EASTER 4-DAY — DAY 1— THROUGH THE EYES OF AN M45A’er When reading in the programme that the starter may exclude competitors who were inadequately clad, one wondered what we were in for. Much to our surprise Easter in the Wellington region was near perfect. Sunny, dry days made for long and enthusiastic post-mortems on […]

The King’s Birthday orienteering events kicked off on Saturday 30 May in Woodhill Forest South with the Long event. Planner Dave Crofts, with Jeff Greenwood as A Grade Controller, crafted a course that blended demanding legs with testing control placements. Dave flagged that some seemingly straightforward areas had hidden challenges – particularly a section of […]

The 2025 Australian Orienteering Championships in Brisbane started hot, though thankfully not as hot as predicted. There were 7 events with 960 participants from 15 different countries. AUS CHAMPS  SPRINT  – 27 September  2025Finally the day we had all been waiting for – the first real competition of the Australian Orienteering Championships. The Sprint took […]

We are pleased to confirm that the 2025 Junior Camp will take place at Houghtons Bush Camp, Murawai, Auckland between Thu 11 and Tue 16 December. The camp is being hosted by Auckland Orienteering Club.  The Junior Camp is open to students studying in years 9-13. Students in year 8 and below are not eligible […]

A strong team of kiwi orienteers travelled to Armidale in NSW in September / October, to participate in the Australian Orienteering Champs, and the Australian Schools Orienteering Champs (and accompanying Thunderbolt 3 day for those no longer or not yet at secondary school). Australian Orienteering Champs –  28-29 September / 5-6 October  An early start for […]

There is evidence of significant changes in some clubs in the past year, and Auckland is an example of a club that has been accomplishing big gains as they work on encouraging wider involvement of club members in their club operations.  To find out what has been happening we asked club president Neill McGowan to tell […]