Upcoming Events
Event information
See the FAQ for more information about the costs and orienteering in general, including what you need to wear and bring.
Canterbury Champs - Relay. Castle Hill Village
Saturday 14 October 2023
Canterbury Champs - Relay. Castle Hill Village
Event details
For all details of the event including entries, payments, grades, timing etc. see the main Canterbury Champs 2023 page:
Canterbury Champs 2023
Travel and Parking
Castle Hill Village is located in the Canterbury high country 100km west of Christchurch and about 33km west from Springfield (great pie stopover) over Porters Pass. take SH73 towards Arthurs Pass to Castle Hill village. Turn off the road towards Castle Hill village. Follow OY signs to event centre.
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Canterbury Champs. Long Distance. Hogsback
Sunday 15 October 2023
Canterbury Champs. Long Distance. Hogsback
Event details
For all details of the event including entries, payments, grades, timing etc. see the main Canterbury Champs 2023 page:
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Travel and Parking
From Christchurch, travel on State Highway 73 towards the West Coast.
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Woodend OY
Sunday 5 November 2023
Woodend OY. Coastal sand dune forest. Courses will have a mixture of established & regrowth pine forest, vegetated sand dunes, recently burned areas and an intricate track network. A range of orienteering courses available, with something to suit everyone, from beginners to experts.
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MTBO OY. Bottle Lake
Sunday 12 November 2023
MTBO OY. Bottle Lake
Mountain bike orienteering on the Bottle Lake map, a great mix of singletrack and gravel roads. The event will use point-to-point orienteering courses, with six course distances available (corresponding to the 6 OY grades). Something to suit everyone, from beginners to experts.
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ONZ Controllers Clinic
Saturday 25 November 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Primary school camp. Dec 15th-17th
Friday 15 December 2023
The Primary school camp will run from the afternoon of Friday 15th December - Sunday 17th December. This camp is for primary-school aged students (school years 5-8). Camp will be based at Spencer Beach Top 10 Holiday Park.
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