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OI are excited to announce that we have secured the final permissions to hold our Sprint Championships and urban orienteering festival from 21 to 22 March 2026! Save the date for a great weekend of sprint championships, two-person sprint relays and an urban event! More info will be announced soon, with further information being posted […]  ( 3 min )

What a success the Bake Sale was last Sunday at the Munster Champs in Coombaun. There was barely breathing space inside the little tent as everyone crammed in to feast on the home-baked goodies. And what a generous bunch you all are. We want to extend a massive thank you to all of you who […]  ( 3 min )

So far we have received two fantastic nominations for our Young Orienteer of the Year award. It’s always encouraging to […]  ( 6 min )

Recap and Results It was a rainy and wet day at Kent State Campus, but many BRAVE SOULS came out for the Scare-O and had a great time!  Thanks to everyone who participated or volunteered. No one cleared the 90 minute Score course, but several came close.  Our top three winners were NWBRC (680 pts, […]  ( 5 min )

After years of service, we thank Al Cory-Wright for the time he has put into helping select our national teams. Al is retiring from both his position as convenor and member of the selector Senior Selection Panel, the panel responsible for selecting our WOC, EYOC, JWOC, World Cup teams. With Al retiring, we welcome expressions of interest […] Senior Selection Panel | Looking for new member first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

A huge thankyou to the Thirty-Two attendees at this year’s forum that discussed strategic goals and ideas for both orienteering as a sport and ONZ as the national body.  A summary of what was discussed can be found here Club Forum Summary | feedback about Strategic Priorities for 2026-2030 first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

This helpful document provides guidelines for clubs was around volunter and contractor payments. The document is intended to ensure clubs understand the legal requirements around tax for volunteer payments and tax requirements by providing clear explanations on what is and is not taxable. View the document here Tax Guidelines for Clubs | Payments for Volunteers and Contractors first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Ric Gamble, Development Officer writes… ❓Would you be free during the day and happy to help deliver Orienteering to young people new to the sport? 👍Three great opportunities are coming up. 1️⃣Why not join Ric at SW College Omagh on the afternoon of Tue 4... The post Development Officer WLTM… appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

2025 Non-Elite Rankings have been released, based on results in the Australian 3-Days Championship and the Australian Championships. 2025 Non-Elite Rankings first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 14 min )

The Ireland Junior Home International team have been victorious over Wales, retaining the Judith Wingham Trophy with a points total of 77 to Ireland and 27 to Wales. The events were held in South Wales on 11-12 October 2025, with the full results on the... The post Ireland Juniors Beat Wales appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 14 min )

Congratulations to athletes selected for the 2025 Honour Team! 2025 Honour Team first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

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It was a great turn out to the second Street-O of the 2025-26 series around Richmond. Thanks to Simon and Judith for putting on the [...]  ( 7 min )

The final information pack for the Munster Orienteering Championships is now available at the link below: http://www.munsterchamps2025.com/ This will take you to the Bishopstown Orienteering Club website, which will then take you one click later to the full pack, including the original 1992 hand drawn map. There are still a few maps on the courses […]  ( 3 min )

A huge thanks to everyone who came to our Club Conference last weekend in Portlaoise. It was great to get club delegates, our Management Group and Operations Team together, where we swapped ideas and discussed the future development of our sport across Ireland. A summary of the conference will be sent to clubs later this […]  ( 3 min )

The 2025 Silva Medal has been won by Tim Hatley (M65, BK V). He was the only orienteer to win all 6 designated events and achieved maximum points of 24.  2025 Silva Medal Winner first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 9 min )

The 2025 international orienteering season took us to Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Switzerland and provided a lot of great and memorable moments. Together with IOF TV Expert Commentator Jonas Merz we look back on the season and look forward to the next one. There are also interviews with Overall World Cup winner Max Peter Bejmer […]  ( 4 min )

Orienteering Australia is excited to announce an exciting initiative for 2026: a sprint focused high performance squad! 2026 National Squads first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 9 min )

Last week, the 2025 National Orienteering League concluded in Brisbane, Queensland. Congratulations to all the 2025 Team Competition winners! 2025 NOL Team Competition Results first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Entries are open for the NI Classic or Long Distance Championships on Saturday 1 November at Carntougher, near Maghera. This upland area with intricate contour detail was last used for the 2022 Championship event. For those not wishing to enter the course for their age... The post Entries Open for the NI Champs appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

Join the webinar on Tuesday evening to learn more about autism and how to make orienteering participation easier for people with autism. Upcoming Webinar: Making Orienteering Autism Friendly first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 9 min )

Orienteering South Australia is bringing a fresh and fun way to experience orienteering with the development of a high-quality MAZE-O. Orienteering South Australia launches exciting new MAZE-O experience first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 9 min )

Bulletin 1 has been released for the 2026 Oceania Sprint Orienteering Championships and entries are open for the carnival. Oceania 2026 Sprint Orienteering Championships – Bulletin 1 Released first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Storm Amy made the trip over to Scotland in record time last weekend, but sadly the majority of the Ireland Veteran Home International did not, due to cancelled ferries and flights. Only 10 members of the Ireland team were able to make the trip to... The post Amy Stonewalls the Irish Vets appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

Finnish Trail Orienteer Pinja Mäkinen became European Cup champion, and her team won too in the end-of-season Nordic Match held last weekend in southern Norway. Closely contested TempO and PreO competitions ended with Finland defeating closest challengers Sweden by 13 points. Twelve stages at six different venues – Hungary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Finland, and this […]  ( 6 min )

RMIT Bundoora West campus Notice of Embargo for 2025 Victorian Sprint Champs first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 3 min )

The last weekend of September saw junior athletes and senior athletes from across the nations converging on the Lakes to […]  ( 7 min )

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 […] NZ Team Trial Dates | 2026 WOC, JWOC, EYOC, WUOC first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Help shape the future of orienteering! Take our 3–5 minute survey for your chance to win prizes. Then invite your friends to share their opinion. Orienteering Research Survey – Complete and Win! first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

The IT Commission invites to an open meeting on the use of technology in orienteering.   The meeting will take place online on 9 November 19.00-21.00 CET (UTC +1). The format will be short presentations on different topics related to technology.  The focus will be on the technology related considerations and challenges that face developers of […]  ( 5 min )

NI Juniors coach Steph Pruzina reports on the Junior Inter Regional Competion, held in the Lake District on 26-27 September 2025… Training: The annual inter-regional competition for juniors aged 14 to 18 was hosted this year by NWOA and our tiny squad was as enthusiastic... The post NIOA Juniors Perform at JIRCs appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 16 min )

Susan Lambe writes… I’m delighted to report that Ireland retained the Celtic Cup (Ireland v Wales sub-competition) in the SHI in the Lakes last weekend 27-28 September 2025. Paul Pruzina is missing from the team photo. All four nations fielded strong teams this year.  After... The post Ireland Retain the Celtic Cup appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

The Ireland Veteran Home International Team are off to Scotland under the safe hands of team manager Sharon Dickenson. The events on 4-6 October are at Fairy Kowe & Doon Hill and Spling/Garbeg Hill in the Aberfoyle area, with the teams staying at Stirling Youth... The post Veterans off to Scotland appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 14 min )

After consultation with federations and approval by IOF Council, the TrailO Commission is delighted to announce the introduction of a Junior Class at major championships. Eligible for the new class are competitors aged 20 years or younger at the end of the calendar year. The competition programme for ETOC and WTOC will remain unchanged, but […]  ( 5 min )

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The Ireland Veteran Home International Team are off to Scotland under the safe hands of team manager Sharon Dickenson. The events on 4-6 October are at Fairy Kowe & Doon Hill and Spling/Garbeg Hill in the Aberfoyle area, with the teams staying at Stirling Youth... The post Veterans off to Scotland appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 14 min )

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Allardale Afternoon-O | Allardale Park – Medina County | Sunday, November 9th  ( 5 min )

Every year we celebrate the contribution made to the sport by our young people. This year we have decided to […]  ( 5 min )

I’ll start this month’s compass point update with how we finished our recent Board meeting with BEST WISHES to the Southern Cross and Pine Stars Teams heading over to Queensland shortly to compete against the Australians. In total the juniors heading over from New Zealand make up about a third of the field, including the […] View from the Chair – September 2025 first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

It is the second year for orienteering as a school sports code at the Zespri Aims Games, and the numbers have improved from 260 to 320 per day which is a good increase. Most are doing both events as the price incentivises students to do both the sprint and rogaine events giving  young people the […] Zespri Aims Games |  2025 first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Planning is well underway and courses are being fine tuned for the Tūāraki North Champs, coming up on 7 – 8 November. A reminder that early entries close 12 October. This is an event not to miss, with highlights being:  Enter now here  2025 Tūāraki Regional Champs  8-9 November | Early bird entries close 12 October first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

A reminder that Standard entries will close just before midnight Friday 3rd October. Late entries will close Sunday 12th October.   The middle and long are respectively on Knottingley and Koitiata, but different parts to those used at Oceania. So complex sand-dunes for both. Koitiata (aka Turakina Beach) in particular is an area that was essentially not touched at Oceania […] 2025 Pokapū Regional Champs  |  Entries close 12 Oct first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Nelson Orienteering Club invites all orienteers, from New Zealand and abroad, to celebrate top-quality orienteering in the South Island of New Zealand.  Would you like to revisit those stunning locations from King’s Birthday 2024? Did you miss out and wish you had been there? Alternatively, do you need navigation training or want to test your […] Golden Bay revisited  |  22- 23 Nov first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

Welcome to the 2026 Oceania Sprint Championships, set on the stunning Central Coast of NSW with World Ranking races. Spectators can watch Oceania’s top athletes compete for a WOC spot, then run the same challenging sprint terrain. With three brand-new maps, fast-paced racing, and local beaches and cafés nearby, enjoy a free beach score event and […] Oceania & Sprint the Coast 2026 |  Entries open first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Get your entries in for the 2025 Junior Camp asap. It is based at Houghtons Bush Camp, Murawai, hosted by Auckland Orienteering Club from Thursday 11 and Tuesday 16 December. Enter through the ONZ Website here    2025 Junior Camp  |  Register asap! – only 21 spaces left! first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

What? A parent-led 3 day residential orienteering training camp at the start of the summer holidays, supported by Peninsula & Plains Orienteering Club (PAPO).  Who? All keen young orienteers, of any level/experience, up to school year 8.  When? Starting 9am Saturday 20 December, ending 2pm Monday 22 December.  Where?Spencer Beach Top10 Holiday camp, 20min north of Christchurch CBD.  More […] 2025 Youth Camp  |  Register by 30 November first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

This year the Auckland Orienteering Club hosted the 2025 New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships. It opened with a sprint on an inner-city school campus, and then Long Distance and Relay events followed in the iconic Woodhill Forest.  Watch it on Māori Active YouTube Re-live NZSSOC 2025  |  Māori Active first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The Canterbury Schools Orienteering Festival is an annual event with the dual aims of providing an introduction to orienteering for school aged students as well as a competitive race for experienced orienteers. It is designed for all school-aged students from  primary, intermediate, high school and those homeschooled in Canterbury. PAPO plan plenty of training opportunities in the lead up […] Canterbury School Orienteering Festival | 13-14 September first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 9 min )

Organised in conjunction with the New Zealand Rogaine Association, the location is likely to change. So Highland Events are working on a new 2025 event area. Check-in on the website National Rogaine Champs location update  |   22-23 November first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

As we build up to this year’s Junior Camp, we are now asking for applications for this year’s Lead Coach.   The 2025 Junior Camp (Year 9-13) is being hosted by Auckland Orienteering Club and is being run out of Houghton’s Bush Camp in Muriwai between Thu 11th and Thu 15th December 2025. Orienteering New Zealand would like to invite applications for the Junior Camp […] Lead Coach|  Applications due Fri 17 Oct first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

At the end of April I travelled to Whitehorse (capital of Canada’s Yukon territory) to start an 8-week coaching programme with the local club, the Yukon Orienteering Association. Whitehorse is a small city with 34,000 residents, located on the banks of the famous Yukon River (where Sophie Hart and Nathan Fa’avae began their triumphant Yukon1000 […] Joseph Lynch’s coaching experience  |  Canada first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 9 min )

Taupō / Pinelands marked a fantastic milestone in mid-September with a special 50th Anniversary celebration dinner for Taupō Orienteering. The evening featured a wonderful display of memorabilia. Jim Lewis unearthed very original relics – bucket controls that were 50 years old! Photos from the past were provided by various people including Simon Webbison, Mike Grayburn, […] Taupō / Pinelands celebrates | 50 years first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

The creation of the new Technical and Mapping Committee has produced an opportunity for up to two mappers to join the committee that oversees the technical standards of our sport. The key requirements for these positions are: Promote mapping standards and best practice for orienteering mapping in NZ.  Mapping Positions on new Technical and Mapping Committee first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

Lan Kelly from South Australia shares her experience helping design the Tatachilla College sprint orienteering event in South Australia. Initially unaware it was an Orienteer of the Year (OY) event, they faced challenges fitting OY sprint distances onto the compact, building-heavy campus. Ongoing issues included expanding temporary fencing, unexpected tennis matches, restricted access to mapped […] Lessons from first-time course setting in S.A. | Lan Kelly first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 12 min )

The primary topic for this year’s club forum is to gain member feedback on the strategic direction for the national body and sport from 2026-2030. The Board have had an initial session around strategic goals to form a starting point in this discussion. It is now up to members to let us know what you do […] Club Forum  | Thursday 9 October first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The ONZ Board has begun the process of preparing a new strategic plan for the sport and national body, for the period 2026-2030. As a first step, an initial strategic direction document has been drafted by the Board, informed by recent years interactions with clubs and members through forums and member surveys. We now seek […] ONZ Strategic Planning  | Invitation to be involved first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 8 min )

NI Orienteering members are reminded of the hopefully short EGM  on Tuesday 30 September at 7.30pm. The single item on the agenda is a proposal to remove the part-year discounts for new members joining after 1 May 2026. The rationalle is that the discounts are... The post Extra Ordinary General Meeting Reminder appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 14 min )

Tomáš Křivda (CZE) took his first ever World Cup race win, while Simona Aebersold (SUI) crushed the competitors as this year’s World Cup Final started off with the individual sprint race on Friday afternoon. Sweden followed up with a Sprint Relay win ahead of Switzerland on Saturday, while the weekend and the international orienteering season finished off with a Swiss ...  ( 9 min )

KID-O is going nationwide! OA has SEED FUNDING available to support you establishing KID-O in your local area KID-O Launches Nationally: Seed Funding available! first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Team Switzerland could celebrate both wins in Sunday’s Knock-Out Sprint finals, with Tino Polsini and Simona Aebersold fastest in the last international competition of the season. A strong Max Peter Bejmer also secured the overall World Cup victory among the men after a second place in the final. Simona Aebersold was already sure of the […]  ( 7 min )

Sweden won the nail-biting Sprint Relay at the World Cup Final in Switzerland after a super exciting finish to an ever-changing competition. Like Friday’s sprint, the relay was run in Uster, which again offered flat and fast orienteering terrain in urban areas and some legs in park areas. 41 teams to start. Photo: Silvan Schletti […]  ( 7 min )

Tomáš Křivda (CZE) took his first ever World Cup race win, while Simona Aebersold (SUI) crushed the competitors as this year’s World Cup Final kicked off with the sprint Friday afternoon. On a chilly day in Uster, Switzerland, the 227 athletes were thrown into a fast-raced sprint in the northeast end of the host city. […]  ( 6 min )

Saturday 6 December -Wednesday 10 December, Auckland Applications open to those aged at least 17.5 who have completed year 13 at high school by the time of the camp. This is a high performance camp open to orienteers competing or aspiring to compete at JWOC, World Cup, and WOC and participants must be selected to […] High Performance Camp 2025 first appeared on Orienteering New Zealand.  ( 7 min )

The aMAIZEing Night-O! | Near Peninsula, Ohio | Saturday, October 25th  ( 5 min )

Many congratulations to Howard for being one of the ten super volunteers who make up the 2025 class of Orienteering USA Golden Service Award Winners. Check out more at the following link: 2025 Golden Service Award Winners  ( 5 min )

The SOA Development Team, consisting of Heidi Ross, Louise Adams and Suzanne Robins-Bird, has recently had a change in division […]  ( 6 min )

Congratulations to the Aussie athletes that have been chosen for the 2025 Bushrangers team. 2025 Bushrangers Team Announced first appeared on Orienteering Australia.  ( 8 min )

Starting with a sprint on Friday from 15:00 CET on live TV – and continuing with a sprint relay on Saturday and a knock-out sprint on Sunday – the world’s best orienteers will gather in Uster, Switzerland to compete for the final time on the international scene this season for the 2025 World Cup Finals. ...  ( 10 min )

Looking to improve your navigation skills or try a new sport? Scottish Orienteering are organising an adult beginner day at […]  ( 5 min )

Susan Lambe, selector for the Senior Home International Team writes… This weekend 4-5 October sees the annual Senior Home International take place, hosted by North West Orienteering Association (NWOA). Teams of 18 from each of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales are heading to the Lake... The post Seniors running alongside Juniors appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

After 9 years the Junior European Cup (JEC) returns to Scotland on the 3-5th October.  The Sprint returns to the […]  ( 6 min )

The fourth and last Scottish Orienteering League event of 2025 saw us all off to the East Lothian seaside. Interlopers […]  ( 6 min )

Steph Pruzina, Junior Coach writes… It’s an exciting time of year again for our rebranded NIOA junior squad. The donation received from the IOC has been put to good use in supporting squad members to buy from a selection of newly designed Tees and Hoodies.... The post Juniors Off to JIRCs appeared first on NI Orienteering Association.  ( 15 min )

The final battle for the World Cup titles takes place in Switzerland, where the town of Uster is the venue for the last international orienteering competitions in 2025. On Friday at noon, the races in Switzerland begin with the individual Sprint, on Saturday there is a Sprint Relay before the World Cup final ends with […]  ( 6 min )

Summer Shorts and Sprints are back in 2025! Get ready ... get excited! Summer Shorts and Sprints Are Coming Soon! first appeared on Orienteering Victoria.  ( 3 min )