with an IOF representative to better understand expectations for potential hosts and now wish to better understand the appetite for, and viability of hosting the event. The Board has approved a outline of draft business case plan that […]

Orienteering NZ is holding regional meetings to determine which club (or clubs) will host which major event over the next three years. Major event allocation occurs on a rotational system and aims for events to be spread across Aotearoa. This enables orienteers to enjoy a wide variety of maps and experiences, and offers all clubs […]

The 2024 Junior Camp website is up-and-running and has key dates and information on it. Please follow the link below for all this information: Junior Camp Website

These roles are of huge strategic importance to orienteering as they will not only be responsible for the oversight and running of our High Performance Programme, but also will be instrumental in the creation of a new HP plan. This plan will be produced in September and will have direct impact on everything from athlete […]

OBOP are going to be sending a parcel across to SI Germany with a number of flat SIACs that need their batteries replacing.  The freight is very expensive. If any other clubs/orienteers around NZ have SIACs with flat batteries that are welcome to send to Erin Swanson (OBOP President) and she can add to parcel to get […]

View online at http://eepurl.com/iVgnyA M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | J U L Y 2 0 2 4Submissions welcome by the 20th of each month Jan – Nov. Email your ideas here U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the ChairE […]

In late 2021 / early 2022 sprint WOC, specifically WOC2024, was named as an event that ONZ could target to really make a mark on the world stage. WOC2022 was thought of as a stage on the way to that goal, although visa and covid problems rather upset the apple cart for that one. Even in […]

What a successful JWOC. The anticipation was high beforehand, and Zefa Fa’avae winning  2nd place in the long event is our best ever placing in the forest terrain for the Junior World Orienteering Championships long event. It follows in the footsteps of Matt Ogden’s golden medal win in the forest terrain for the middle event […]

Four days of Oceania racing, a warm-up weekend and two training days are being prepared by orienteering clubs of the lower North Island. The  warm-up events are on 18-19 January in Taranaki, followed by training maps in the lead-up to the four official Oceania 2025 races from 24-27 January. Oceania 2025 is supported and sanctioned by both Orienteering […]

Waikaia! How fondly we all remember events from, it seems, the very distant past! Once regarded as the most technical O map in the country (no doubt that would be challenged now!)  it’s seen many a lost or baffled orienteer. Last used for Southern Orienteering Week in 2017 (though, if the memory serves well, Godzone […]

Explore the diverse Canterbury region of the South Island for Easter 2025. All the New Zealand nationals championship events will be within 90 minutes of Christchurch International Airport. Join us for challenging orienteering across a variety of terrain with newly mapped areas. The nationals website is undergoing small updates but in the meantime we also have brief […]

Orienteering New Zealand will be advertising for the new Performance Leader and Performance Steering Group positions on Monday. The roles are of huge strategic importance to orienteering as they will not only be responsible for the oversight and running of our High Performance Programme, but also will be instrumental in the creation of a new […]

The course will be of interest to course planners, controllers and organisers who wish to update their skill-set, for all events from club events to national championships.  It is a prerequisite to becoming an ONZ A or B grade Controller. Topics include the Function and tasks of the Controller; Event Organisation; Technical detail about the map, control sites and courses; SportIdent and timing; Complaints, […]

Nau mai haere mai, and a warm welcome to Oceania Orienteering Championships 2025, hosted in Aoteoroa New Zealand by Orienteering Wellington and the orienteering clubs of the lower North Island. Oceania 2025 is supported and sanctioned by both Orienteering New Zealand and the International Orienteering Federation. We are please to announce that Bulletin One for […]

The third round of the 2024 World Cup will be held in Mor, Hungary 17th-20th August 2024, and will consist of a Middle Race, a Long Race, and a Forest Relay. Selectors have chosen the following team to represent New Zealand at the event: Men Zefa Fa-avae Toby Scott Tim Robertson Women Kaia Joergensen A […]

The New Zealand Junior orienteering team showed they can compete with the best in the world in navigation and terrain running at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Czechia last week. Zefa Fa’avae, son of the world famous adventure racer Nathan Fa’avae, ran a near-perfect race to take the silver medal in the long distance […]

Everyone intending to enter the Oceania Orienteering Championships 2025 from 24-27 January needs to be aware of the embargoes in place for the event. Embargoes are areas that are out of bounds to competitors prior to the events, and cover the areas being used in the competition. This prevents unfair prior knowledge being gained about […]

With the deadline passing for appeals for this year’s Southern Cross Teams, ONZ is happy to officially confirm teams and management below. Participants will each be invoiced the first of three involves for the trip this week. A second invoice will be sent closer to departure, with a final invoice after the trip’s return to […]

View this content here: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-june-2024 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | J U N E 2 0 2 4Submissions welcome by the 20th of each month Jan – Nov. Email here (mailto:editor@orienteering.org.nz?subject=Compass%20Point%20submission)U p d a t e* Notes from the GM* View from the […]

Sprint – 1 JuneTim tackled a challenging map in the individual sprint race with composure, pushing hard to secure 7th place. The race began with a highly technical garden section and a steep hill, descending into the older town buildings. Amber noted similarities to the Wellington Botanic Gardens map at the start, while Laura appreciated […]

Join us in the summer of 2025 for an unforgettable orienteering adventure through the stunning sand dunes and pines of the Manawatū. Our races will challenge your navigation skills and decision-making across a variety of fast and intricate forest maps. Oceania 2025 events are designed to provide elite orienteers with ideal training and competition grounds […]

Orienteering Wellington is looking forward to welcoming all year 7-13 orienteers from across New Zealand to the Wellington region for three days of high-quality orienteering from the 19th-21st July 2024. Join us and showcase your navigational skills, support your friends and create lasting memories in unique terrain. The events are located north of Wellington, towards the Kapiti Coast.All […]

The Manawatū Schools Relay Champs will be August 2nd. Let your school know to plan the teams. Students run in teams of 3. Online entries close 24 July. The event fee is $5 each including ident hire. Categories: year 5/6,  7/8 boys/ girls and secondary girls / boys.  For more details email

Team SelectionSelectors have published this year’s Southern Cross Team which will be officially approved shortly subject to ONZ’s appeal deadlines passing. This year’s team features athletes from Southland, PAPO, Nelson, Wellington, Red Kiwis, OBOP, Hawkes Bay, Waikato, Auckland and Counties Manukau – members from 2/3s of ONZ’s Clubs!  It is the first time in a number of years that […]

Following the retirement of long-serving ONZ Performance Leader Malcolm Ingham earlier in the year, ONZ’s Board reached out to key stakeholders to review how High Performance (HP) should be staffed over the next five years. The group included current and form elite athletes, coaches, Board Members, current and former Club Presidents and a Regional Development […]

We are pleased to announce the MTBO selected team for the Australia-NZ challenge at the AustralianMTBO Champs in October 2024 Selection into the MTBO squad is made according to the relevant Selection Policy and guidelines for MTBO selectors.