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 […]

This isn’t just another Nationals – it’s a chance to explore brand-new terrain that has been in the pipeline for a very long time. Come and reconnect with orienteers around the country for map maxxing. Standard entry fees apply up until midnight 15th March. We’d love to see you there! Head to the entries  

On 23/24 November, we had the privilege of competing in the New Zealand Rogaining Championships based in Luggate situated beneath the imposing Mt Pisa near Wānaka. Central Otago delivered its trademark beauty: vast tussock-covered hills, golden valleys, and skies so wide they seem to swallow you whole. Plus magically calm and warm weather to boot. It’s a […]

Orienteering Wellington is looking forward to welcoming you to the Wairarapa for four days of fantastic orienteering. The M21E and W21E races in the Sprint, Middle and Long will be World Ranking Events. Online entries (www.entero.co.nz) will be open from February 2026. Opening of entries will be announced via the NZOC 2026 website as well […]

Organised in conjunction with the New Zealand Rogaine Association, it followis on from the success of the 15hr National Rogaine Champs at Tekapo 2 years ago. Highland Events are organising the 2025 event with a course area that will loosely cover the high areas of Mt Pisa between Meg hut and Lake McKay. Hash houses will be […]

M e m b e r   n e w s   &   v i e w s   |   F E B R U A R Y   2 0 2 1  U p d a t e Note from the GM View from the Chair S p o r t Wairarapa Orienteers are out of hibernation Get involved, Join […]

North West have some preliminary information on the Nationals events for Easter 2021. Three events will take place on South Head, north of Helensville, clustered around Leighton’s Farm, Wilson Road. Friday, 2 April: Sprint, on one of the three embargoed locations on the North Shore. Setter is Renee Beveridge, and controller Geoff Mead. All three remaining […]

As a nation-wide event to celebrate high competition in a friendly environment Nationals 2020 ticked all the boxes. It was a very rocky journey to the start line for this event due to the global pandemic. After every successful event there are key learnings. The organisers will do a thorough debrief over the coming weeks […]

Entries for the re-scheduled ONZ Championships at Labour Weekend are now open at https://events.orienteering.org.nz/nationals/ With the change of dates, due to circumstances beyond the control of Orienteering Wellington and ONZ, there has been a change to the sprint area. The sprint will now take place in Levin on the late afternoon of Friday 23 October. […]

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 […]

In this issue: GM’s foreword View from the Chair ONZ Covid-19 Update  Club Spotlight – PAPO NZ Champs Update Oceania Update Major Events Update Expressions of Interest for Junior Camp Manager and Coaches Medal Survey Slack resource sharing platform Minecraft Orienteering GM’s Foreword Hi all, In recent weeks we have entered level two.  For most […]

Orienteering Wellington is hosting the annual NZ Orienteering Championships (‘the Nationals’), 10-13 April 2020 (Easter weekend). Entries are now open—go to events.orienteering.org.nz/nationals/. 

Want to experience a fantastic weekend of top level mountain bike orienteering?  The 2019 NZ MTB Orienteering Champs will be hosted in Rotorua, NZ’s MTBing mecca, on 9th and 10th November.

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…

Hear what Bruce Steven, the controller, has to say about the 2019 Nationals Sprint event.

We go behind the scenes and ask the mapper what she thinks about the upcoming Sprint event.

An embargo is in place for the National 2019 Sprint Distance Championship event on Good Friday within the Ōamaru city centre.

Deadline for ordering NZOC2018 commemorative running shirts is Sunday February 25th 2018 so they can be produced in time for Easter.

You are warmly invited to the New Zealand National Orienteering Championships 2018 incorporating two world ranking events (WRE’s) – a sprint and a long distance. The events will be held over Easter 2018 and also include a middle distance and a relay.

Full event information and start lists are available for the New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2017  – four events in the sunny Hawkes Bay over the three day Labour weekend holiday.

Early bird entries closing 5th October for 2017 National Champs in Hawkes Bay over Labour Weekend 20-23 October 2017 . After Thursday late entry fees will apply until entries close 12th October.

Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club announces a brand new map and location for the Middle distance event at the NZ Orienteering Champs 2017 being held in Hastings 20-23 October 2017.

Wellington College student Joseph Lynch has navigated his way to victory. The 17-year-old won both the senior boys’ sprint and long titles at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships in Masterton last month.

Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club invites all orienteers from near and far to the 2017 New Zealand Orienteering Championships.
Entries are open for the event being held over Labour Weekend 20-23 Oct 2017

Spring time in the Hawkes Bay is a wonderful time to visit, with new lambs, fruit blossoms and lush green pasture to greet you.

Rotorua, New Zealand’s mountain biking mecca, is hosting the 2016 New Zealand Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships.   Orienteering Bay of Plenty (OBOP) will be using two new maps, and one relatively unused area, for the Sprint, Middle and Long (Classic) events.  The Sprint map will use the new Tihiotonga-Waiariki map, providing park like and intricate […]

Tane Cambridge has posted on his blog about his experiences at the New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2016.

Gene Beveridge has posted on his blog about his experiences at the New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2016.

Tom Reynolds has posted on his blog about his experiences at the New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2016.

The full event programme for the 2016 National Orienteering Champs being hosted by Nelson Orienteering Club is now available for download from the home page of the event website.

The New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2016 event programme available. The champs will be in the Nelson Tasman region, upper South Island on 25 to 28 March 2016. Entries close on Friday 4th March 2016.