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Compass Point Orienteering NZ March 2023
Compass Point – March 2023
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2023 - News Item

Read the Member News and Views Newsletter at: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-march-2023 Member news & views | MARCH 2023 Note from the GMWelcome to the March issue of Compass Point. It has been a busy month as staff and Council prep for the AGM, complete our annual reporting, and in doing so take stock of the year that […]

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Compass Point - Orienteering NZ January / February 2023
Compass Point January/February 2023
By Christo Peters - 22 Feb 2023 - News Item

Member news & views | JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2022 See the Newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/compass-point-januaryfebruary-2023 Update Sport Mapping MTB Orienteering Coming events Event reports ONZ – 50 Years Strong Resources ONZ Updates Last points Note from the GM We thought it was wet in November last year. The recent cyclone Gabriele has given new meaning to […]

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Compass Point November/December 2022
By Christo Peters - 19 Dec 2022 - News Item

See the full content here: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/novemberdecember-compass-point Member news & views   |   NOVEMBER  / DECEMBER  2022 Update Sport Event reports  MTB orienteering  Coming events    Resources     ONZ Updates    Last points  See the full content here: https://mailchi.mp/orienteering.org.nz/novemberdecember-compass-point

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – September 2022
By Christo Peters - 4 Oct 2022 - News Item

Member news & views   |   SEPTEMBER   2022Update  Notes from the GM View from the Chair Sport     Junior Camp Update – we urgently need a Camp Manager and Lead Coach U23 Entries close 14th October Non binary inclusion  Chat with Toby Scott High Performance update ONZ High Performance Hui World Schools Selection process update Event    reports   WUOC/ FISU MTB  orienteering   NZMTBO […]

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View from the Chair – June 2022
By Christo Peters - 2 Jul 2022 - Blog Post

After 2 years of international competition being in simmer mode, the heat has well and truly turned up, with the first international Kiwi team travelling to Europe to compete in World Championships since 2019. There has been a palpable buzz and lift in energy around elite competition this year. It was noticeable at the Queens […]

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View from the Chair – May 2022
By Christo Peters - 31 May 2022 - Blog Post

The month of May has been a very good month for the profile of orienteering across the community and the general public. The article on Lizzie Ingham which appeared in the Locker room (Newsroom), and picked up by a number of media channels was a brilliant insight to one of NZ’s top orienteers. Nothing new […]

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View from the Chair – April 2022
By Christo Peters - 3 May 2022 - Blog Post

First things first, big congrats to the organising team at Nelson Orienteering Club for hosting what sounded like a fantastic NZ Foot Orienteering Champs. By all accounts the event was a great success, with some outstanding terrain, good maps and courses, and even the weather gods smiled. Unfortunately I was not able to personally attend, […]

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View from the Chair – March 2022
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

Well, after 2 years of avoiding Covid like the plague (sorry), it is finally here amongst us. Certainly in my immediate family there have been several cases in recent days and weeks, including one of our boys currently, so I am writing this mid isolation. I hope for those of you also dealing with this, […]

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View from the Chair – February 2022
By Christo Peters - 2 Mar 2022 - Blog Post

This week we had an excellent meeting with the organising team for the Nationals. Despite the situation we are currently in on the exponential curve of increasing Covid cases, the team remain committed and positive about running the Nationals in Easter around Nelson. Talking with a number of orienteers in recent weeks, I think the […]

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View from the Chair – January 2022
By Christo Peters - 29 Jan 2022 - Blog Post

Well 2022 has well and truly kicked off in fine style for Orienteering, and big congrats to PAPO and Dunedin for running a very successful “Not the” Oceania Orienteering Champs and support events in Canterbury and Otago. Unfortunately I missed it through injury, but heard many positive things about the varied terrain and testing courses […]

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View from the Chair November/December
By Christo Peters - 2 Dec 2021 - Blog Post

Well, this Compass Point marks the end of what has been quite an eventful year. There’s been some highs, some challenges, and some losses. High on the list of losses was the passing of Bunny Rathbone in early November. I know this was a loss felt keenly by many people in the orienteering community, and […]

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Compass Point – October 2021
By Christo Peters - 31 Oct 2021 - News Item

Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport Junior Camp cancelled, regional camps to take its place. High Performance update – NZ HiPOs – Scotland 2024 campaign We need a new Event Liaison Officer – could this be you? ONZ fixed term Marketing, Communications and Promotions Advisor. Will vaccinations become mandatory in orienteering? […]

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View from the Chair – October 2021
By Christo Peters - 30 Oct 2021 - Blog Post

As I write this the Prime Minister has just been announcing the new traffic light system which will come into play once the country hits the 90% vaccination threshold. It is exciting to think that this system offers us the chance to work, socialise, play, and re-connect with people whilst living with Covid in the […]

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Compass Point – September 2021
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 30 Sep 2021 - News Item

Member news & views | SEPTEMBER 2021 Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport Increased ONZ Focus on Sprint Orienteering High Performance update – World Cup round 2, Sweden Understanding our membership Club forum Updated ONZ guidelines for club events at level 2 Sports People Interview with ONZ Chair Peter Swanson Events […]

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View from the Chair – September 2021
By Christo Peters - 30 Sep 2021 - Blog Post

The last few weeks I seem to have been a magnet for anything to do with rules. Before I go into this, I have to declare that I’m not a massive proponent of having lots of rules – my philosophy, partly developed through my work as a business consultant, but also having a father who […]

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Interview with ONZ Chairperson Peter Swanson
By Christo Peters - 29 Sep 2021 - News Item

This month Southland Orienteering Club’s (SOC’s) fantastic little newsletter featured an interview with ONZ’s Chairperson which was well worth sharing.  Thank you to Sally Duston for allowing us to share this great interview.  In the interview Peter shares insights into his involvement in Orienteering as well as ONZ’s structure.  Well worth a read!  Click here […]

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – August 2021
By Christo Peters - 5 Sep 2021 - News Item

Member news & views  |  AUGUST 2021 Update Note from the GM  View from the Chair Sport Junior Camp Registrations now open Orienteering and Covid – a brief look at things in the UK High performance update – World Cup Event Two Understanding our membership Club forum New club/school resources launched Do orienteers improve with age? Sports People Interview […]

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View from the Chair August 2021
By Christo Peters - 31 Aug 2021 - Blog Post

How much do we value orienteering? Well here we are again, facing the spectre of a multi week lockdown, which a month ago was hard to imagine! My family and I were in Wanaka when the lockdown happened, primed for what promised to be one of the best powder skiing days of the season. Instead […]

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – July 2021
By Christo Peters - 2 Aug 2021 - News Item

Member news and views Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport No New Zealand-based Team at WOC, but still a bronze! The Southern Cross Challenge has been cancelled – what now? Junior Camp Update High performance update Events NZSS Champs Round-up Oceania Update ONZ Updates What is your national Council up to […]

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The Southern Cross Challenge has been cancelled – what now?
By Christo Peters - 1 Aug 2021 - Blog Post

On Thursday 22nd July ONZ’s Council met to discuss (among other things), the fate of the Southern Cross Challenge – an annual challenge takes place at the Australian School Orienteering Championships. Prior to the meeting a lot of work had been put into investigating and planning for a number of covid-related challenges; immunisation (not a possibility […]

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – April 2021
By Christo Peters - 3 May 2021 - News Item

Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport National Orienteering Awards announced JWOC paper team named 2021-2025 ONZ Strategic Plan released – a new focus for our sport Sports People Interview with ONZ Council Member Tom Reynolds Events Queens Birthday Weekend – 5-7 June 2021 2021 Australian Champs NZ MTBO Champs Nationals round-up […]

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ONZ Release 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
By Christo Peters - 2 May 2021 - News Item

As advised in the last compass point, the ONZ Council is pleased to release the latest strategic plan for orienteering, which takes us through to 2025. Many thanks to all the contributors to the plan, and we encourage all members to have a read, and be informed about the areas of priority which ONZ will […]

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Compass Point - Orienteering New Zeland's Member Newsletter
Compass Point – March 2021
By Christo Peters - 31 Mar 2021 - News Item

Member news & views | March 2021Update Note from the GM View from the Chair Sport    New Zealand-based athletes will not attend WOC/JWOC in 2021 ONZ Knockout Sprint in Auckland Sports people  IOF Interview with Tim Robertson – first Kiwi to medal at WOC Events  Wellington to Host 2021 Junior Camp NZOC 2021 NZMTBO 2021 ONZ […]

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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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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – December 2020
By Christo Peters - 23 Dec 2020 - News Item

M e m b e r   n e w s   &   v i e w s   |   D E C E M B E R   2 0 2 0  U p d a t e Note from the GM View from the Chair   S p o r t    2020 Member survey results Forum response U23 […]

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Talk with Christo Peters | ONZ General Manager
By Christo Peters - 23 Dec 2020 - Blog Post

Talk with Christo Peters | ONZ General Manager Christo (on the right) is a good sport. Not only has he taken on the GM position with gusto for Orienteering NZ, but he answered some of our not so serious questions as well: When did you start working for ONZ? Sept 2019 What other sports have you worked in/with prior to […]

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point
Compass Point – October 2020
By Joolz - 31 Oct 2020 - News Item

Member news & views S p o r t Notes from the GM View from the chair Nationals 2020 New Zealand Secondary School Team named Junior O camp What does a Convenor of Selectors do? Temu Rd quiz answer M a p p i n g Mapping committee Bulletin H i g h P e […]

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Compass Point - Orienteering New Zeland's Member Newsletter
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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Orienteering NZ - Find Your Adventure
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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Orienteering NZ - Find Your Adventure
ONZ Compass Point – April 2020
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 27 Apr 2020 - News Item

ONZ Covid-19 Update and Alert Level Guidelines; Legends of Orienteering – Robyn Davies
AGM; ONZ Annual Prizegiving; New Slack resource sharing platform; Maprun; Major Events Update
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