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Bikers Find Weather Window

MTB-Orienteers enjoyed a fine day among the Belmont bunkers on Sunday. You can see where they went on the MapRun website.

Great Start to Secondary School Champs - Updates

Jake McLellan won the Intermediate Boys Sprint at the NZ Secondary School Champs in Auckland today Thursday. And Nicholas Green was 2nd in Senior Boys. Update Friday: All OHV members were in the top 10 in the Long today. Update Sat: Jake fastest individual time in IB Relay.

Gold Medal for Tim!

Tim Robertson has won the sprint in the 2022 World Games orienteering, with a margin of 9 seconds.

Tough Day at the Oyffice

The newly available area immediately north of the Waitarere village has some of the most complex sand dunes in the forest, coupled with low visibility. Karl Dravitzki from Taranaki won Red 1 in today's OY.

Eight out of Ten Aint Bad

Two out of three aint bad, sang Meat Loaf in 1977. OHV and Hutt juniors have won eight out of the ten championship grades in the Collegesport Wellington orienteering series.

Tim and Laura Top Kiwis in Final

OHV's Tim and Laura Robertson were the top kiwis in the final event of the Sprint World Champs in Denmark, but the gold medal is still elusive.

18 Titles at Pokapu

OHV members lifted 18 titles at the Pokapu Champs over the weekend. There were sprint, long and middle distance races in the Hawkes Bay.

Four Juniors in NZ Team

Four OHV members have been selected in the NZ Secondary School teams to contest the Australian School Chanps in September.

Sheltered at Catchpool

The Catchpool valley sheltered 70 orienteers from the wind today, but periodic showers made conditions wet for CSW event #3.

Second Silver in Succession

Tim Robertson won another silver medal in Sweden on Saturday, and yesterday helped a combined Netherlands/NZ team to a great sprint relay result.

Fine Day among the Bunkers

166 orienteers enjoyed a lucky fine day today among the Belmont Bunkers, at the second event in the CSW Sunday series.

Hundreds Hunt the Hills

360 rogainers enjoyed warm conditions last night as they chose from 32 controls between Karori and Ngaio.

Afterwork Rogaines Under Way

229 rogainners took part in this year's first afterwork rogaine on Wednesday night, in the testing bush flanking Speedys and Belmont Streams in Lower Hutt.

National Titles at Nelson

Anna Robertson and Gavin Scott both scored national titles at the NZ Orienteering Championships, held at Easter in Nelson.

Students "Have A Go" at Kaitoke

135 orienteers at Kaitoke today included students having their first experience of our Sunday event format. The CSW Have A Go day was a warm-up for the CSW series next term.

Slender Margin in Civic Centre

Bill Edwards was fastest on the long course at tonight's sprint, but HVHS student Jonathan Green was only 4 seconds behind, after leading for much of the way