The IOF Young Leaders Academy 2026 took place from the 27th of June – 5th of July in Val Di Sole, Italy.  I was lucky enough to attend this year. YLA is run in conjunction with the 5 days of Italy orienteering event which this year had over 2000 participants and 46 nations attending. YLA […]

Blair Trewin has been appointed Vice President of the International Orienteering Federation for the period 2026-2030. At the 33rd IOF General Assembly, Blair Trewin was elected unanimously to become Vice President of the organisation. Blair has demonstrated great leadership throughout the years as president of Orienteering Australia and has proved himself as a valuable member of […]

All webinar  meetings are hosted in Microsoft teams.  Maze in the Olympics?On the 18th of February Göran Andersson will present Maze Orienteering.This webinar will be for one hour, presented two times.9:00 – 10:00 PM. Join here: Join the meeting3:00 – 10:00 PM. Join here: Join the meeting 9 events in 9 daysOn the 24th of March 9 […]

Even though New Caledonia is located 16,100 km (10,000 mi) from Metropolitan France – it is formally part of the French Republic. This has previously prevented New Caledonians from podium positions at Oceania. That has now changed!  The IOF Council has approved the recognition of New Caledonia as a Recognised Territorial Body, effective immediately, as recorded […]

FootO Event Advisors from around the world met online in November to share experiences from international competitions in 2025 and discuss new initiatives within international orienteering. Dive into the foot-o material and presentations from the seminar in this article from IOF here

In early December IOF announced the new Gold WRE status, which debuts in 2026. It is designed to elevate elite orienteering events and highlight the most prestigious races. It will help athletes access high-quality terrain, so they can choose Gold WRE events that are relevant by listing a preliminary 2026 Gold WRE Calendar. Read the […]

In September, the IOF introduced an interim Heat Policy – ​​find it here –  for guidelines to ensure competitions are not held in conditions that may be dangerous to competitors, officials or spectators. It will be followed up by a permanent Heat Policy in 2026. The IOF article which also links to the 2024 Olympic Games athlete guides […]

IOF’s IT Commission is hosting an open meeting on ”Technology in Orienteering” at 7:00-10:30am Monday 10 November NZDT (19:00-21:30 Sunday 9 November CET) . The meeting is open to everyone and is an excellent opportunity to stay updated on what is happening within the use of technology in our sport. The format will be short presentations (12 minutes […]

The IOF’s IT Commission is planning an open meeting on the use of technology in orienteering. The meeting is scheduled to be held in October 2025 as an on-line meeting, so you can participate from anywhere in the world. The agenda is planned to have 5-10 topics and last a couple of hours. Topics can have […]

The IOF Map Commission has recently finalised and published a document “Best Practices for Sprint Mapping“.  We have shared it with the ONZ Technical Committee who have suggested that while this is “fairly detailed and lengthy document primarily aimed at mappers, …it will be of interest to competitors to improve their understanding of sprint maps, and […]

Join the 2024 Asian Orienteering Championships (AsOC) from 21st to 26th December 2024 and you can also be a part of the launch of a new High-Level Development Programme for passionate coaches and orienteers alongside the The Young Leader Academy Asia (YLA Asia) and the IOF Asian Coaching Clinic (AsCC). Participants in the programme will […]

We’re very pleased to see Oceania represented on the IOF- the Council elections took place at the IOF General Assembly on 15 July.  Delegations from 39 member federations were present – either on site or through the hybrid meeting solution online, and Blair Trewin was elected onto the new IOF Supervisory Board. The board consists […]

From late February and in the following weeks, IOF is conducting a survey among all athletes who have participated in an IOF event within the last two years. This year’s survey covers both the athletes’ view on the sustainability of current IOF events, and asks for suggestions to enhance the event programme to better meet […]

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 […]

With lockdowns continuing to varying degrees around the country September has been another difficult month. With doubt now on not only the Oceania Championships but also the Northern Championships it has been difficult to keep motivation up, especially for those stuck in Level 3.  Nevertheless, the world goes on around us and planning continues on […]

At the IOF General Assembly in 2020, an important change was made to the IOF Statutes opening for the direct representation of 2 Athletes Representatives as voting members on the IOF Council, beginning from the next general assembly in 2022. This direct representation also means that a formal process for the election of athletes representatives […]

The North West Orienteering Club team has preparations for this year’s New Zealand Orienteering Championships (NZOC2021) well underway, for an exciting Easter Weekend of orienteering and renewing friendships in under two weeks from now! Entries have closed, camping information will be emailed out shortly, clubs will be asked for input on their relay teams, and […]

IOF World Cup Event Director Per Forsberg interviews Tim Robertson on all things orienteering and the influence of Covid. To hear the interview click here

M e m b e r   n e w s   &   v i e w s   |   D E C E M B E R   2 0 2 0  U p d a t e Note from the GM View from the Chair   S p o r t    2020 Member survey results Forum response U23 […]

Are New Zealand international athletes disadvantaged by taking COVID-19 seriously?Recently the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) circulated the minutes of their November Council Meeting showing a clear preference to press on with the international calendar despite Covid-19.  This approach may come at a cost – true international representation. IOF is proposing that world championships in all […]

And so it came to pass….after a 9 month gestation the baby that was the 2020 ONZ Championships was finally born, and what a weekend it was. Even without the trimmings of split times, results boards, social etc. etc, the general feeling seemed to be that everyone was so glad to actually have a major […]

The IOF is looking for volunteers who want to help and support the global development of Orienteering by working in one or more working groups of the Global Development Commission (GDC) or chair the IT Commission. In its Strategic Directions the IOF has a goal of increasing the diversity in the volunteer organisation, which primarily […]

Subscribe to Compass Point Emails or update your preferences July 2020 – GM’s Foreword Hi all, Welcome to another issue of Compass Point. Since our last newsletter most club events have been able to be run as normal. Like other organisations we have faced a number of rescheduling challenges. Despite this, I am pleased to […]

Welcome to the first issue of what I hope will be a regular newsletter keeping you all informed about changes and advancements in the world of orienteering.

May Update e-Newsletter from ONZ including: Have Your Say – Major Events; Vacancies; View from the Chairs; 2019 AGM & Club Forum; New Council Members; New Life Members; Event Liaison Update; High Performance Update; and other news…

News Updates for April 2019 – View from the Chair; 2019 AGM and Club Forum Notice; Annual Report 2018; High Performance Update; Have Your Say; In Other News.

Orienteering World is the official annual journal of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). In the new 2019 issue you will find many interesting orienteering articles. Don´t miss out!

The International Orienteering Federation has re-launched its official website and rebranded to new address orienteering.sport.

Orienteering NZ News, Updates, and with the end of the year approaching fast, its timely to have a look at what’s happened in 2018.

Orienteering NZ fully supports the IOF in the development of this policy on preventing harassment within our sport.
The full policy (in PDF format) is available on the IOF website and on the Orienteering NZ website “Policy and Procedures” page.