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
Xmas event. Diamond Harbour
Sunday 3 December 2023
Xmas event. Diamond Harbour. This is a 60 minute score/rogaine event. There are a mix of control sites ranging from easy to hard navigation difficulty providing something to suit everyone including those who are new to the sport and would like to give it a go.
more info
Under-23 camp. Dec 7th-13th
Thursday 7 December 2023
The Under-23 camp will run from the Thursday 7th December - Wednesday 13th December.This camp is for orienteers running in elite and junior elite grades M20E/W20E and M21E/W21E.Camp will be based at Woodend Christian Camp.
more info
ONZ Junior Camp. Dec 14th-19th
Thursday 14 December 2023
The ONZ Junior camp will run from the afternoon of Thursday 14th December - Tuesday 19th December. This camp is for high-school aged students (school years 9-13).Camp will be based at Woodend Christian Camp.
more info
Latest News
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.
more info
ONZ Controllers Clinic in Christchurch – 25 & 26 Nov 2023
29 September 2023
An ONZ Controllers Clinic will be held in Christchurch over the weekend of 25th – 26th of November based at St Martins School. The Clinic will be run by Alister Metherell.
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2023/23 AGM minutes
22 September 2023
It was a successful turnout to the AGM in August. We have a full 2023/24 committee - but there is always room for additional opportunities if you are keen. The PAPO committee positions nominated and accepted at the AGM:
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