The South Island Orienteering Championships start times for competitors are available on http://www.papo.org.nz The South Island Championships 2014 are being held in the Geraldine region over the 15th – 16th November 2014 weekend. A total of 213 Competitors from throughout New Zealand have entered. See the Event Programme on the website for details. Day One – Middle […]

Invitation for Reserves New Zealand School Team 2015 Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 Orienteering NZ is inviting athletes who will be in Tasmania for the 2015 Oceania Championships  2 – 11 January 2015, who are interested and available to be considered as a reserve for the New Zealand School Test Match Team against Australia. These athletes […]

Selection Announcement – Re-confirmation New Zealand School Team 2015 Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 Orienteering NZ advise we have invoked the right to amend the team selected for Tasmania after the 2014 Australian Schools Championships, to take account of athlete availability. The orienteers to represent New Zealand in the Test Match against Australia at […]

The deadline for the following roles has been extended until Friday 21 November 2014. Applications are invited for the positions of: World Cup 2015 – Round 1 Team Manager Position Description:  World Cup Team Manager 2015 Team Coach Position Description:  World Cup Team Coach 2015 ANZ Challenge (Oceania Champs) 2015 Team Manager Position Description:  ANZ Challenge […]

Online entries for Le Tour de Peninsula are now LIVE at http://oentry.giorgio.co.nz/series_entries/new?series_id=15, and the website (http://tourdepeninsula.weebly.com/) has a lot more useful information for those looking forward to 6 serious sprints and 2 fun night events!

Fantastic weekend of Mountain bike Orienteering in beautiful Hanmer Springs, Canterbury planned for Saturday November 22nd and 23rd. More info (lots of it!!) here. Entries close midnight Sunday 16th November. Make a week of it and come down for the South Island Foot O Champs Saturday November 15th and Sunday 16th too? See the last News […]

Entries for the South Island Orienteering Championships are now open. Enter using the online entry form. More info, travel times etc on the PAPO website. NB Entries close midnight Friday 31st October.

Selection Announcement ANZ Challenge (Oceania Championships) Tasmania, 3-11 January 2015 Saturday 3 January Oceania Sprint Distance Sunday 4 January Oceania Relay Championships Tuesday 6 January Oceania Middle Distance (except Elite Classes) Thursday 8 January Oceania Middle Distance (Elite Classes only) Saturday 10 January Oceania Long Distance (Elite Classes only) Sunday 11 January Oceania Long Distance […]

“Yay, you can come to camp” or “Sorry, not this year” emails have now been sent out to all those that said they were interested in attending. If you applied and for some reason haven’t heard anth

This Orienteering NZ Event Controllers Clinic is designed specifically for aspiring A grade event controllers, although will benefit any controller, including A grade, who seeks to enhance their skills.

The Orienteering New Zealand Update Newsletter for August-September 2014 is available for download now!

The Orienteering New Zealand D-Squad Camp 2014 will be based in the Levin area during the week of 8th – 12th December 2014. Registration closes on Friday 19th September 2014. The camp is open to all those who have been selected in the 2013 Orienteering NZ D-Squad or who are now competing at a D-Squad level. […]

The 2014 World MTBO Championships were a highly successful event for New Zealand, with Marquita Gelderman winning gold in both the Sprint and Middle Distance in W40 and Tim Robertson winning gold in the Middle Distance in M20 (Juniors) in addition to a silver in the Sprint Distance in M20. The first day of competition […]

In the World Orienteering School Championships (WOSC) Selection Notice published on 5 July 2014, Orienteering NZ reserved the right to select a New Zealand representative team for the WSOC. Orienteering NZ chooses not to invoke this right to select Representative Teams to attend the 2015 World Schools Orienteering Championships in Turkey. The rationale behind this […]

Expression of interest to attend the Junior Training Camp is due by the end of August (this Sunday). Places are limited.  To show your interest please complete the submission form in the following link. http://wellingtonorienteering.org.nz/schools-orienteering/junior-training-camp-2014/

Appeals – Final Decision New Zealand Schools Team 2014/15 Perth, Western Australia 27 September to 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 7-8 January 2015 As advised in the Appeals – Update Notice on 16 August 2014, the Council requested the selectors to reconsider the Junior Boys team and established an independent sub-committee to consider the Junior […]

New Zealand Schools Team 2014/15 Perth, Western Australia 27 September to 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 7-8 January 2015 The Council received two appeals on the Junior Boys selection and one appeal on the Junior Girls selection for the NZ Schools Team to travel to Perth in September, heard under clauses 3.1 – 3.5  of […]

World Cup 2015 – Competitions 1 – 3 Tasmania, 2-10 January 2015 Friday 2 January Prologue Sprint Saturday 3 January Event 1 – Sprint Distance Thursday 8 January Event 2 – Middle Distance Friday 9 January Model event Saturday 10 January Event 3 – Long Distance   IOF Special Rules for the World Cup 2015 […]

The Inaugural NZ Secondary Schools Rogaine Champs were held in Rotorua on Saturday as part of the Great Forest Rogaine. Over 60 teams took part in this first championships coming from as far north as Whangarei…

Orienteering NZ has received a number of appeals regarding the recently announced New Zealand Schools Team to compete in Perth, Western Australia 27 September to 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 7-8 January 2015 The appeals relate to the Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams only. A formal process, as detailed in the Orienteering NZ Selection Policy (clauses […]

Selection Announcement New Zealand Schools Team 2014/15 Perth, Western Australia 27 September – 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 The orienteers selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Team to compete against Australia for the Southern Cross Challenge, as part of the Australian Orienteering Championships in Perth, Western Australia 27 September […]

World Schools Orienteering Championships 2015 The following Schools have been selected as Representative Schools in the following categories at the World Schools Orienteering Championships in Turkey 18-25 April 2015 M1 Senior Boys – Napier Boys High School W1 Senior Girls – Napier Girls High School M2 Junior Boys – Napier Boys High School W2 Junior Girls – Havelock North […]

Download the Orienteering NZ Media Release: Robertson Wins Gold – Media Release 23 July 2014 Thunderstorms did not prevent Tim Robertson from backing up his 2013 Bronze medal with a 2014 JWOC Gold medal in Samokov, Bulgaria   News Articles: International Orienteering Federation: Junior World Orienteering Championships: Sprint golds to New Zealand and Sweden International Orienteering […]

The 2014 Junior World Orienteering Championship races start Tuesday night (Tues 22nd July, 7pm NZST) with the Sprint. JWOC2014 is being held in Borovets, Bulgaria. New Zealand has a team of 6 women and 6 men plus coach and team manager. In addition, several kiwis have travelled to support the team. The New Zealand JWOC 2014 […]

Applications are still being invited for the following roles: Applications for these positions, including a summary of relevant experiences, to be forwarded to: General Manager [email protected] High Performance Leader The High Performance Leader is primarily responsible for raising the performance levels of a selected group of elite orienteers and providing a believable pathway to success for the NZ High […]