Update 29/3/26 – The Senior Selection Panel has approved the addition of Zefa Fa’avae and Felix Hunt to the team. The Orienteering New Zealand Senior Selection Panel has named the following athletes to attend Round 2 of the Orienteering World Cup in Skara-Lidköping, Sweden from 28-31 May 2026. Women Rachel Baker, Wellington Georgia Lindroos, Auckland […]

The second round of the 2026 IOF World Cup will be held in Skara-Lidköping, Sweden from 28-31 May 2026. The programme will consist of a sprint, knock-out and sprint relay. New Zealand is entitled to enter up to 8 men and 8 women in all individual competitions and up to 4 teams in the sprint […]

ONZ is happy to announce this year’s Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Management Team. JWOC takes place in  in  Karlskrona, Sweden, 29 June to 4 July 2026.  Yvette Baker has been appointed as the team manager with Tane Cambridge and Renee Beveridge as coaches. 

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 will be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long race, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Position Descriptions2026 JWOC Coach Position Description2026 JWOC Manager Position Description ONZ Invites applications for both positions by Friday 20 February 2026. Please send expressions of […]

1. What was your overseas orienteering and study goal? I’d heard good things about orienteering and life in Sweden so I thought I’d try and experience this while still studying towards my degree. 2. How did you choose your exchange destination? What was the criteria? There were only a few destinations that allowed me to study civil engineering papers while […]

The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) 2026 are scheduled to be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June – 4 July 2026. JWOC will consist of individual Sprint, Middle, and Long distance races, a Sprint Relay and a Forest Relay. Classes are: New Zealand is entitled to enter up to 6 athletes in each class. […]

The following teams have now been finalised: World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Kuopio, Finland – 7th-12th July 2025. (races shown in brackets) Women Katherine Babington (Middle)   Rachel Baker (Middle)  Lizzie Ingham (Middle, Long) Kaia Joergensen (Middle, Long)       Lara Molloy (Long) Reserve: Renee Beveridge Men Zefa Fa’avae (Middle, Long) Felix Hunt (Middle)  Joseph Lynch (Middle, Long) Tim […]

The first round of the 2025 IOF World Cup will be held in Idre Fjäll, Sweden from 18-22 June 2025, and will consist of a long distance, middle distance and a relay.  New Zealand is entitled to enter up to 9 men and 9 women. Selection will be based on known form. All athletes interested […]