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Tag : NZ Champs
Compass Point – February 2021
By Christo Peters - 28 Feb 2021 - News Item

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 […]

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South head and location for Nationals 2021 event
Nationals 2021
By Joolz - 31 Oct 2020 - News Item

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 […]

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Successful 2020 National Orienteering Champs
By Joolz - 30 Oct 2020 - Blog Post

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 […]

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ONZ Champs 2020 – Entries Open
By Malcolm Ingham - 29 Jul 2020 - News Item

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. […]

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ONZ Compass Point – July 2020
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 8 Jul 2020 - News Item

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 […]

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ONZ Compass Point – May 2020
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 29 May 2020 - News Item

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 […]

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NZOC 2020 10-13 April
Entries now open for Nationals – April 2020
By WgtnOC - 17 Feb 2020 - News Item

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/. 

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NZ MTBO Champs - Rotorua 2019 9-10 November
NZ MTBO Champs 2019, Rotorua – Entries open
By Erin Swanson - 27 Sep 2019 - News Item

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.

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ONZ Compass Point – May 2019
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 27 May 2019 - News Item

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…

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Sprint 2019 - Oamaru
2019 Orienteering Nationals – Behind the Scenes – Sprint Controller Video
By PAPO - 29 Jan 2019 - Blog Post

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

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2019 Orienteering Nationals – Behind the Scenes – Sprint Mapper Video
By PAPO - 29 Jan 2019 - Blog Post

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

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Embargo – Ōamaru – 2019 NZ Orienteering Sprint Championships
By PAPO - 16 Oct 2018 - News Item

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

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2018 Nationals Shirts Orders Close 25 Feb 2018
By Auckland Orienteering Club - 16 Feb 2018 - Blog Post

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

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Bulletin One Available for New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2018 (2 x WRE)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 8 Dec 2017 - News Item

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.

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Start Lists & Event Information are out NZ Orienteering Champs 2017
By HBFixtures - 16 Oct 2017 - News Item

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.

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Early Bird Entries Closing – 5th October New Zealand Orienteering Champs 2017
By HBFixtures - 4 Oct 2017 - News Item

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.

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New Map For Middle Nationals 17 in Hawkes Bay
By HBFixtures - 22 Aug 2017 - News Item

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.

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Wellington College’s Joseph Lynch navigates his way to victory (Stuff)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 15 Aug 2017 - Blog Post

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.

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NZ Orienteering Champs 2017 - Entries Open
NZ Orienteering Champs 2017 – Entries Now Open
By HBFixtures - 8 Aug 2017 - News Item

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.

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NZ MTBO Champs
NZ MTBing Mecca Hosts 2016 NZ MTBO Champs
By Erin Swanson - 23 Jul 2016 - News Item

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 […]

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Tane Cambridge on NZ Orienteering Champs 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 13 Apr 2016 - Blog Post

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

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Gene Beveridge on NZ Orienteering Champs 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 13 Apr 2016 - Blog Post

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

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Tom Reynolds on NZ Orienteering Champs 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 13 Apr 2016 - Blog Post

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

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2016 National Orienteering Champs Programme Available
By Michael Croxford - 16 Mar 2016 - News Item

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.

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NZ Orienteering Champs 2016 - Enter Now
NZ Orienteering Champs 2016 Event Programme Available
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 3 Feb 2016 - News Item

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.

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Nelson Orienteering Club
Situation Vacant: Controller – NZ Champs Long Distance
By Michael Croxford - 11 Oct 2015 - News Item

Nelson Orienteering Club is calling for expressions of interest in the position of Controller for the Long Distance event at the 2016 NZ Orienteering Champs on Easter Sunday.

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High Performance News #4 – April 2015
By Malcolm Ingham - 1 May 2015 - News Item

As always April has been a busy month for orienteering. Starting with the Nationals, which now seem ages away, we have also had both the North and South Island Secondary School Champs and, finally, over Anzac Weekend, the Otago Champs. Short reports on all of these are included below. The first and last have also […]

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – April 2015
By Catriona McBean - 30 Apr 2015 - News Item

News and Updates From Orienteering NZ – So as Simon signs out, I guess that it is an opportunity for me to give you some idea of my thoughts and intentions going forward. After a few years as President of Wellington Orienteering Club…

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2015 NZ Orienteering Championships (Nationals) website launched
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 2 Jan 2015 - News Item

Counties Manukau Club have published details of the upcoming New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2015 event.

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