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Embargo Notice for NZOC April 2023
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 21 Dec 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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Embargo Notice – King’s Birthday Weekend 2023 – Counties Manukau/Waikato
By Michael Croxford - 23 Nov 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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Embargo Notice for Taitonga South Island Champs 2023 – Nelson/Tasman
By Michael Croxford - 22 Nov 2022 - News Item

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 NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – September 2022
By Christo Peters - 4 Oct 2022 - News Item

Member news & views   |   SEPTEMBER   2022Update  Notes from the GM View from the Chair Sport     Junior Camp Update – we urgently need a Camp Manager and Lead Coach U23 Entries close 14th October Non binary inclusion  Chat with Toby Scott High Performance update ONZ High Performance Hui World Schools Selection process update Event    reports   WUOC/ FISU MTB  orienteering   NZMTBO […]

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NZ MTBO Champs
NZ MTBO Champs – Rotorua – 19-20 Nov 2022 – ENTER NOW TO WIN
By Christo Peters - 12 Sep 2022 - News Item

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, […]

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HP News #92 – August 2022
By Malcolm Ingham - 1 Sep 2022 - News Item

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) […]

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QB2022 Companion sprint
Queen’s Birthday Companion Sprint – supporting NZ JWOC Team
By Joolz - 19 May 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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GREAT FOREST ROGAINE – ROTORUA – 23 JULY 2022
By Christo Peters - 12 May 2022 - Blog Post

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 […]

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Nationals Round-up
By Christo Peters - 1 May 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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GODZone 2022
GODZone 2022
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

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 […]

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Lake Kereta | NWOC double-header weekend
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

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 […]

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Katoa Po - A night nav relay race for all ages
Katoa Po | Traversing Taupō turf in the dark 
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

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 […]

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World MTBO Masters 2021
World Masters MTBO Champs  |  Portugal, Oct 2021
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

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 […]

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2022 NZOC Embargo Update 3
By Michael Croxford - 3 Mar 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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Entries for NOL2/JWOC Trials are open
By Malcolm Ingham - 2 Mar 2022 - News Item

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/

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NSL Round 1/2: Bulletin 2 and Start-times
By Malcolm Ingham - 1 Mar 2022 - News Item

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

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HP News #85 – January 2022
By Malcolm Ingham - 1 Feb 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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SUPER CITY SPRINTS CANCELLED
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 20 Jan 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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Flock Hill rocks at the ‘not’ Oceania Champs
By Malcolm Ingham - 13 Jan 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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Lynch, Ogden and Ingham lead the way at the ‘not’ Oceania Champs
By Malcolm Ingham - 12 Jan 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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‘Not the’ Oceania Orienteering Champs 2022 UPDATE
By Christo Peters - 6 Jan 2022 - News Item

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 […]

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New Zealand Orienteering Champs 2022 – Website Launched
By Michael Croxford - 26 Dec 2021 - News Item

Nelson Orienteering Club invites all orienteers to the 50th New Zealand Orienteering Championships from the 15-18 April 2022. Programme: Friday 15 April – Sprint – Nelson College Saturday 16 April – Middle – Canaan Downs South Sunday 17 April – Long – Canaan Downs North Monday 18 April – Relay – Moturoa East “I am very pleased to be welcoming everyone to my […]

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Everything you want to know about Knock Out Sprints
Everything you wanted to know about Knock-Out Sprints Discussion Session
By Malcolm Ingham - 19 Nov 2021 - Blog Post

Orienteering Australia have been running regular high performance Zoom meetings discussing various topics. This week Orienteering NZ’s performance leader Malcolm Ingham lead the discussion covering the IOF recently introduced Knock-Out Sprint format. Contact us if you have any questions or would like to get involved. Links: IOF Website – 3rd Sprint Format Heat Selection video […]

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Pokapū Central Champs - 27-28 November - Orienteering Wellington
Pokapū (Central) Regional Champs 2021 – Bulletin 1
By Christo Peters - 18 Nov 2021 - News Item

Kia ora, Orienteering Wellington is excited to announce the Pokapu Champs Saturday November 27th and Sunday November 28th 2021. We have two great sand dune maps in the Manawatu for your challenge and enjoyment; Hydrabad, a classic pine forest on sand dunes and a return to a freshly updated Manga Pirau map at Waikawa, predominantly […]

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Compass Point – October 2021
By Christo Peters - 31 Oct 2021 - News Item

Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport Junior Camp cancelled, regional camps to take its place. High Performance update – NZ HiPOs – Scotland 2024 campaign We need a new Event Liaison Officer – could this be you? ONZ fixed term Marketing, Communications and Promotions Advisor. Will vaccinations become mandatory in orienteering? […]

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