Peninsula and Plains Orienteers

26/06/2026

25/06/2026

HoW LOST PROPERTY If you left something behind at Heights of Winter please come to the Woodend event this Sunday to pick up your gear. We have a few spare maps for entries on the day if you are early.
📷 Great shots from HoW shared with us: photos 1-4 by Antonia Wood, remaining by Kyla Moore

25/06/2026

23/06/2026

EXTENDED ENTRY DATE We're pleased to confirm that every entrant to the National Secondary Schools Orienteering and Rogaine Championships will receive a free buff in their registration pack, thanks to our generous sponsors, including TrailBlaze who will be at all 4 events, with their great selection of orienteering clothing and equipment. Entries have been extended to Monday 29 June . Enter now so you don't miss out on representing your school across four days of fantastic navigation sport in the Christchurch area. The sprint will be in the beautiful stone buildings in Lincoln University pictured here. This is not an event just for champs, there are levels for beginners and public entries are welcomed. For more information and to enter, see the event website: www.nzssochamps.nz

School Sport Canterbury Primary Sports Canterbury Lincoln University

21/06/2026

ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 22 JUNE! DON'T MISS OUT! From championship level to public races, there is a competition level to suit you.
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21/06/2026

HUGE BACKGROUND WORK from Al gets kudos!

VOLUNTEER WEEK more power behind the sport ❤️‍🔥 AL CORY- WRIGHT served on the Selection Panel from 2013 until recently, including at least a decade as convenor. The convenor role saw him fielding countless calls from athletes regarding injuries, exams, and other concerns. During his tenure he brought greater rigour to the selection process, among other things proposing that King's Birthday be designated a selection event for Southern Cross, and aligning local grades with Australian grades to streamline selection.
Together with Jean Cory-Wright, who co-managed the Southern Cross team for many years, they championed the expansion to sending two New Zealand teams to Australia, including the introduction of a development team. The pair have also planned and controlled many courses together, and were partnered for the relay when Nationals held in Canterbury in 2025.
Beyond his administrative contributions, Al is a familiar and valued voice at events, where his in -depth knowledge of competitors makes him a quick,insightful commentator.

20/06/2026

SOUTHERN CROSS PROVISIONAL TEAM So good to see 5 PAPO orienteers named so far in the team: Greta Prince, Torun Joergensen, Thomas Zinzan, Christina Symons, James Diprose
Reserve: Anna Wright

ASOC26 PROVISIONAL TEAM SELECTION 🦘 The Junior Selection Panel has named two teams of equal ability to compete for the Southern Cross Trophy against the six Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory in the 2026 Australian Schools Championships.
HĀRUA:
Senior girls: Elena Burns, Niamh H***e, Orla H***e, Torun Joergensen, Greta Prince
Senior boys: Oscar Burns, Daniel Porteous (subject to fitness), Isaac Stewart, William Wood, Thomas Zinzan (subject to fitness)
Junior girls: Sophie Bacchus, Eva Scott, Petra Slavich, Arietty Smith-Godoy, Christina Symons
Junior boys; Jamie Appleton, Aidan Barrett-Hamilton, Finley Connor, Alex Maxwell, Max Morgan
KARAHIWI:
Senior girls: Cerys Findlow, Sophie Herde, Jemima Hoskin, Zara Toes, Victoria Underwood
Senior boys: Lachlan Cameron, Tahi Harris, Cameron Johns, Evan Rees-Jones, Xavier White
Junior girls: Maggie Bauzon, Tamsyn McCamish, Kara Morgan, Felicity Mortell, Stella Tanner
Junior boys: Alfie Cochrane, James Diprose, Alexander Finn, Dominic Holden, William Reeves
RESERVES (in order of R1, R2, R3)
Senior girls: Dora Slavich, Anna Wright, Lara Nicoll
Senior boys: Arya Chebbi, Micah Dunn, Zack Meads
Junior girls: Flora Stevens, Emily Thompson, Matilda Trowsdale
Junior boys: George Abbott, Quinn Harris, James Keir
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Team management will be appointed by the ONZ Board at their meeting on Tue 23 June.
Full announcement:
https://www.orienteering.org.nz/news/2026-southern-cross-provisional-team-selections/

16/06/2026

FINAL WEEK to get your entries in for NZSSO champs and rogaine champs. If you need to make a change to an entry you've already made, please fill in this handy form linked below, but also at the base of the entry page. We can amend your entry in the system: Change of entry form :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSej3D--tGgCCKPKBpHdZhTctexZJ766HfidKmHpSyJORAE-oQ/viewform
Student entries need to be made online via EnterO by 11.59pm Monday 22nd June. We're looking forward to seeing you all on the start line for the relay on 16th July.
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15/06/2026

PHOTOS FROM HoW ORGANISERS & A NEW TROPHY for the women's category complete with 21 years with of winners! It is weird, but we have not had a HoW trophy for women rogainers - but that has now been recognised. Lara Prince went through all the records and back-dated it. It's crazy that it's taken this long, but very cool to finally have it recognised properly. It is noted that Georgia Whitler and Sara Prince are tied for most wins at 7 and Lara Prince is very close behind on 6.
2026 HoW results are all uploaded: https://how.papo.org.nz/event-results/

We would like to give one last huge thanks to our sponsors Further Faster, Kaikoura Adventure Race, CJ's Plants
and the many volunteers who made the event happen.