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Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus Information and Updates
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update – March 17, 2020
By Christo Peters - 17 Mar 2020 - News Item

As advised previously, Orienteering New Zealand (ONZ) has been monitoring the situation around COVID-19 closely, and following the advice provided by the Ministry of Health.

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ONZ Compass Point – March 2019
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 8 Mar 2019 - News Item

March Monthly eNewsletter including: View from the chair; AGM & Club Forum Notice; Council Elections; High Performance Update; Event Liaison Update; Have your Say!; Risk Management Question; And other news

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ONZ Compass Point – February 2019
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 11 Feb 2019 - News Item

Latest News Updates including View from the Chair; 2019 Council Elections; High Performance Update; Event Liaison Update; have your Say on Trophies and Southern Cross Challenge (NZ Schools Team); MTBO Controlling and Organising Workshop; Condolences and other news.

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ONZ Compass Point – November/December 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 4 Dec 2018 - News Item

Orienteering NZ News, Updates, and with the end of the year approaching fast, its timely to have a look at what’s happened in 2018.

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Health and Safety – responsibilities for an ‘event’ 
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 6 Sep 2018 - News Item

ONZ reminds clubs we now have a Safety Management System.  We also require clubs to report any accidents or incidents using our online accident report. 

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – June 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 19 Jun 2018 - News Item

including: View from the Chair; New Health & Safety Policy; Team Staff Vacancy; HP Update; Event Liaison Update; WANTED:  Quality areas for NZ Champs; Svend Pedersen recognised; Kauri Dieback Programme; LOST:  National Championship Trophies; World Orienteering Day

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – April 2018
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 18 Apr 2018 - News Item

this issue includes: View from the Chair; Team Staff Vacancies; Senior Selector and Technical Convenor Appointed; HP Update; Event Liaison Update; ONZ Annual Awards; World Orienteering Day; Sport and Recreation Awards; ONZ Policy Updates; IOF Council Nominations;

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Hundreds of people evacuated from Woodhill Forest after illegal poachers spotted (Stuff)
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 17 Apr 2018 - Blog Post

Hundreds of people were forced to leave a large Auckland forest after illegal poachers fired gunshots.
The incident has sparked a warning from local iwi for poachers to stay away from Woodhill Forest in north-west of Auckland.
Woodhill forest – which was popular for mountain biking, tree climbing, horse riding and paintball – was evacuated when gunshots were heard during Easter weekend.

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point eNewsletter – November – December 2017
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 8 Dec 2017 - News Item

in this Issue: View from the Chair; ONZ Committee Appointments; 2018 Council Elections – Applications Open; JWOC Coach Vacancies; High Performance Update; Event Liaison Update; ONZ Policy Updates; World Masters Games Gear for Sale.

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – October 2017
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 31 Oct 2017 - News Item

in this Issue: View from the Chair; ONZ Committee Vacancies- Round 2; Years 5-8 Orienteering Camp;
2018 Council Elections – Applications Open; High Performance Update; Event Liaison Update; ONZ Policy Updates;

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – September 2017
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 29 Sep 2017 - News Item

in this Issue: View from the Chair; ONZ Committee Vacancies- Round 2; Years 5-8 Orienteering Camp; 2018 Council Elections; Entries for National Championships; High Performance Update; Event Liaison Update;
ONZ Policy Updates
Anti-Match-Fixing and Sports Betting Policy
Orienteering Photos 

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – November 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 6 Dec 2016 - News Item

View from the Chair; ONZ Appointments & Vacancies – NEW!; Orienteering Australia Scholarship; IOF Commission Vacancies
Tom Reynolds appointed to IOF Medical Commission; High Performance Update & Squads; PAPO Year 5-8 Camp Invitation Reminder; World Masters Games;

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – October 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 31 Oct 2016 - News Item

In this Issue: View from the Chair; ONZ Vacancies – NEW!; Consultation Feedback Update; High Performance Update;
Oceania and World Masters Champs Update;

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – Aug/Sept 2016
By Catriona McBean - 4 Oct 2016 - News Item

View from the Chair; ONZ Appointments & Vacancies; Consulation Feedback; HP Update; Safety Management – we want your help.

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OrienteeringNZ e-Newsletter – Compass Point – July 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 5 Aug 2016 - News Item

View from the Chair; ONZ Vacancies; Proposed Change to Secondary School Grades – Consultation; HP Update – JWOC Performances – Food for Thought; Are you interested in Safety Management? We Want your Help; Russian Doping Scandal – IOF Response; Camps – Applications close 31 July; AMP Scholarships Open;

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – April 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 28 Apr 2016 - News Item

The April e-Newsletter full of news and updates from OrienteeringNZ. Includes: This months “View from the Chair”; NZ representative orienteers; vacancies; NZ Secondary Schools Team – JWOC Exclusion Rationale; World Orienteering Day; WMG2017 & Oceania; Health & Safety;

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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – March 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 12 Apr 2016 - News Item

President’s Rant; 2016 AGM key business outcomes; ONZ Vacancies; 2016 ONZ Awards Winners; Missing National Championship Trophies; 2017 World Masters Games & Oceania Updates; Health & Safety Resources; Safe Sport for Children; and much more

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Orienteering NZ eNewsletter – Compass Point – February 2016
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 24 Feb 2016 - News Item

News and updates from Orienteering NZ. Including update from President, Health & Safety information, World Masters Updates, articles of interest, and more.

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Orienteering - World Masters Games 2017 Official Sport
Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – August 2015
By Catriona McBean - 31 Aug 2015 - News Item

President’s Rant – August 2015 Pride of place this month must go to our international athletes who have produced outstanding performances on a world stage. These include our Mens and Womens WOC teams in Scotland; with the potential for the men being promoted to Group 2 on the strength of their overall performance and the […]

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ONZ Update Oct - Nov 2014
Orienteering NZ Update Oct-Nov 2014 Published
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 20 Nov 2014 - News Item

Orienteering NZ has published the OrienteeringNZ Update October – November 2014 (PDF 358KB) including the following items: Policy Update – (Selection) by Simon Addison, president; Work Safe NZ – Information for schools, education providers & clubs; Camps – Junior 13-18 December, D-Squad 8-12 December; OrienteeringNZ Vacancies – World Cup 2015 – Round 1 Team Manager, Team […]

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