Team ManagementManager – Sarah Stewart, AucklandCoach – Kieran Woods Auckland

UPDATE 13 April 2026 – With not approaches to the Convenor of Selectors, all teams have been finalised barring any late withdrawals. UPDATE 8 April 2026 – The EYOC Team has been updated as both Charlie Milne and Emily Reeves are not able to attend. Reserves Josie Hua (W16) and Arya Chebbi have been promoted […]

UPDATE 28/3/26 – The WUOC and EYOC Teams have been finalised. The JWOC Women’s Team is currently subject to an appeal so remains provisional while the JWOC Men’s Team has been finalised. UPDATE 23/3/26 – In accordance with the ONZ Team Selections Appeals Policy, the convenor of selectors was contacted to discuss team selection within 48hrs […]

There will be four competition classes during the trial weekend. Competitors will be divided into classes according to their gender and age.To facilitate trialling for multiple teams; WUOC, JWOC and EYOC U18 have been combined into one class per gender (Men and Women).• M16 Men born in 2010 or later• W16 Men born in 2010 […]

2026 WOC, JWOC, WUOC and EYOC Team Trial Dates Details of the 2026 team selection trials for the World Orienteering Championships (WOC), Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC), World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) and European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) are as follows: WOC Trials For New Zealand-based athletes: For overseas-based athletes: EYOC / JWOC / WUOC Trials First […]

WUOC was a fun-spirited event designed for university students, but the competition was very fierce, with a large number of WOC-level runners. The team felt it was refreshing to race against athletes who were also students, as opposed to the full-time professionals seen in the World Cup and WOC. Unfortunately, some team members faced illness and […]

The following athletes have been selected to represent New Zealand at the World University Orienteering Championships in Bulgaria. 1st-5th August 2024 Katie Cory-Wright – Victoria University Wellington  Kaia Jorgensen – University of Canterbury Briana Steven – University of Canterbury Zara Stewart- University of Canterbury Cameron Bonar – University of Canterbury Nicholas Green –  University of Auckland Felix Hunt- University […]

The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) 2024 will be held in Bankso, Bulgaria from 1-5 August 2024. WUOC will consist of individual sprint, middle, and long distance races, a sprint relay and a forest relay. Competitors must satisfy the following conditions: • Athletes must be at least 18 and less than 25 years of age […]

ONZ is proud to announce the team to represent New Zealand at the World Universities Orienteering Championships in Switzerland in August. The team will be Managed by Kieran Woods.WOMEN Anna Cory-Wright – Canterbury Amber Riddle – Otago Jessica Sewell – Canterbury Heidi Stolberger – Auckland MEN Nathan Borton – Auckland Ronan Lee – AucklandAyrton Shadbolt […]

The World University Orienteering Championships 2022 are scheduled to be held in Switzerland from 15-22 August 2022, and will consist of individual sprint, middle and long distance races, a sprint relay and a forest relay.  Competitors must satisfy the following conditions: • Athletes must be at least 18 and less than 25 years of age […]

The second round of the National O League incorporating the principal trials for JWOC2020 and WUOC2020 will be held on 21 and 22 March hosted by NWOC. Saturday 21 March: middle distance – Turkey Ridge North, planner Renee Beveridge, controller Geoff Mead Sunday 22 March: long distance – Hedley Dunes Extension, planner Cameron Tier, controller […]

North West Orienteering Club (NWOC) is hosting a weekend of high-quality orienteering, with new maps and varied terrain on Auckland’s South Head. The perfect orienteering hit out before the National Championships three weeks later.

The World University Orienteering Championships 2020 will be held in Smolensk, Russia from 14-18 July 2020. Selection Criteria As per the Orienteering NZ G1 Selection Policy the 2020 WUOC team will be selected on Known Form from the following events. 21/22 March 2020 in Auckland (primary events) ONZ Championships in Manawatu 10-13 April 2020 (secondary […]

The official film of the World University Orienteering Championship 2018

A day after finishing 11th in the middle distance, Tim Robertson has won gold in the sprint event at the World University Championships in Finland. Tim’s margin of victory was 7.9 seconds over Trond Einar Moen Pedersli of Norway, with Henry McNulty of Australia taking the bronze. Outside WOC and World Cup races the WUOC […]

15 December 2015   Selection Criteria   The World University Orienteering Championships for 2016 will be held in Miskolc, Hungary 30 July – 4 August 2016.   The 2016 WUOC Team will be based on the following selection events:   Primary Selection event 2016 Orienteering NZ National Championships   Overseas-based athletes who are unable to […]

The Orienteering New Zealand Update Newsletter for August-September 2014 is available for download now!

Long – The long was a physical, steep race with two main route choice legs for the girls and three for the boys. The route choices were either very steep and straight or very far around and it was difficult to weigh up the options. We all found the physical terrain difficult and were impressed […]

WUOC 2014 Update 1 – Opening Ceremony and Sprint Relay Opening ceremony – having mastered the tram system during our training week here, we set off early for the opening ceremony, and stopped off at the great gelato place in the main town square, then wandered down to the ceremony location. It was a fairly […]

The whole New Zealand WUOC team is now together in Olomouc and we have had a good taste of Czech forests in this area. We have had model events for the middle and long and I think I have a good idea of what the race terrain will be like. The team is really enjoying […]

I flew into Prague on Monday and took the train to Olomouc. Transport here seems to run really smoothly and I got all the way to the accommodation by just following my nose. Most of the team were already settled in and had been training already. The accommodation is in a student residence block with […]

Applications are invited for the World University Orienteering Champs – Team Manager Vacancy. Applications for this position, including a summary of relevant experiences, to be forwarded to: General Manager gm@orienteering.org.nz Deadline:  16 May 2014 The position is advertised on our vacancies page at https://www.orienteering.org.nz/vacancies/ Position Description: WUOC Team Manager 2014

Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West) Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) Jula McMillan (North West) Tessa Ramsden (Hawkes Bay) Laura Robertson (Hutt Valley) Men Gene Beveridge (North West) Jourdan […]

World University Orienteering Champs 2014 Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 The New Zealand team to compete at World University Orienteering Champs 2014 in Olomouc, Czech 12 -16 August 2014 is as follows: Women Renee Beveridge (North West)  S, L Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) S, SR, L, M, R Jula McMillan (North West) S, […]

World University Orienteering Champs 2014 – Olomouc, Czech – 12 -16 August 2014 Each country may enter a team consisting of up to 12 competitors (6 men and 6 women) Maximum number for participation in each race: Mixed Sprint Relay – 1 team of 2 men + 2 women. Sprint – 4 men + 4 women Middle- […]