Peninsula and Plains Orienteering
Welcome to the Peninsula and Plains Orienteers (PAPO), Canterbury's orienteering club.
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Upcoming Events
MTB Orienteering - Bottle lake
Sunday 25 August 2019
MTBO is biking and navigation usually along trail and track networks, but can go over areas in-between. The areas you can bike are clearly marked on the legend on the map. This is great training for adventure race events (on a smaller scale) where you have a biking and navigation component.
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Kairaki
Sunday 8 September 2019
Kairaki is one of our few remaining local sand dune maps. The sand formations provide lots of challenge with some very technical areas. Mature pine forest covers the intricate contour detail of the dunes, which are complex and unpredictable.
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Night Nav 1 - Victoria park
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Location: Victoria park (Main carpark by the playground)
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Latest News
Schools orienteering training - Ideal for beginners and learners
Events are on different evenings to help avoid clashing with other after-school activities. Make sure you sign up (as a school or individual) so we can provide enough maps. Mon 19 Aug | McCormacks Bay – Reserve carpark near rugby fieldsTue 20 Aug | Halswell Quarry – Findlays Picnic Area 1Wed...
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Canterbury Champs + MTBO: register your interest for accommodation
Canterbury Champs + MTBO – Canterbury Show Weekend – 15-17 November 2019 – register your interest for accommodation.
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Here's your AGM invite & vote for your PAPO event of the year
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