Nelson and Marlborough Orienteering Clubs invite all orienteers to Te Tau Ihu o te Waka-a-Maui to celebrate high-quality spring orienteering during the A-level 2026 Taitonga South Island Orienteering Championships, Labour Weekend of 24-26 October 2026 in the beautiful Tasman District. We look forward to welcoming fellow orienteers from the South and the North Island of […]

Southland Orienteering Club recently hosted the Taitonga South Island Orienteering Championships in the Waikaia Forest Conservation Area in Northern Southland, welcoming competitors, not only from throughout New Zealand but from around the world, representing Australia, New Caledonia, Denmark, Norway, England, Scotland, Ireland, Finland and Switzerland. The event was also attended by those trialling for the […]

Great News Everyone! We have increased entry numbers for Taitonga SI Champs at Waikaia! If you’ve been dithering as to whether or not you head to Waikaia in February and then found the limit has been reached, relax! Entries still close at midnight on Sunday 19th January but the limit is now 250 competitors per […]

Waikaia! How fondly we all remember events from, it seems, the very distant past! Once regarded as the most technical O map in the country (no doubt that would be challenged now!)  it’s seen many a lost or baffled orienteer. Last used for Southern Orienteering Week in 2017 (though, if the memory serves well, Godzone […]