The European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) 2026 will be held in Brno, Czechia from 17th -21st July 2025. EYOC will consist of a Long distance race, an Individual Sprint, and a Forest Relay.  This position would suit someone who intends to travel to the event. ONZ has not allocated a budget to this role so applicants would be required to cover all their […]

Many of you may have already met Anna Taksdal who is visiting from Norway and coaching PAPO members. Anna (left) is pictured above with Phoebe Hunt.   1. How did you start orienteering?My parents since I was a little kid always went orienteering.  For every holiday and vacation we went away as a family to competitions […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 will be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long race, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Position Descriptions2026 JWOC Coach Position Description2026 JWOC Manager Position Description ONZ Invites applications for both positions by Friday 20 February 2026. Please send expressions of […]

Orienteering New Zealand is intending to send NZ-based teams to the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) held in Portugal in July and the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) held in Denmark in June.   ONZ’s National Council has appointed Jenni Adams (PAPO) as manager for JWOC and Malcolm Ingham (ONZ Performance Leader) to lead the WOC Team.  To complete […]