The 2026 Australia-New Zealand Challenge will be held in Canberra, Australia from 26 September to 04 October 2026, in conjunction with the Oceania Orienteering Championships. The Challenge will consist of an Individual Challenge, based on the Oceania Long Distance, Middle Distance and Sprint Distance Championships, and a Relay Challenge, based on the Oceania Relay Championships. […]

The Southern Cross Championships is part of the Australian Schools Orienteering Champs (ASOC) and The Oceania Orienteering Championships 2026 will be held in Canberra, Australia from 26 September – 4 October 2026.  When appointed, Coaches and Managers will be travelling with the team which is departing on Wednesday 23 September and returning on Sunday 4 October. Coach and Manager Roles […]

The European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) 2026 will be held in Brno, Czechia from 17th -21st July 2025. EYOC will consist of a Long distance race, an Individual Sprint, 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 […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 will be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long race, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Position Descriptions2026 JWOC Coach Position Description2026 JWOC Manager Position Description ONZ Invites applications for both positions by Friday 20 February 2026. Please send expressions of […]

The World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 will be held in Genova, Italy from 6-11 July 2026. WOC will consist of a sprint, a knock-out sprint, and a sprint relay. Position Descriptions2026 WOC Manager Position Description ONZ Invites applications for both positions by Friday 20 February 2026. Please send expressions of interest to gm@orienteering.org.nz

Stacey was introduced to orienteering through rogaining, and she recalls her first experience as a challenging start. Instead of opting for an easy sprint or park event, she decided a farmland with forest course would be a good adventure  “I really had no idea. It had a bushy forest section with lots of native bush.” […]

Orienteering New Zealand is intending to send NZ-based teams to the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) held in Portugal in July and the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) held in Denmark in June.   ONZ’s National Council has appointed Jenni Adams (PAPO) as manager for JWOC and Malcolm Ingham (ONZ Performance Leader) to lead the WOC Team.  To complete […]