The following athletes have been selected to represent New Zealand at the World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland 12th – 16th July: Men Nathan Borton – Auckland Ronan Lee – Hawkes Bay Joseph Lynch – Canterbury Tim Robertson – Wellington Women Lizzie Ingham – Wellington Laura Robertson – Wellington Briana Steven – Canterbury Zara Stewart […] The post Full WOC Team Named first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Entries for King’s Birthday Orienteering Champs closing soon!What do you need to know about Nelson Orienteering Club’s (NOC) King’s Birthday this year?•  All taking place on the way to and in stunning Golden Bay, one bay ‘over’ from Nelson;•  A compact, high quality orienteering weekend, with the first start on Saturday at 1PM, and course […] The post King’s Birthday Weekend | Entries closing soon first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

The Armidale / Uralla region is the location for this years AOC from 28 September – 6 October 2024. It is a section of the Granite Belt which runs along the Great Dividing Range. The Granite Belt has played host to many State and National Championship events. The Australian Middle, Relay and Long Championships will […] The post AOC 2024  |  Australian Orienteering Championship Carnival first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Over Anzac weekend, North West Club hosted the North Island Secondary Schools Champs for 2024. 400 students from year 7 to year 13 lined up for the Sprint on Thursday afternoon at AUT Akoranga. Course Setter, Renee Beveridge, known for setting tricky, technical courses, made great use of the complex labyrinth of small classrooms that are […] The post North Island Secondary School Champs first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Feedback from the event: “The weekend was like a three-course banquet -– three very different terrains, great courses wonderfully cooked up and served, and even a thoughtfully placed piece of warning tape marking some ongaonga in the middle of a kānuka stand!“ The long weekend started with the sprint on Anzac Day afternoon on a […] The post Taitonga South Island Champs  | Ōtepoti Dunedin first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Do you know of a coach who would enjoy coming to spend the Summer in South Island? This coming NZ Summer PAPO is offering a scholarship for a Coach in Residence. The scholarship is aimed at University aged orienteers from outside of New Zealand who are looking to improve their Orienteering and Coaching skills. (p.s. […] The post Summer coach in residence | Applications open  first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

On the 13th April around 100 enthusiastic mountain bike orienteers gathered at Bottle Lake forest, north of Christchurch, to compete in PAPO’s first ever MTB ‘enduro’ orienteering event. In a format piloted by Central Otago Orienteers in 2023, the race consisted of a series of shorter MTBO courses linked together with untimed rides between maps. […] The post Canterbury MTBO Weekend  first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Australian MTBO Carnival and Championships 2024, 17-20 October in Canberra BULLETIN 2 is now ready here:https://bit.ly/AUSMTBO24-Bull2 Accommodation partner:Alivio Tourist Park became a Carnival Accommodation Partner and for all interstate and overseas participants they provide a 15% discount. Min booking 2 nights and offer is available for all MTBOers from April until November. Please use an exclusive code “MTBO” while […] The post Australian MTBO Champs |  Event information first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

The transition to forest orienteering begins in Term 2. Competition events can feel a little daunting. There is support available at the forest event on 12 May, in Woodhill Forest with experienced senior secondary school students around to help you out and get you started. Send an email detailing your name, age and where you live, […] The post Auckland Regional Events |  Relay & Forest Events first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more

Your school sports coordinator will have received the info for entering the 2024 Southland Schools Orienteering Champs. This is open for beginners too, and you can enter in pairs or on your own, so don’t be afraid to give it a go! It’s only $10 per entry (pairs will pay a fiver each). Entries are […] The post Southland schools |  Entries close 13 May first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand ..read more