Peninsula and Plains Orienteering
ABOUT US:
Peninsula & Plains Orienteers (PAPO) is the Canterbury Orienteering club. Based in Christchurch with members as far afield as: Timaru, Ashburton, Geraldine, Rangiora and Hanmer Springs. We are a friendly bunch of volunteers who aim to promote orienteering and encourage navigation using maps for fun and competition.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
See Upcoming events for those events coming up soon or the Calendar for the full program for the year. These range from training and fun events to fully competitive events at the local and national level. The programme includes classic orienteering events, mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) and rogaines. Non-members are always welcome.
PAPO events will continue to be pre-entry as this simplifies the event organisation and allows participants to pay electronically. See each event page for the event entry link for that event.
NZ Orienteering Champs 2025.
PAPO welcomes orienteers from across New Zealand (and overseas!) to NZ National Orienteering Champs 2025 in Canterbury. NZOC 2025 will involve 4 events (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay), one each day over Easter weekend, Fri 18th- Mon 21st April 2025.
The NZOC website has all the information on Nationals 2025: https://ochamps.nz
Interested in joining the club? Join us
New to the sport? Some common questions: FAQ
Beginning of orienteering as a sport in Canterbury - Read more about the club background and PAPO history here
Upcoming Events
NZ Orienteering Champs. Sprint
Friday 18 April 2025
PAPO welcomes orienteers from across New Zealand (and overseas!) to NZ National Orienteering Champs 2025 in Canterbury.NZOC 2025 will involve 4 events (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay), one each day over Easter weekend, Fri 18th- Mon 21st April 2025.
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NZ Orienteering Champs. Middle
Saturday 19 April 2025
PAPO welcomes orienteers from across New Zealand (and overseas!) to NZ National Orienteering Champs 2025 in Canterbury.NZOC 2025 will involve 4 events (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay), one each day over Easter weekend, Fri 18th- Mon 21st April 2025.
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NZ Orienteering Champs. Long
Sunday 20 April 2025
PAPO welcomes orienteers from across New Zealand (and overseas!) to NZ National Orienteering Champs 2025 in Canterbury.NZOC 2025 will involve 4 events (Sprint, Middle, Long, Relay), one each day over Easter weekend, Fri 18th- Mon 21st April 2025.
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Latest News
National Champs entries open
24 February 2025
The 2025 competition will feature new maps to explore, incorporating several areas that have never been used before. Enter before Monday 31 March 2025 for standard entries, entries close on Wednesday 9th April 2025. Every entry receives a 10% discount on online orders for Crafty Weka Bars. Enter now: https://ochamps.nz/entries/
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Intro to Navigation - beginner session
17 February 2025
PAPO are organising a Navigation session especially for young people, but all are invited. This is an Introduction to basic navigation skills for navigation sports like orienteering, adventure racing, rogaining.Details:Date: Saturday 22 FebruaryTime: 1.30pm – 4.30pmLocation: Heathcote Domain – meet on the grass beside the community centreEntry: Pay on the...
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Summer Evening Sprint series
17 February 2025
Each event will have three sprint orienteering courses (approximately 1.5km, 2.5km and 3.5km), suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Help is available for those new to orienteering - ask for someone to help you start at registration.
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