Orienteering

2025 NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPS REGISTRATION closes Thursday 10 April 9am!

Before your child commits to this sport please read the very important information below. 

If you have any questions or require additional information about Orienteering, please email our Sports Department.

Orienteering sprint series Information

General Information

Relay Champs - if your child is selected an email will be sent out Wednesday 9 April.

North Island Secondary School Champs. Please the Events, registration and fee tabs below. Closes Thursday 10 April 9am.

2025 events:

Please see below "Club Information" for current events available for registration.

Information regarding further 2025 orienteering events will be emailed out to those who compete in the sprint series, as experience is necessary for the majority of any further events.

Event times, dates & venue

Relay Champs - Tuesday 6 May. Corner of Barlow Rd/Ararimu Valley Road, Riverhead forest. Parent help is required as a bus is not able to get to the venue.

North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs

This will be held in South Auckland from 25 - 27 April. The Sprint will be at Wesley College and the Long and Relay at Muirs Farm, Kohekohe. More information can be found on the CMOC website.  Information has been emailed out.

 

 

Training

Training is not held at NX. Joining a club is suggested.

Please see the daily notices for any information regarding training.

Fees

Relay Champs - $15 per runner. Each competitor will require their own whistle and compass.

NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPS FEES: all events $75

  • Sprint $15 per person
  • Long $30 per person
  • Relay $20 per person
  • Sport Ident Hire $5 each day for Sprint and Long.
  • SportIdents will be supplied for Relay.

Each competitor must have their own whistle for the Long event.

If your child prefers to compete in only the Sprint &/or Long, please email the NX Sport Department 

Registration

Registration for Relay Champs opens Wednesday 9 April for this selected.

Registration for the NISS Champs are now open and will close Thursday 10 April

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Transport

Relay Champs - students will travel in private vehicles.

North Island Champs - As this events take place after school, students will need to organise their own transport to and from the events. 

Uniform

Students are required to attend all events in their PE uniform with appropriate footwear, students are not able to compete in bare feet.

North Island Secondary School Champs - If your child does not have a NX jacket, they will receive one prior to the event.

Selection Policy

Selection Policy

We go through a very thorough selection process to finalise our teams and players will be placed in a team that our selectors have determined best suits their ability and experience. While inevitably there will be some movement of players, both up and down teams, it is important to remember that this movement can be a result of the following factors:

  • New players who didn’t play last year can also create movement for other players, especially if they are placed in a higher team, resulting in other players moving down to a lower team.
  • Individual development and growth over the summer months. If individual players have put in an extra effort and completed additional training over the holiday, this can definitely show during trials, resulting in higher performance on the court and some movement between teams.

We understand that some students will have questions regarding the trial process and eventually the team selection – if your child does, please ask them to see Anna in the sports office.

As per our Sports Selection Policy, no correspondence regarding team selection will be entered into. If you wish to view it, please download the document at the bottom of this page.

Club Information

While all orienteers are welcome at both NISS (North Island Secondary School Champs) and AKSS (Auckland Secondary School), it is generally advisable for students to have some forest experience prior to these events. There is opportunity for them to gain this experience over the next few Sundays (excluding 6 April, when the Sprint Finals are happening)

You can find details about these events on the relevant club websites and entries are all via Enter O.

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Please see links for club information.

Auckland Orienteering Club Inc
Northwest Orienteering Club