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Bulletin #1 available – updated v1.66 September 2026 - 4:44 pm
Nationals 2027 Embargo18 August 2026 - 10:23 pm- All 2026 Course Maps are available as well as Sprint Livelox19 April 2026 - 11:29 am
- Relive your Relay!15 April 2026 - 9:55 am
- M55A Sprint event – Rathkeale College, Masterton10 April 2026 - 6:58 pm
- M55A Middle distance course – Rewanui10 April 2026 - 6:48 pm
NZ Orienteering Champs 2027 Bulletin #1 is now available on the programme page and here – note, this is now an updated version 1.6 posted 14th September:
Nationals 2027 Embargo
UncategorizedCounties Manukau Orienteering Club and Orienteering Waikato are thrilled to be hosting the NZ Orienteering Championships 2027 in and around the Waikato and Counties Manukau regions, from Friday 26 March 2027 to Monday 29 March 2027. Please be familiar with embargoes that apply to these competition areas:
https://www.orienteering.org.nz/news/nzoc-2027-embargo-notice/
All 2026 Course Maps are available as well as Sprint Livelox
UncategorizedLinks to the maps can be found on the Results page
Relive your Relay!
UncategorizedThe relay courses had such extensive forking and control splits (12 total on some courses, ie over 8000 variations) that we do not believe that the winsplits will be useable. Every runner had a different map and is likely to show up as a single runner on a course. So we decided we would not add to winsplits online.
We have recently published the relays on Livelox. This link can also be found on the Results page.
https://www.livelox.com/Viewer/New-Zealand-Relay-Championships-2026/Mixed-Masters?classId=1140614&live=false&tab=player
M55A Sprint event – Rathkeale College, Masterton
UncategorizedM55A Sprint distance course – Rathkeale College, Masterton
Thank you to Gavin Milne for creating this video and sharing his course.
M55A Middle distance course – Rewanui
UncategorizedThanks to Gavin Milne for creating and sharing this video
Video of M55AS Long event at Coonoor Farm
UncategorizedMany thanks to Gavin Milne for sharing
NZOC 2026 Bulletin 2.0 and Start Lists
UncategorizedFINAL Bulletin and Start Lists will be published on Tuesday 31 March
Uncategorized2026 long distance event: WRE status change
UncategorizedAfter very careful consideration, we have decided that the Long Distance event at Nationals 2026 will no longer be a World Ranking Event (WRE). It has proved impossible to set courses of the technical level required for a WRE event whilst keeping the extensive fence network on the maps for red courses, especially for the Elite grades. Removal of the fences from the map would require IOF dispensation for a WRE, which is also not possible at this time. In combination, these two factors preclude us from running the Long as a WRE.
Whilst we regret not being able to offer a WRE long distance event, we are confident you will find this spectacular new terrain, along with fenceless maps for the red courses mean you have a very high quality orienteering experience. The Middle and Sprint events retain WRE status.
Please take careful note that there will be a difference between the Middle and Long Distance events relating to fences on the red course maps. This arises from the different fence densities on the two maps. Fences will be displayed for the Middle, and not displayed for the Long. Fences will be displayed on white, yellow, and orange courses for all events.
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