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.
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
Night OY. Spencer Park
Saturday 27 July 2024
Please note for the Night OY:
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Training events for school students: 6th Aug - 5th Sept 2024
Tuesday 6 August 2024
Coaching and practise is offered to all school-aged children at all levels. No booking required, just turn up with your running shoes and a compass if you have one. Bring your own Sportident stick if you have one, otherwise we will lend you one (a Sportident stick is a microchip...
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Double sprint OY am. Hillmorton High
Sunday 18 August 2024
Double sprint OY morning. Hillmorton High.
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Latest News
Heights of Winter 2024
11 June 2024
Enter now for the South Island's biggest rogaine event. The Heights of Winter entry prices are going to stay at the early bird rate until Monday 17 June. So get your team together for a nav adventure and explore some new terrain in either a 6 or 12 hour event.
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Summer 2024/25 Coach in residence application
29 April 2024
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. NZ is way better than Australia ????!)
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Summer Youth O camp
19 October 2023
PAPO parents are planning the Youth Summer O camp for young orienteers aged school years 5-8. Based at Spencer Park from 5pm Friday 15th December to 5pm Sunday 17th December.
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