2025 ONZ Awards were presented at the 2026 National Championships prize giving evening. During NZ Volunteer Week in June, a number of our volunteers were highlighted in our media. The complete list of awards, including performance awards, is listed below.  Services to ONZ Award   |  Rolf Boswell (WK) When Rolf arrived in the Waikato in 2011, the Waikato Orienteering Club had been in recess […]

Our Training Coordinator, Gene Beveridge, has not only developed resources for coaches, teachers, and those looking to improve their skills, but has also developed fresh webpages for those new to the sport. Check out the new pages in the ‘About Orienteering’ menu, use these pages to improve your own communication and outreach, and share your feedback […]

At the beginning of August, Gene and I competed in the Canadian Orienteering Championships and North American Orienteering Championships. These were held in Ontario, Canada, and consisted of a middle and long distance race at Mansfield (Canadian Championships); a sprint, sprint relay and knockout sprint in Kingston (North American Championships); and a middle and long […]

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 […]