New Zealand produced one of its strongest ever sprint campaigns at the 2026 World Orienteering Championships in Italy. Across six days of racing in the streets, stairways and hills of Genoa, the team demonstrated speed and tactical excellence against the world’s best, finishing the championships with growing confidence for future international campaigns. Sprint qualification opening eventThe championships […]

Following an appeal being upheld, an independent selection panel was convened to reselect the Men’s team for World Cup 3. In accordance with the ONZ Appeals Policy, the reselections are a result of an Appeals Panel decision approved by the Board and are therefore final and binding and not subject to appeal by any athlete. […]

A small group of kiwi athletes attended Jukola/Venla this year. The event was hosted one hour east of Helsinki in Kotka, over 1,800 teams, raced in seven stages. The men lined up to start the race at 11pm, in the dark and non-stop rain. Yet more were flocked in the airfield / rally circuit for the arena. The start of women’s race had added […]

2025 ONZ Awards were presented at the 2026 National Championships prize giving evening. During NZ Volunteer Week in June, a number of our volunteers were highlighted in our media. The complete list of awards, including performance awards, is listed below.  Services to ONZ Award   |  Rolf Boswell (WK) When Rolf arrived in the Waikato in 2011, the Waikato Orienteering Club had been in recess […]

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 […]

he Kiwi team gathered in Uster, located in the canton of Zürich in northeastern Switzerland, for the final World Cup of the year. The event started with the sprint which was also a qualifier for the Knockout. It was a strong performance by Laura and Tim Robertson which secured their spots in the knockout stage. […]

This is the 7th time that orienteering is represented in the 12th edition of The World Games. In 2025, 80 athletes from 24 Federations participated, assisted by 32 team coaches. The IOF with IWGA and local organisers worked extensively on providing well-organised, exciting competitions. Middle event  |  Friday 8 August – Racing in 35°C heat  After a spectacular opening […]

Lots of NZ athletes feature in the latest Australian Orienteer magazine, but special mention to Rachel Baker not only on the cover of the latest issue, but also the page 7 girl. Some Kiwis are pictured and mentioned in the Trewin report with Zefa Fa’avae on page 6 and Tim Robertson pictured on page 10, and a […]

300 athletes from 32 nations have come together for the last World Cup this year on similar terrain for WOC 2025. These forested areas presented real challenges with sparse features and dense undergrowth.  Long distance – Thursday 26 September 2024 After numerous sprint and urban events, the team were happy to transition to Nordic forest […]