Read the full post at https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-october-2023 M e m b e r   n e w s   &   v i e w s   |   O C T O B E R   2 0 2 3U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the ChairE v e n t   R e vi e wEuropean Championships (EOC)Polite Swiss precision wins […]

Read more at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-september-2023 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 3 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the Chair E v e n t R e vi e […]

August began with the second round of the IOF World Cup in Czechia. Following on only a couple of weeks after WOC, this saw the best sprint relay result that NZL has ever achieved, another podium finish for Tim Robertson, and some other solid performances. There is now a bit of a gap in the […]

Read more at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-august-2023 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | A U G U S T 2 0 2 3 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the Chair E v e n t R e vi e wOrienteering World Cup […]

Read more at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-july-2023 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | J U L Y 2 0 2 3 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the Chair E v e n t R e vi e wJWOC achieves NZ record-breaking results […]

Read more at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-june-2023 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | J U N E 2 0 2 3 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the Chair E v e n t R e vi e w2023 Hillary Challenge Finalists E […]

Read at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-may-2023 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | M A Y 2 0 2 3 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the Chair E v e n t R e vi e wAuckland Secondary School RogaineSt Teresa school training […]

Member news & views | APRIL 2023 UpdateNotes from the GMView from the Chair Event ReviewUS JWOC trialsEaster 4 daysKiwis podium in UK JK2022 Southern Cross challenge Coming eventsKing’s Birthday & Tūāraki-Northern Regional ChampionshipsUniversity of Canterbury Orienteering Club’s UltralongHigh performanceHP news Sport2022 Orienteering New Zealand Award RecipientsEYOC, JWOC, and WOC Teams NamedIn memorium MTBOAlexandra MTBO […]

Counties Manukau Orienteering Club and Orienteering Waikato are delighted to host you for three days of orienteering in the beautiful Tāmaki Makaurau and Waikato regions of Te Ika-a-Māui. Find the Embargo Notice here. Find Bulletin One here: KBO2023 Bulletin One. Please follow the CMOC Facebook page for updates and information.

The New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2023 will be held Friday 7th April 2023 to Monday 10th April 2023 in Hastings and Elsthorpe, hosted by Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club. (Plus a knock out Sprint Tuesday 11th April 2023). Bulletin One will be published as soon as possible. This embargo applies to all New Zealand Orienteering Championship […]

Counties Manukau Orienteering Club and Orienteering Waikato formally invite you to attend an exciting weekend of orienteering at King’s Birthday in June 2023. The events also incorporate the Tūāraki-Northern Regional Championships for 2023. Saturday 3 June – Sprint Distance – Waikato University, Hamilton Sunday 4 June – Long Distance – Waiuku Forest South Monday 5 […]

The 2023 Taitonga South Island Orienteering Champs (SIOC) will be held in the Nelson / Tasman area during the last weekend of January 2023 on Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, hosted by Nelson Orienteering Club. The Embargo Notice, accessible via the link, applies to all SIOC 2023 events. Anyone found breaking this embargo or […]

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Orienteering BOP is hosting the NZ MTB Orienteering Champs in November this year.  The champs will consist of three quality, fun and social mountain bike orienteering events spread around Bay of Plenty: Middle (Onepu, Kawerau); Sprint (Puarenga, Rotorua); Long (Cougar Park, Tokoroa).  There will be championship and recreational grades suitable for all ages and abilities, […]

August has seen a continuation of the 2022 international season with both World Cup Round 2 and the World University Championships. Although it has been quiet on the domestic front, the culmination of NZL’s major participation in the 2022 international season (except for the final round of the World Cup which is still to come) […]

The JWOC team are planning a sprint to accompany Queen’s Birthday competitions. All you need to do to support our New Zealand young athletes in the JWOC team this year is enter the ‘Companion Sprint‘ running along side the Queen’s Birthday events. AND you have an extra week to get organised! The Queen’s Birthday events […]

Take on the challenge of NZ’s largest annual rogaine adventure!The Great Forest Rogaine is a team navigation event with 3 and 6 hour Foot and MTB categories utilising the track network of the world famous Whakarewarewa Forest.  You are bound to go places in the forest you have never been before.This event is suitable for […]

NZOC2022 was a celebration of 50 years of New Zealand Orienteering Championships, and what an amazing weekend of orienteering we had. The primary objective of the Event Team was to deliver a truly memorable event, to build on the successful nationals of the past and once again showcase the amazing sport that we do. To […]

A few insights from many of our orienteers who were participating on what is considered one of the toughest GODZone events. Craig Pelvin | Godwits: 1. How do you prepare for GODZone? Training. As a team all with jobs and families this required a lot of juggling and full team ended up only being a couple of weekends […]

After the success of Nationals 2021 and the camping options at Leighton’s Farm, NWOC wanted to put on a 2-day weekend with maps and camping all in close proximity. The old Wilson Road map, once owned by Rob and Marquita, had been nicely growing away over the last 20 years and with local contacts, permission […]

A night nav relay race for all ages   Katoa Po is one of New Zealand’s longest running orienteering events. Started in 1981, it’s seen teams from all of New Zealand do battle over Taupō’s unique volcanic terrains in the thick of night. One of the highlights of the event is the age restrictions placed on different […]

At the end of the European summer last year we were fortunate to have the World MastersMTBO Champs go ahead. It was touch and go for a bit given the rising Covid numbers at the time, and a bunch of additional restrictions were put in to keep the Masters competitors separate from the Juniors who […]

The 2022 New Zealand Orienteering Championships will be held in the Nelson / Tasman over Easter weekend 15th – 18th April 2022 hosted by Nelson Orienteering Club The Embargo notice has been updated to version 3 (02/03/2022) with updated areas – Relay location moved from Rabbit Island East to West. The Embargo notice was previously […]

Entries for the 2nd round of the National Orienteering League and the JWOC Trials in the Wairarapa on Saturday/Sunday 26/27 March are now open. The link to the entry page is https://www.revolutionise.com.au/redkiwi/events/133752/

The final bulletin is here Start-times and KO sprint format are here

A promising start to 2022 with the successful not-Oceania Championships (reported below) has, perhaps predictably, descended into uncertainty with the outbreak of the omicron variant of Covid leading to cancellation of both the Super City Sprints and the Northern Champs. However, there are some positive signs both in terms of planning ahead – notably a […]

Sadly the move to the Red Alert Level under the Covid Protection Framework has forced organisers to cancel the 2022 Super City Sprints. The event was set to be the first round of the National Sprint League (NSL). Although the Super City Sprint has been cancelled, efforts are underway to host another event in Palmerston […]

Orienteering – find your adventure: and that was just the walk to the arena at the not Oceania middle distance in the limestone rocks and cliffs of Flock Hill station. It was a day of sufficient complexity that he/she who made the least mistakes would come out on top. In the elite classes this proved […]

Joseph Lynch, Matt Ogden and Lizzie Ingham have taken the honours over the first two days of the Not Oceania Championships in Canterbury. Joseph and Lizzie were the winners in Monday’s sprint at Rangiora High School. Joseph finished 45 seconds ahead of Gene Beveridge with Matt a further 20 seconds back. For Gene this was […]

8-16 January, South Island New Zealand Latest update Due to the continued border closure these events will no longer be Oceania Champs. However we are still all go with planning for some great orienteering events in January 2022 for New Zealanders as ‘Not the’ Oceania.  Specific changes: There are  revisions to Bulletin 2 – version […]