Applications invited for OrienteeringNZ volunteer roles: Technical & Mapping committee members; Selectors; Fixtures Coordinator; & Volunteer Training Coordinator.

15 December 2014   Selection Announcement   JUNIOR WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 The Junior World Orienteering Championships for 2015 will be held in Rauland, Norway 4-10 July 2015. Selection Criteria The Selection Trail for the 2015 JWOC Team will be held in the Wairarapa 21-22 March 2015, hosted by the Wellington and Hutt Valley Orienteering […]

Orienteering NZ has published the Orienteering NZ Update for December 2014 (PDF 441KB) including the following items: Orienteering NZ Vacancies  (Refer to Vacancies page for full position descriptions) (includes recent review of structure of Orienteering NZ) Volunteer Committee Positions Technical Committee Selectors – Senior, Junior or Mountain Bike (MTB) Mapping Committee Fixtures Coordinator Contracted Position – Volunteer Training Coordinator […]

World Cup 2015 – Competitions 1 – 3 Tasmania, 2-10 January 2015   The orienteers to represent New Zealand at the World Cup in Australia durings the 2015 Oceania Championships in Tasmania 2 – 10 January 2015  are: Men: Devon Beckman (Sprint only) Gene Beveridge Chris Forne Matt Goodall (Sprint only) Nick Hann Shamus Morrison […]

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 […]

Invitation for Reserves New Zealand School Team 2015 Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 Orienteering NZ is inviting athletes who will be in Tasmania for the 2015 Oceania Championships  2 – 11 January 2015, who are interested and available to be considered as a reserve for the New Zealand School Test Match Team against Australia. These athletes […]

Selection Announcement – Re-confirmation New Zealand School Team 2015 Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 Orienteering NZ advise we have invoked the right to amend the team selected for Tasmania after the 2014 Australian Schools Championships, to take account of athlete availability. The orienteers to represent New Zealand in the Test Match against Australia at […]

The deadline for the following roles has been extended until Friday 21 November 2014. Applications are invited for the positions of: World Cup 2015 – Round 1 Team Manager Position Description:  World Cup Team Manager 2015 Team Coach Position Description:  World Cup Team Coach 2015 ANZ Challenge (Oceania Champs) 2015 Team Manager Position Description:  ANZ Challenge […]

Selection Announcement ANZ Challenge (Oceania Championships) Tasmania, 3-11 January 2015 Saturday 3 January Oceania Sprint Distance Sunday 4 January Oceania Relay Championships Tuesday 6 January Oceania Middle Distance (except Elite Classes) Thursday 8 January Oceania Middle Distance (Elite Classes only) Saturday 10 January Oceania Long Distance (Elite Classes only) Sunday 11 January Oceania Long Distance […]

The Orienteering New Zealand Update Newsletter for August-September 2014 is available for download now!

World Cup 2015 – Competitions 1 – 3 Tasmania, 2-10 January 2015 Friday 2 January Prologue Sprint Saturday 3 January Event 1 – Sprint Distance Thursday 8 January Event 2 – Middle Distance Friday 9 January Model event Saturday 10 January Event 3 – Long Distance   IOF Special Rules for the World Cup 2015 […]

Selection Announcement New Zealand Schools Team 2014/15 Perth, Western Australia 27 September – 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 2 – 11 January 2015 The orienteers selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Team to compete against Australia for the Southern Cross Challenge, as part of the Australian Orienteering Championships in Perth, Western Australia 27 September […]

World Schools Orienteering Championships 2015 The following Schools have been selected as Representative Schools in the following categories at the World Schools Orienteering Championships in Turkey 18-25 April 2015 M1 Senior Boys – Napier Boys High School W1 Senior Girls – Napier Girls High School M2 Junior Boys – Napier Boys High School W2 Junior Girls – Havelock North […]

The Expression of Interest deadline for schools for the 2015 World Schools Orienteering Championships has been extended. Expressions of Interest can be handed to Linda Smith, Schools Coordinator, who will be in attendance at the NZSS Orienteering Champs NO LATER THAN 10am (before the first start time) on Day 2 on Friday 18 July.

Selection notice for World Schools Orienteering Championships Team 2015 (Turkey 18-21 April 2015).
The WSOC is open both to school teams and selected teams. See the Notice for full details.

Selection Notice for New Zealand Schools Team 2014/15 Perth, Western Australia 27 September to 5 October 2014 and Tasmania 7-8 January 2015

The New Zealand team to challenge Australia at the MTBO Challenge held in Alice Springs 14–16 June are: Men Greg Barbour (Taranaki) Alister Metherell (PAPO) Michael Wood (Hutt Valley) Joe Sheriff (Southland) Chris Gelderman (North West) M Open Sprint & Middle – Greg M40 Long – Greg M50 – Alister M60 – Michael & Joe […]

Selection Announcement: The New Zealand team to compete at the World Orienteering Championships in Trentino, Veneto, Italy  5 – 12 July 2014 is as follows: Men Chris Forne (Peninsula & Plains) Ross Morrison (Hawkes Bay) Matt Ogden (North West) Tim Robertson(Hutt Valley) Sprint – Ross, Matt and Tim Sprint Relay – Matt and Tim Middle […]

 Selection Notice: Mountain Bike Orienteering – World Cup Events 17-20 July, Skane, Sweden All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete in round 2 of the MTBO World Cup should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz […]

The New Zealand orienteers to compete at the World Cups in Europe in June and October are as follows: Men Ross Morrison (Hawkes Bay) – Events 3 & 5 Shamus Morrison (Wellington) – Events 3 & 5   Peter Watson Convenor of Selectors Download Announcement: World Cups 2014 Selection Announcement

Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West) Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) Jula McMillan (North West) Tessa Ramsden (Hawkes Bay) Laura Robertson (Hutt Valley) Men Gene Beveridge (North West) Jourdan […]

Biaystok, Poland, 23-30 August 2014 All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete in the World MTBO Championships or the Junior World MTBO Championships should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz or to 45 Slater Road, RD 1, […]

World University Orienteering Champs 2014 Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West)  S, L Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) S, SR, L, M, R Jula McMillan (North West) S, […]

Alice Springs, Australia 14-16 June 2014 All riders wishing to be considered for selection to the New Zealand Team to compete against Australia in the up-coming ANZ MTBO Challenge should notify the MTBO High Performance Coordinator, Rob Garden, by 16 May 2014. Notification should be by email to rgmg@xtra.co.nz or to 45 Slater Road, RD 1, […]

Selection Announcement:  New Zealand Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Team 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at JWOC in Borovets, Bulgaria 21– 28 July 2014 is as follows: Men Ed Cory-Wright  (Peninsula And Plains) Nick Hann (Wellington) Callum Herries (Hawkes Bay) Shamus Morrison (Wellington) Tim Robertson (Hutt Valley) Cameron Tier (North West) Women Helena […]