“If you want flat terrain – get on the water.” Wellington orienteer Dick Dinsdale summed up the 2026 New Zealand Orienteering Championships before a single control had been punched. The Sprint at Rathkeale College was fast and technical, mixing open grounds with tight bush tracks to finish. Joseph Lynch continued his strong Oceania 2026 form […]

The end of the year is drawing nearer so Oceania have some dates for you to put in your calendar Sunday 17  November: Early bird prize draw. We’ve got two Str8 compasses left and will draw one for one random confirmed entry at 9pm on Sunday. (We’ve given two away already to happy orienteers on both […]

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’ […]

Join us in the summer of 2025 for an unforgettable orienteering adventure through the stunning sand dunes and pines of the Manawatū. Our races will challenge your navigation skills and decision-making across a variety of fast and intricate forest maps. Oceania 2025 events are designed to provide elite orienteers with ideal training and competition grounds […]

Orienteering Wellington is looking forward to welcoming all year 7-13 orienteers from across New Zealand to the Wellington region for three days of high-quality orienteering from the 19th-21st July 2024. Join us and showcase your navigational skills, support your friends and create lasting memories in unique terrain. The events are located north of Wellington, towards the Kapiti Coast.All […]

Orienteering Wellington is looking forward to welcoming all year 7-13 orienteers from across New Zealand to the Wellington region for three days of high-quality orienteering from the 19th-21st July 2024. Join us and showcase your navigational skills, support your friends and create lasting memories in unique terrain. The events are located north of Wellington, towards the Kapiti Coast. […]

Wellington Orienteering Club is hosting Nationals 2020 and so we are seeking expressions of interest for two new maps. Information on each of these maps is below. Scotts Ferry Extension (PDF 3.7MB) Osgiliath NW (PDF 752KB) Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Sarah (president@wellingtonorienteering.org.nz) otherwise we look forward to receiving your quotes by […]

Wellington Orienteering Club is seeking expressions of interest for remapping two areas that have not been used for competition in recent years.

Come and explore a new map on the wild, beautiful East Harbour. Navigate in places you never knew existed. Run or walk on areas with incredible vistas, with rock detail, native bush and a lighthouse. Courses suitable for beginners to experts. Bring the kids, adventure with friends or compete with the best.

Excited? Less than 2 weeks to go before we have just under 100 attending this years junior training camp, plus lots of coaches and supporting adults. Bulletin 3 now available, giving details on who the coaches are, kit list, where we are staying, maps etc. Read now. Order your t-shirt

“Yay, you can come to camp” or “Sorry, not this year” emails have now been sent out to all those that said they were interested in attending. If you applied and for some reason haven’t heard anth