The New Zealand team to challenge Australia at the MTBO Challenge held in Alice Springs 14–16 June are: Men Greg Barbour (Taranaki) Alister Metherell (PAPO) Michael Wood (Hutt Valley) Joe Sheriff (Southland) Chris Gelderman (North West) M Open Sprint & Middle – Greg M40 Long – Greg M50 – Alister M60 – Michael & Joe […]

All you need to do is spike those controls!!  “The Little Book of Orienteering Techniques”  Selling now in support of Ed Cory-Wright and the NZ junior team going to JWOC and representing New Zealand. The book has been written by Jean Cory-Wright who has competed in 10 world O champs and has coached both New Zealand and British teams and worked with Canterbury […]

Selection Announcement: The New Zealand team to compete at the World Orienteering Championships in Trentino, Veneto, Italy  5 – 12 July 2014 is as follows: Men Chris Forne (Peninsula & Plains) Ross Morrison (Hawkes Bay) Matt Ogden (North West) Tim Robertson(Hutt Valley) Sprint – Ross, Matt and Tim Sprint Relay – Matt and Tim Middle […]

(USA) Open Position – For Immediate Hire – Volunteer Female Assistant Coach & Chaperone  The USA Junior Orienteering program is looking for a Volunteer Female Assistant Coach and Chaperone (1 position) to help the head coach as the team travels and races in Europe this summer. The team will arrive in Finland 10.June for racing […]

 Selection Notice: Mountain Bike Orienteering – World Cup Events 17-20 July, Skane, Sweden All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete in round 2 of the MTBO World Cup should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz […]

As part of our strategic planning process it was identified that the NZOF brand was in need of a refresh, and consequently work has been undertaken in recent months to develop a new brand identity.  This work has resulted in a new name, logo, and strap line, which we hope will support efforts to promote […]

A redeveloped website has been identified as being hugely important for the orienteering community in New Zealand.  Over the past two years significant work has been undertaken scoping, designing, developing, and implementing the new national body website. This has now been launched and can be visited at www.orienteering.org.nz. We engaged with many people within the […]

Applications are invited for the World University Orienteering Champs – Team Manager Vacancy. Applications for this position, including a summary of relevant experiences, to be forwarded to: General Manager gm@orienteering.org.nz Deadline:  16 May 2014 The position is advertised on our vacancies page at https://www.orienteering.org.nz/vacancies/ Position Description: WUOC Team Manager 2014

The New Zealand orienteers to compete at the World Cups in Europe in June and October are as follows: Men Ross Morrison (Hawkes Bay) – Events 3 & 5 Shamus Morrison (Wellington) – Events 3 & 5   Peter Watson Convenor of Selectors Download Announcement: World Cups 2014 Selection Announcement

Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West) Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) Jula McMillan (North West) Tessa Ramsden (Hawkes Bay) Laura Robertson (Hutt Valley) Men Gene Beveridge (North West) Jourdan […]

Biaystok, Poland, 23-30 August 2014 All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete in the World MTBO Championships or the Junior World MTBO Championships should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz or to 45 Slater Road, RD 1, […]

World University Orienteering Champs 2014 Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West)  S, L Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) S, SR, L, M, R Jula McMillan (North West) S, […]

Alice Springs, Australia 14-16 June 2014 All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete against Australia in the up-coming ANZ MTBO Challenge should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz or to 45 Slater Road, RD 1, […]

Silva Service to NZ Orienteering Derek Morrison (Hawke’s Bay) has received the Silva Service to NZ Orienteering, joining a highly prestigious list of recipients before him.  The award is our premier service award, honoring an individual who has contributed in a most deserving manner to the development of orienteering in New Zealand.  Derek has been […]

John Davies was awarded the Silva Award for services to orienteering in New Zealand (NZ) for 1984 and was made a life member of the New Zealand Orienteering Federation (NZOF) in 1992. John received these awards because he was passionate about orienteering and therefore gave unstintingly of his time. Volunteering seemed to be in his […]

As expected, tight racing and close fields were the order of the day on the Manga Pirau map at Waikawa, a peaceful seaside town on the Horowhenua coast. That tranquility was broken, at least for a few hours, as competitors wrestled with the challenges of the coastal dunes and forest, which was also the location […]

Orienteering Nationals kicked off on Easter Friday with a great Sprint at the Ohakea Air Base. The Elite Mens category was taken out by Tim Robertson, followed by Nick Hann and Shamus Morrison.  Darren Ashmore was pleased with his 8th place, commenting that he was probably already over 20 years old when all the competitors […]

The new April 2014 issue of Inside Orienteering is now available. You can find it here: http://orienteering.org/resources/publications/inside-orienteering/ In this issue: 5 Days of Italy Ski orienteering in Turkey North South East West: Portugal Danish Royals orienteering Club relays Underground orienteering New IOF Orienteering World Ranking News in brief Note: There is a small mistake in […]

Kiwis may ride in the World MTBO Champs in Poland. The open, masters and junior champs are being run between 24-31 August 2014 at Bialystok, Poland. The likelihood is that we’ll have a couple of masters and a junior. Anyone can enter the masters but the federation must endorse open and junior riders. If you […]

Selection Announcement:  New Zealand Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Team 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at JWOC in Borovets, Bulgaria 21– 28 July 2014 is as follows: Men Ed Cory-Wright  (Peninsula And Plains) Nick Hann (Wellington) Callum Herries (Hawkes Bay) Shamus Morrison (Wellington) Tim Robertson (Hutt Valley) Cameron Tier (North West) Women Helena […]

The NZOF_Update_2014_April is available now. (PDF 538KB) including: Nationals; NZOF AGM; Important Notice regarding President and Vice-President roles; President’s Forum; Reminder- NZOF Annual Awards 2014 nominations by 4-Apr-2014; Reminder – 2014 Affiliation Fee and Event Levy; Alister Metherell – new South Island rep on council; Farewell and Thank You to Pete Swanson, Vice President; 2014 Junior Camp; Drug […]

The IOF Orienteering World Ranking site is now launched! There is a news article all about it and the Official IOF World Rankings.

The NZOF_Update_2014_March is available now.  (PDF 355KB) includes: Nationals; WOC Team Trials; WOC Manager – Applications invited; 2014 NZOF AGM; JWOC Trials; World Cup Selections; NZOF Annual Awards 2014 nominations close 4 April; 2014 Affiliation Fee and Event Levy; Coaching Scholarship – Australia; Pathway to Podium (HPSNZ);

The IOF Rules Commission has released new versions of the following documents: Emit Advice for Event Advisers and Controllers SPORTident Advice for Event Advisers and Controllers The documents now include more information about touch free systems. Both files can be uploaded from the IOF website at http://orienteering.org/foot-orienteering/event-advising/documents-for-event-advisers/

The following bulletin is now available on the IOF website: World Masters Orienteering Championships 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden Bulletin 1 – http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=358