World Orienteering Champs 2025 |  Kuopio, FinlandA very successful WOC from the NZ team with a few NZ records in the history book from the men’s team. It was also exciting to see our junior step up into competing on the world stage.  WOC Qualification rounds: Zefa the boss, Tim seals it, Rachel is smooth & […]

The World Orienteering Championships (WOC2025) are from July 8–12, 2025 with the main event hub in Tahko, with competition arenas also in Neulaniemi (Kuopio) and the Puijo Stadium area (Kuopio).  The region is Suvo, and Kuopio, the capital of this Finnish lakeland area with wilderness that has ‘thousands of lakes’. The World Championships draws orienteers from around 50 different countries, […]

The Orienteering New Zealand Senior Selection Panel has named the following team to attend the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Kuopio, Finland – 7th-12th July 2005. Information on when these teams will be finalised can be found at the bottom of this post. (races shown in brackets) Women Katherine Babington (Middle)   Rachel Baker (Middle)  Lizzie Ingham […]

The World Orienteering Championships 2025 are scheduled to be held in Kuopio, Finland from 7-12 July 2025. WOC will consist of a Long race, a Middle race,  and a Forest Relay This position would suit someone who intends to travel to the event. ONZ has not allocated a budget to this role so applicants would be required to cover all their […]