This year we’ll find ways to test your knowledge about orienteering in New Zealand to celebrate our 50th year anniversary. The answers will be after the ‘Last points’ at the end of this news email. (You may need to click on the three dots at the base to see the full newsletter). 

The answers can be found here.

Many thanks to Bryan Teehan’s ongoing work to compile a history of ONZ this year. If you have any memorabilia, photos, or old programmes etc, do pass them on.

Q1: On the inspirational or intimidating way to the start at the NZ Champs Canaan Downs 2022 – what was Tim Robertson’s famous quote?

Q2: What were the three largest events that have been run in New Zealand?

Q3: Three of the longest running events in New Zealand are the Katoa Po, TWALK and the (Winter) Classic. When did they start?

Q4: Name some of the early maps used for the ANZ Challenge Long in New Zealand in 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1991 and 1997?

Q5: What affected the following events?
 1987 ANZ Challenge on Kapamahunga,
 April 1997 Phoebe’s Lake,
 Day 1 Queens Birthday 1999,
 Family Day 2011 PAPO,
 2015 Spring Classic
 Nationals 2020, 
 Not the Oceania 2022, 
 Nationals 2023