Welcome to 2025

Rotorua Summer Nav Series
Wed Feb 12, 19, 26 Mar 12, 19, 26
Locations near Rotorua60 mins
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OBOP Summer Nav is a series of 60 minute rogaines set in local parks and streets.

In a rogaine you try and visit as many controls as you can in the time allowed, in this case 60 minutes. You will receive a SPORTident card or divver when you register and you need to punch in the box which corresponds to the number on the control, proving that you have visited the control. There will be 30 controls, with 10 controls worth 10 points (numbers 1-10), 10 controls worth 20 points (numbers 11-20), and 10 controls worth 30 points (21 to 30).

Tauranga Summer Nav Series
Thu Feb 13, 20, 27 Mar 6, 13
Around Tauranga60 mins
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OBOP Summer Nav is a series of 60 minute rogaines set in local parks and streets.

In a rogaine you try and visit as many controls as you can in the time allowed, in this case 60 minutes. You will receive a SPORTident card or divver when you register and you need to punch in the box which corresponds to the number on the control, proving that you have visited the control. There will be 30 controls, with 10 controls worth 10 points (numbers 1-10), 10 controls worth 20 points (numbers 11-20), and 10 controls worth 30 points (21 to 30).

Rugged Rogaines
Sundays 2 Mar, 23 Mar, 6 Apr, 4 May
Locations in the Waikato2 & 4 hr
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The Rugged Rogaine Series is a fun way to explore the beautiful Waikato countryside, experience an adventure sport, practice map reading and navigation, and improve your fitness.
Run, jog, or walk – you set the pace
By yourself, in a team, or as a family
Fun adventure or a competitive challenge and race
What: 2 & 4 hour rogaine through forestry and over farmland where teams/individuals have to find as many controls as they can in that time. The control points will vary so it is important to spend a bit of time planning a route. If you’re late back, points will be deducted for every minute you’re over the cut-off time. The two hour race can be done solo but the 4 hour race must be done as a team (2-5 people, Men/Women/Mixed/Junior).
Note: Event one is a special event – Save the Sanctuary – with all funds raised going to the Maungatautari Sanctuary. We have special permission from the Maungatautari Sanctuary Trust to use the monitoring lines on the mountain for the event. There is an 8 hour option.

Molloy Agriculture Adventure Race
2 Mar, 2025Mount Alford Station, Canterbury3 & 6 hours
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Welcome to the Molloy Agriculture Adventure Race! Join us for a day of excitement and exploration at Mount Alford Station, with the event centre at Pudding Hill Lodge. While this first edition of the event is a foot rogaine, we plan to bring you a full adventure race in future years once the event has been established.

Wicked Rogaines Autumn Series
Wednesdays 5, 12, 16, 19, 26 Mar 2 Apr
Port Hills, Christchurch1 & 2 hour
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A great way to break the week and get some fresh air and exercise while having fun.

Orienteering and Rogaining Katoa Po weekend 
8 Mar, 2025Reporoa, at Hoanga3 hr Sat night & 90 min Sun morning
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The 45th Katoa Po promises a full weekend of orienteering and social activities for all in 2025. This year it will be based near Reporoa, at Hoanga (last used for Katoa Po in 2021) and the adjoining Ngahiwi farm that has been newly mapped for this event. This area has a great mix of open paddocks, rolling hills, scattered trees, rocky outcrops and a patch of forest with some very large old native trees, and is suitable for all levels of orienteering ability.
The weekend will start with a short fun warm-up event on Saturday afternoon.
The Katoa Po night relay will start at dusk, and the explorer rogaine shortly after, and run into the night. The night relay format has been revised, with just a single category of five person club teams, and the eligibility criteria for each leg has been loosened, to make for more exciting racing.
The explorer rogaine for teams of 2 to 5 will run from 8:30 to 11:30 pm, covering a similar but larger area.
A large marquee will provide an all-weather event centre, and an adjacent hill will provide a natural grandstand to view the lights of competitors out on the course. Most people will camp the night in tents and campervans on the paddock alongside.
On Sunday morning a hearty cooked breakfast will be available to purchase from the local school adventure racing team, before a 90 minute rogaine over the same terrain.
Mr Whippy (selling Ice cream and Coffee) will be on site on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.

2025 Australasian Championships
15 Mar, 2025Cooinbil Hut Campground, Kosciuszko National Park NSW24 hour
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The Australian Champs are a 24 hour event – starting at midday on Saturday. The challenge is to score points by visiting checkpoints in the 24 hours from noon Saturday until noon Sunday. As well as competiitve teams, there will be many recreational teams participating – your team can come back to the event centre (Hash House) for a sleep or food before heading out again. Catering will be provided at the Hash House during the event with soups, curries and hot drinks to keep your team on the go. Many people will enjoy the event as a fully catered weekend away in the bush.

The championship categories span the three gender categories of women (all female), men (all male) and mixed (any gender mix) – combined with the age categories of open (any age), youth (all 23 and under), veteran (all 45 and over), superveteran (all 55 and over) and ultraveteran (all 65 and over) with age calculated as at 31 December 2025. There will also be an all 30 and under category as a non-championship category – this category has been successfully trialled at the past two ACT championships.

Specific directions to the Hash House will be provided in the final instructions in late February. The event area is all national park with a mix of grassy plains and wooded hills. A few firetrails cross the area, but the course setters think you won’t need to use them! The altitude of the course ranges from 1230m to 1600m and most of the area is nicely undulating with a few steep pinches to keep you on your toes.

Wicked Port Levy Rogaine
16 Mar, 2025Port Levy, Banks Peninsula6, 4, 2 hour & wicked kids
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This event is a fundraiser and is at an interesting and very scenic location in Banks Pensinsula. It is open land with native forest and scrubs. The terrain comprises valleys with steep sides, and some gentler front country. There are some spectacular views from higher ground. We will be using electronic punching.
Come and enjoy the fun. Suitable for all levels and all ages. Ask at registration and instruction can be given.