Events blog

 

2025 Wily Weka - Cable Bay Adventure Park - through the eyes of three generations (6-hour event)

  • 31 August 2025

Wily Weka is an annual rogaine organised by Nelson Orienteering Club: this year's event saw nearly 300 people participating, with the youngest registered participant being 3 years old. In the blog below, three different teams in the 6-hour race talk about their approach to the challenge and their execution.

2024 Australian Orienteering Champship - NZ School Orienteering Team

  • 6 October 2024

Riley Croxford, Micah Dunn and Lani Murray talk about their experiences in Australia, as part of the New Zealand School's Orienteering team.

2024 European Youth Orienteering Champs

  • 27 June 2024

Eddie Swain, along with Tide Fa'avae, raced at the 2024 European Youth Orienteering Championship (22-24 June, Szczecin, Poland). Amelia Horne caught up with Eddie to learn more about his long distance race .

2023 Wily Weka - Cable Bay Adventure Park, Nelson - a debrief

  • 10 September 2023

The 2023 version of Wily Weka was held at the Cable Bay Adventure Park here in Nelson, and brilliantly organised by Daniel and Maegan Penney. This Rogaine came in a three and six hour version, with or without the use of mountain bikes...

 

Wily Weka 2025: "A fun event. Thank you for all those involved in the organising and running of the event."

  • Jessica Carroll

On the August Controllers' Clinic: "Our teacher, Alister Metherell, covered a vast range of information, from health and safety to what is required for a beginner’s white course. However, it was the historical scenarios and strange one-offs that really built a picture of what is needed to organise an event, from club level to larger A-level gatherings."

  • Andrew Upsall

"I’d totally recommend the European Youth Orienteering Championships for any up-and-coming orienteers as a great introduction to European Orienteering and stepping stone to JWOC." -

  • Lani Murray

"I am extremely grateful to have attended JWOC 2025 even though things didn’t go as planned: it is still always a special week with some great people. We also had great coaching by Brianna Steven and Tane Cambridge and our manager Kieran did a great job. Kieran helped me especially given my situation he made things a lot easier." 

  • Eddie Swain