Orienteering Taranaki President Tom Higgins, (pictured in article) is both an orienteer and farmer, and he figured the best way to find new orienteering areas was simply to ask the local community. Two local papers – Opunake and Coastal News and The Stratford Press have featured an article for the club, and it has created […]

Stacey was introduced to orienteering through rogaining, and she recalls her first experience as a challenging start. Instead of opting for an easy sprint or park event, she decided a farmland with forest course would be a good adventure  “I really had no idea. It had a bushy forest section with lots of native bush.” […]

Entries are now open for the Junior Camp! This year’s camp takes place in the New Plymouth. Entries will be open for the month of October.  All registrations are time-stamped so late entries will go onto a waiting list. To be eligible, students must be in years 9-13 and be regularly running red-level (or high […]

The warm-up events on the 18th and 19th are just outside New Plymouth, Taranaki, which is about half-way between Auckland and Wellington. Driving time is approximately 4.5 hours from either end, and domestic flights to New Plymouth airport take about one hour. After you’ve warmed up on Taranaki’s middle and long distance, it’s another 3 hours’ […]

The 2024 Junior Camp website is up-and-running and has key dates and information on it. Please follow the link below for all this information: Junior Camp Website

The 2024 Junior Camp (Year 9-13) is being hosted by Orienteering Taranaki and is taking place in New Plymouth between Fri 13th and Wed 18th December 2024. Orienteering New Zealand would like to invite applications for the Junior Camp Manager position. This position is are voluntary in nature, although position holders will be reimbursed for their airfares (if outside New Plymouth), […]