The MTBO Selection Panel has selected the following team to contest the AUS-NZL MTBO Challenge that takes will be contested as part of the Australian MTBO champs help in Ballarat, Victoria 8-11 October 2026 W21 Marquita Gelderman, North West  Lisa Haycock, Bay of Plenty  W40 Karyn Kerrison, Bay of Plenty  Tui Hambrook, Bay of Plenty Nicole […]

The 2026 New Zealand Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships, hosted by Orienteering Bay of Plenty over 16–17 May, delivered drama, laughs and some serious racing in good conditions. More than 100 competitors enjoyed near-perfect weather across three championship events, testing riders in three very different ways. The fine weather was a welcome contrast to what had […]

ANZ Challenge, Australian MTBO Champs Ballarat, Victoria 8-11 October 2026 Selection Criteria Qualification Criteria Applications must be sent to peteswanson64@gmail.com  by 30th June 2026. Note – NZ riders attending these champs, may also be interested in attending the ACT/NSW MTBO champs the weekend after  – 17-18 October.

The 2026 Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships (WMTBOC) and the Junior World Championships (JWMTBOC), will be hosted in Mora, Sweden, 24-30 August 2026. This event is also Round 2 of the CX80 MTB Orienteering World Cup organised by The Swedish Orienteering Federation and IFK Mora Orienteering Club . There will be no specific trial event in […]

The four Australian MTB Championship events will be held at Creswick and Ballarat with a model event at Ballan. Both Ballarat and Creswick are both approximately 120km from Melbourne airport. The events will feature new or updated maps that will provide an excellent orienteering experience suited to riders of all ages and experience levels. As […]

Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA) and British Mountain Bike Orienteering (BMBO) are delighted to invite you to Morayshire in Scotland, renowned for its coastline, farmlands, woodlands and scenic beauty.  It is home to the Speyside whisky industry, with more than half of Scotland’s distilleries located in the region. World class orienteering areas await. The MTBO races […]

Plzen MTBO 5 Days, Czech RepublicOur final competition was the biennial Plzen 5 Days mountain bike orienteering event. We did it in 2017 and it was a major reason for our return trip in 2025. We’re delighted to say that the level of technical riding, social aspects and [some] of our results did not disappoint! […]

A small group of about 8 NZ MTBO riders are headed to Perth for the Western Australian MTBO & the 2025 AUS MTBO Championships in WA, Collie, 5-7 September 2025. If you are wanting to join-in do get in touch with Rob Garden – rgmg@xtra.co.nz

The 2025 ACT Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships will be held over 2 days in the beautiful surroundings of Canberra! Events will provide competitors with a great network of beautiful tracks and fire road riding in fantastic locations of Jerrabomberra (Sprint Champs), and with the excitement of a newly updated map of flowing single tracks and fire […]

Deb Bain and Sally Dickson are following the World Masters Series of MTBO in Europe from late May to early July. This report is on the second two events: the Danish Camp held in Sweden (now renamed to the Nordic Camp) and the Austrian Champs plus the Czech &  Austrian Cup and quick report from Poland. […]

Our Western Australian MTBO friends are preparing the main MTBO event of the year – the 2025 AUS MTBO Championships in WA, Collie, 5-7 September 2025.  All age groups welcome – from juniors to masters – and we’ve got a dedicated E-bike class too!This is more than just a race – it’s a celebration of our […]

Deb Bain & Sally Dickson are following the World Masters Series of MTBO in Europe from late May to early July, starting with the grandest event in Spain (World Masters Champs), then various regional events in Lithuania (European champs), Sweden (Danish camp), Austria & finally the popular Plzen 5 Days in Czech.  This report includes […]

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We are pleased to announce the MTBO selected team for the Australia-NZ challenge at the AustralianMTBO Champs in October 2024 Selection into the MTBO squad is made according to the relevant Selection Policy and guidelines for MTBO selectors. 

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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 […]

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New Zealand has been invited to take on Australia in an ANZ challenge competition at the Australian MTBO champs, Queensland, 9-10 Sept 2023. We seek riders who wish to be selected for the New Zealand MTBO Team. To be considered for selection please notify the MTBO Selection Panel before 2nd June 2023 via Josie Boland, josie.boland@xtra.co.nz. […]

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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, […]

Orienteering Bay of Plenty are hosting the NZ MTBO Champs in and around Rotorua on the 19th and 20th November 2022. The following embargo notices apply for the Middle and Long Distance events: Cougar Park, Tokoroa (Long Distance Champs) – the main riding area at Cougar Park is embargoed from 14/07/2022 until 21/11/2022 and may not be visited […]

Selectors have named Martin Peat (Counties Manukau) as the sole New Zealand representative at the 2022 World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships being held in Falun, Sweden July 15-20.

At the end of the European summer last year we were fortunate to have the World MastersMTBO Champs go ahead. It was touch and go for a bit given the rising Covid numbers at the time, and a bunch of additional restrictions were put in to keep the Masters competitors separate from the Juniors who […]

Nominations Welcome for World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 Sweden 15th – 20th July World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 will be held in Falun & Sater, Sweden from 15–20 July 2022, and will consist of a sprint, a middle, a long, a relay and a mass start event.  Up to 4 men and 4 women New […]

UK based kiwi Mountain Bike Orienteering competitors (MTBOers), Rachel and Liam Drew, have had some outstanding results at the World Masters MTBO Champs 2021 just held in Abrantes, Portugal. Rachel achieved a clean sweep in the W45 class, taking out 1st place across the Long, Middle, Sprint and Mass start events. This also gave Rachel the […]