Happy New Year! As 2026 is about to kick off, here’s a friendly nudge – a reminder to not only get your Oceania entries in, but submit your expression of interest for the WOC team. Entries for both close on Sunday 11th January 2026. Oceania entries:  https://oceaniasprint2026.orienteering.asn.au/entries/WOC selection: https://www.orienteering.org.nz/news/selection-notice-world-orienteering-championships-2026/

Saturday 6 December -Wednesday 10 December, Auckland Applications open to those aged at least 17.5 who have completed year 13 at high school by the time of the camp. This is a high performance camp open to orienteers competing or aspiring to compete at JWOC, World Cup, and WOC and participants must be selected to […]

View online at: http://eepurl.com/iX6LW-/ M e m b e r   n e w s   &   v i e w s   |   A U G U S T   2 0 2 4Submissions welcome by the 20th each month Jan to Nov news. Email ideas here Banner photo from WUOC by EvalinMae Photography U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the […]

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View this content here: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-june-2024 M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | J U N E 2 0 2 4Submissions welcome by the 20th of each month Jan – Nov. Email here (mailto:editor@orienteering.org.nz?subject=Compass%20Point%20submission)U p d a t e* Notes from the GM* View from the […]

Read online at http://eepurl.com/iPd2CU M e m b e r n e w s & v i e w s | A P R I L 2 0 2 4 U p d a t eNotes from the GMView from the ChairE v e n t sKing’s birthday weekend | Entries closing soonAOC24 | Australian […]

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Member news & views | JANUARY 2024 Read online at http://eepurl.com/iJrs2U UpdateNotes from the GMView from the ChairEvents2024 NZ O Champs – Nationals | Bay of Plenty2024 Katoa Po | TaupōWorld Orienteering Day2024 King’s Birthday | Golden Bay Event ReviewOceania Knock Out Sprints A chat with …Alistair Landels SportMoc’s new van revealAuckland school’s orienteeringONZ Board […]

Read at https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-2023-11 Member news & views | NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2023 UpdateNotes from the GMView from the ChairsSarah O’Sullivan – Incoming Board ChairPeter Swanson – View after 5yrs as Chair. Events2024 NZ O Champs – Nationals | Bay of Plenty2024 Katoa Po | Taupō2024 King’s Birthday | Golden BayWMOC24 | Finland Event ReviewNavigating the […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]