Event information
Please find below the events planned for Nelson Orienteering Club. Information regarding events is subject to change, so please check back on a regular basis. Information on events organised by Marlborough Orienteering Club (MOC) or Peninsula and Plains Orienteering Club (PAPO) in Christchurch can be found on their respective website. Information on events by all orienteering clubs in New Zealand can be found on the website of Orienteering New Zealand (ONZ).
For more information about the costs and orienteering in general (including what you need to wear and bring), please click on the links.
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Nelson Orienteering Club Events 2026 (subject to change) & significant events organised by other NZ orienteering clubs |
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| Date | Event | Map / Location | Organising club | Planner(s) | Controller(s) | Co-ordinator |
| Thursday - Saturday, 6 - 8 February | 50th Jubilee | Diverse | DN | |||
| Wednesday, 11 February | Free O-Lynx orienteering timing training | Waimea College | NL |
Jan Jager & Annemarie Hogenbirk |
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| Wednesday, 18 February |
Summer Sprint Series 1 |
Waimea Schools | NL | Eddie Swain | Jane Orbell | Annemarie Hogenbirk |
| Wednesday, 25 February | Summer Sprint Series 2 | Nelson College | NL |
Alex Crisp |
Sally Lattimore | Annemarie Hogenbirk |
| Sunday 8 March - double event |
Summer Sprint Series 3 & 4 (Saltwater Baths & Sanctuary Ponds) |
Motueka | NL | Darren Ashmore | Rebecca Smith | Katie Malthus |
| Wednesday, 11 March | Summer Sprint Series 5 | Nayland Schools | NL | Riley Croxford | Michael Croxford | Katie Malthus |
| Wednesday, 18 March | Summer Sprint Series 6 | Motueka Schools | NL | Leo Croxford | Michael Croxford | Katie Malthus |
| Saturday - Sunday, 21 - 22 March | PAPO Canterbury Champs (Middle & Long) | Mt. Cass | PP | Deadline registration: Monday 16/03/26 | ||
| Sunday, 22 March | OY1 | Teetotal - East | NL | Katie Malthus | Steve Malthus | Katie Malthus |
| Friday - Monday, 3-6 April | Orienteering Nationals 2026 | Wairarapa | WN | |||
| Saturday - Monday, 25 - 27 April | Tūāraki-Northern Regional Championships | Woodhill Forest, Auckland | NW |
Deadline early bird fees: 14/04/26 |
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| Sunday, 3 May | Club Orienteering Event - POSTPONED | Moturoa / Rabbit Island | NL | Richard Greatrex | Jen Waite | |
| Sunday, 10 May | OY2 (registration closed) | Bastion | MB | Nick Ross | Mondo Kopua | |
| Saturday 16 May | '26 Ultra long | Laidmore | UCOC/PAPO | |||
| Saturday - Sunday, 16-17 May | NZ MTBO Championships | Rotorua | BP | Deadline registration: 3/05/26 | ||
| Weekend 23 & 24 May | NOC's Two Days of Orienteering | |||||
| Saturday, 23 May | Club Event (Levels White to Red, with training options) | St. Arnaud - Teetotal East | NL | Zefa Fa'avae | Tide Fa'avae | |
| Sunday, 24 May | OY3 |
St. Arnaud - Big Bush |
NL | Zefa Fa'avae | Tide Fa'avae | |
| Saturday - Monday, 30 May - 1 June | Triple Crown King's Birthday |
Woodhill (Long & Middle) Kristin School (Sprint) |
AK | Deadline Friday 15/5, midnight | ||
| Sunday, 21 June | Club Orienteering Event | Karanga | NL | Daniel Penney | Maegan McIsaac | |
| Sunday, 28 June | Autumn Muster Rogaine | tbc, max 15 mins. from Blenheim | ML | Mondo Kopua | ||
| Wednesday, 24 June | NOCturnal 1 | Centre of NZ | NL | Roland Evelands |
Richard English & Val Rogers |
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| Wednesday, 1 July | Leo Croxford's 3-hour fundraising Rogaine | Grampians | Jodie Fa'avae | Jane Lambert | ||
| Wednesday, 8 July | NOCturnal 2 | Marsden Valley | NL | Rupert MacLachlan | Daniel Penney | |
| Thursday - Saturday, 16 - 18 July | NZ Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs | Christchurch | PP | Registration via your school now open! | ||
| Sunday 19 July | NZ Secondary Schools Rogaine Champs | Port Hills, Christchurch |
PP |
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| Wednesday, 22 July | NOCturnal 3 | Tahuna / Port Hills | NL | Maggi Salmon | Annemarie Hogenbirk | |
| Sunday, 9 August | Club Orienteering Event | Rabbit Island | NL | Jane Lambert | ||
| Saturday, 29 August | Wily Weka - Rogaining Event | tbc | NL | Dave Quested | Darron Jones | |
| Sunday, 20 September | MTBO | Silvan, Richmond Hills | NL | Daniel Penney | Rupert MacLachlan | |
| Sunday, 11 October | Club Orienteering Event | tbc | NL | Richard Greatrex | Jen Waite | |
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Saturday - Monday, 24 - 26 October |
South Island Regionals: |
NL / MB | ||||
| Saturday 24 October | Sprint | Tapawera | NL/MB | Fergus O'Neill (PP) |
Daniel Penney (NL), Tane Cambridge (PP) |
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| Sunday 25 October | Long event | Teetotal - West, Nelson Lakes | NL/MB | Will Tidswell (HB) | Georgia Whitla (NL) | |
| Monday 26 October | Middle event | West Bay, Nelson Lakes | N:/MB | Stephen Bradley (MB) |
Catrina Forbes (MB), Michael Croxford (NL) |
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| Friday, 30 October | Halloween Vampire Rogaine | NL | Steve / Alison | Katie / Yvonne | ||
| Saturday, 28 November | OY4 | Canaan Downs | NL | |||
| Sunday, 29 November | OY5 | Kaihoka Lakes | NL | |||
| Sunday, 13 December | Club Orienteering Event (AGM, Xmas) | NL | ||||