Nelson Orienteering Club

About NOC

We organise a range of map-based navigation events throughout the year, suitable for all ages, levels of fitness and experience.

Donate?

If you'd like to make a financial donation to our club, please use bank account 03-1354-0601318-00 (Nelson Orienteering Club Incor). Many thanks in advance!

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Results

Did you win? Did you get beaten by your nemesis? Could you have optimised your course?

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Joining NOC?

Need new skills for that upcoming "off the grid" multi-sport event? Love to explore "cunning running"? Need some help to understand your compass?

Join us at an event or, even better, become a member!

Upcoming events

Click here for Upcoming Events!

The registration process can be a bit tricky - if unsure, please read the 'Registration - Help' section on the website first...

 

Newsletter - Upcoming Events

 

First event of the Sumer Sprint Series, at Waimea schools: "Thanks muchly to all those who put the course together and did all the other bits, looking forward to next week."

  • Matt Wilson

Golden Bay Revisited 2025: "Thank you volunteers and land owners, this was truly a very beautiful place for an orienteering course."

  • Christer Casselsjö

Golden Bay Revisited 2025: "Thanks for an awesome weekend in some stunning locations! The kids had a blast, and we all enjoyed the extra challenge the maps provided. Thank you NOC!"

  • Kat Pickford

"Orienteering is a technical sport. The navigational skills required to move through the terrain at speed whilst rapidly interpreting a pseudo-subjective 2D canvas loosely representing the complex 3D environment, under oxygen debt, take years to refine and master. Many don’t, and even if you do, it is for only a fleeting moment. Herein lies the challenge and beauty of this sport."

  • Matt Ogden