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NZSS Orienteering Champs 2022 Video
NZ Secondary Schools 2022 Orienteering Champs Video (Māori Active)
By Counties Manukau Orienteering Club - 8 Aug 2022 - Blog Post
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NZ Secondary Schools Rogaine Champs 2022
NZSS Rogaine Champs 2022 – Entries Open to all Secondary Students, Years 7&8, and Public
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 9 Jun 2022 - News Item

The official 2022 New Zealand Secondary School Rogaine Championships will take place at Mangamingi, Taranaki on Saturday 16 July 2022. Entries close Friday 1 July 2022. Mangamingi, Taranaki is inland from Eltham, approximately an hour out of New Plymouth. The event is open to: All secondary school students (with 3 or 6 hour foot Rogaine […]

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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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2021 NZSS Champs Video Highlights
By Christo Peters - 5 Aug 2021 - News Item

Highlights from the recent NZSS Champs hosted by Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club. Footage was paid for by Sky Sport through the New Zealand Sports Collective which Orienteering New Zealand is a member of. Thanks to production company Stream Shop Live for this year’s footage and to our wonderful MC Ed Cory-Wright who drove up from […]

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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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Southern Cross Trip Cancelled
By Christo Peters - 26 Jul 2021 - News Item

Following the government announcement that the travel bubble with Australia would be closed for eight weeks, Orienteering New Zealand’s Council has voted unanimously to cancel the trip. The government announcement took place while the majority of the NZSS Team were representing their school at the NZSS Championships in Hawkes Bay. Following the announcement, Council were […]

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2021 NZ Secondary School Orienteering Championships
NZSSOC Update
By Christo Peters - 30 Jun 2021 - News Item

Hawke’s Bay Orienteering looks forward to welcoming competitors to NZSSOC2021 on 23-25 July 2021. Preparations are well underway for an exciting school championships on some of Hawke’s Bay’s best maps. Friday 23 July – Sprint – Splash Planet Saturday 24 July – Long – Awapai Sunday 25 July – Relay – Awapai Schools can enter […]

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2021 Southern Cross Team Announcement – Updated 27/6/21
By Christo Peters - 19 Jun 2021 - News Item

Orienteering New Zealand is proud to announce the two New Zealand Teams that will compete in the Southern Cross Challenge in Tasmania in late September/early October: Coaching TeamGene Beveridge, Yvette Baker Team ManagersJenni Adams, Imogene Scott  NZ HaruaSB: Nathan Borton, Oliver Edwards, Felix Hunt, Alex Jobbins, Daniel WoodSG: Alice Egan, Emily Hayes, Molly McGowan, Penelope Salmon, Isabella […]

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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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Orienteering NZ NZSS Trials
Selection Notice – NZSS Team 2021
By Christo Peters - 14 Apr 2021 - News Item

Two teams of equal ability will be selected to compete for the Southern Cross Trophy against the six Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory. The event will take place as part of the Australian Schools Championships which will be held in and around St Helens in Tasmania as part of the Australian Championships carnival […]

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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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Orienteering NZ NZSS Team Named
New Zealand Secondary School Paper team named
By Christo Peters - 31 Oct 2020 - News Item

Following last weekend’s National Orienteering Championships, the Junior Selection Panel has selected two New Zealand Secondary School Teams.  In a regular year, these teams would take part in the Southern Cross Challenge against Australian state teams.  In naming the team, selectors adhered to the selection criteria agreed with Orienteering Australia by having two teams of […]

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Happy Orienteering Wellington organisers
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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North Island Secondary School Championships 2020
NISS 2020 Orienteering Championships Report
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 23 Oct 2020 - News Item

The North Island Secondary Schools (NISS) Orienteering event was held over the weekend of 16th and 17th October 2020.   Counties Manukau Orienteering Club (CMOC) hosted this secondary schools event and with everything that has been happening in 2020, and after two event postponements, the club was very excited for the participants to finally attend and […]

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North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs 2020
Video: North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs 2020 – Long Distance
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 22 Oct 2020 - News Item

Day Two of the North Island Secondary School (NISS) Orienteering Champs Long Distance event was out in Waiuku Forest, South Auckland. Commentary by Orienteering NZ’s Devon Beckman. https://youtu.be/NmTYi8netKo Video work by The Stream Shop on Sky Sport Next YouTube channel. Event hosted by Counties Manukau Club.

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North Island Secondary School Championships 2020
North Island Secondary School Orienteering Champs 2020 Sprint Video
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 21 Oct 2020 - News Item

What a great weekend for the North Island Secondary School (NISS) Orienteering Championships 2020 hosted by Counties Manukau Orienteering Club. Catch some of the highlights and sprint action from Tuakau – here’s a little glimpse from the day. Video work by The Stream Shop has been uploaded to to Sky Sport Next YouTube and is […]

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Orienteering competition with Taranaki Secondary School Sports Association (TSSSA)
Navigation training in Taranaki for teens
By Joolz - 2 Oct 2020 - Blog Post

School orienteering and navigation training in Taranaki Orienteering Taranaki is booming this year with membership up from approx. 100 to 188 students. An important part of the club’s development has been concentrating on good quality and accessible secondary school participation in the various NavSport disciplines. Mainstay events are the Taranaki Secondary School Sports Association – […]

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ONZ to select 2020 NZSS Team at Nationals
2020 New Zealand Secondary School Paper Team to be chosen at Nationals
By Christo Peters - 30 Sep 2020 - News Item

Orienteering NZ is pleased to announce that a paper NZSS team will be named following this year’s New Zealand Orienteering Championships (Nationals 2020).  The reason for naming a paper team, the event that the team will be chosen at, and the criteria for selection have been taken into consideration in reaching this decision. The suggestion […]

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CMOC - North Island Secondary School Champs 2020
2020 North Island Secondary School Orienteering Champs – Event Postponed to 17th & 18th October
By Roger Woodroofe - 15 Sep 2020 - News Item

15 September 2020 After the Government’s announcement yesterday regarding the extension of level 2.5 for Auckland, it has been agreed that Counties Manukau Orienteering Club will postpone the North Island Secondary School Championships scheduled for 26/27/28 Sept 2020 to the backup date of 17th and 18th October 2020.   If further restrictions prevent this date being used […]

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2020 NZSSOC
2020 NZ Secondary School Orienteering Champs – Event Cancellation
By Roger Woodroofe - 15 Sep 2020 - News Item

15 September 2020 The Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club in association with Orienteering NZ have taken what we know will be a very disappointing decision for all the students and teams who have entered or intended entering our NZ Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships 8-10th October in Hawke’s Bay.  As indicated previously, this championship can only proceed […]

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Leg by Leg #3
Leg by Leg #3: Canterbury School Long Champs
By Gene Beveridge (ONZ Training Coordinator) - 14 Sep 2020 - Blog Post

Leg by Leg is where a guest takes us through a recent orienteering course in detail. We’ll discover what they found most challenging and how they handled, or didn’t handle, these challenges. We aim to cover all levels of experience in the series. Canterbury Schools Long Champs was on 13/09/2020. The episode is most suitable […]

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Leg by Leg #2
Leg by Leg #2: Canterbury Schools Sprint Champs
By Gene Beveridge (ONZ Training Coordinator) - 12 Sep 2020 - Blog Post

Leg by Leg is where a guest takes us through a recent orienteering course in detail. We’ll discover what they found most challenging and how they handled, or didn’t handle, these challenges. We aim to cover all levels of experience in the series. Canterbury Schools Sprint Champs was on 12/09/2020. The episode is most suitable […]

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ONZ Major Events Special Update – 11 September 2020
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 11 Sep 2020 - News Item

The reemergence of Covid-19 in the community in August and subsequent escalation of alert levels has created uncertainty regarding many of our marque events. This update provides the most up-to-date information about these key events to provide a degree of clarity for the Orienteering Community.

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Entries for the ONZ Junior & U23 Camps 2020 are now open
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 29 Jul 2020 - News Item

Entries for the 2020 Orienteering New Zealand Junior and U23 Camps are now open! Both are being hosted in Nelson in December. Information on each camp can be found below. Please read the information carefully before completing the application form. RegardsChristo Petersgm@orienteering.org.nz ONZ Junior Camp 2020 Entries Now Open Below is information for this year’s […]

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Schools Start Orienteering
2020 North Island Secondary School Orienteering Champs Entries Open
By ONZ Online Coordinator - Roger Woodroofe - 24 Jul 2020 - News Item

The 2020 North Island Secondary School Orienteering Championships event will be run between Saturday 26th to Monday 28th September 2020. Details are now available and entries are open online. The 2020 NISS Orienteering Champs are officially sanctioned by the NZSSSC and include Years 7 and 8. The championships are being hosted by Counties Manukau Orienteering […]

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