Thurs 25 – SAT 27 Apr 2024- North West Auckland
North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships 2024
Welcome to the 2024 North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships hosted by North West Orienteering Club.
(Photo: AOC)
Events
North Island Secondary Schools Individual Sprint Championships
Thursday 25 April PM – North Shore
Map:
AUT Akoranga Campus
Scale:
1:3,000
Location:
90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote
Distance:
In Auckland, 14 minutes drive from downtown city.
Terrain:
University Campus
Start times:
Allocated Start Times. First starts from 1.30pm.
Course Planner:
Renee Beveridge
Controller:
Mike Beveridge
North Island Secondary Schools Individual Classic Championships
FRIday 26 April AM – SOUTH HEAD
Map:
Mairetahi
Scale:
1:7,500
Location:
Wilson Road, South Head
Distance:
80 min drive from central Auckland
Terrain:
Rolling to steep pine forest with some natives,open areas and water features.
Start times:
Allocated Start Times
From 10am
Course Planner:
Alex de Beer
Controller:
Geoff Mead
North Island Secondary Schools Relay Championships
SATURDAY 27 April AM – RIVERHEAD FOREST
Map:
Barlow Road
Scale:
1:7,500
Location:
Barlow Rd, off Ararimu Valley Rd, Riverhead Forest
Distance:
40min drive from central Auckland.
Terrain:
Gully/spur plantation forest from flat to steep with a good network of tracks.
Briefing:
Start times:
10.15am
Immediately after the briefing all for Leg 1 runners
Course Planner:
Andrew Bell
Controller:
Dave Middleton
Recent Updates / News
The results for the Top Schools Competition can be found under Results 2024.
Congratulations to:
Top Schools – Girls: Baradene College
Top Schools – Boys: Mount Albert Grammar
Year 7 & 8 – Boys: Havelock North Intermediate
Year 7 & 8 – Girls: Baradene College
Small Schools – Girls: Onslow College
Small Schools – Boys: Pinehurst School
- Transport for School Groups to the Events
Access and parking for both the Sprint and Long events for buses is limited.
We recommend schools transport students in mini vans when possible.
For schools who must bring a bus, please contact North West Orienteering Club so we can provide you with details. northwestorienteering@gmail.com
- Old Maps now available
The old maps are available now on the website.
- Website Launched
The website has been launched. This is a demo News item.
Event Information
Event Bulletins and Programme
- All competitors need to read or be aware of all the content within the Event Bulletins.
- Please download Bulletin 2, for up to date information on the event.
Link to Bulletin 1
Link to Bulletin 2 (Version 20 April 2024)
Start Times
Start times for Sprint 25 April 2024
Start times by Competitor name: here
Start times by Competitor school: here
Start times by Competitor class: here
Start times for Long 26 April 2024
Start times by Competitor name : here
Start Times by Competitor school : here
Start times by Competitor class: here
For the Sprint and the Long events each student has an allocated start time. The relay uses a mass start for each class.
UPDATE: There will be a race briefing for the Relay at 10.15am. All first leg runners will start immediately after the briefing.
Please arrive in good time to collect your relay numbers and your sportident, as we will issue sportidents to ALL relay competitors.
Rules
The event will be run under the NZ Foot Orienteering Rules as published by Orienteering NZ on its website, including the Special Rules for New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships where they deviate from the standard competition rules
Embargoed Areas
AUT Akoranga Campus is embargoed for all competitors.
Further information will be added here.
Previous Maps
Link to map of AUT Akoranga Campus
Health and Safety Plans
Version 1 of the Health & Safety plan for the 2024 Event is available via the link below. We will note here if this plan is updated.
Entries
Entries have now closed. Entries MUST be through your school Sports Co-ordinator via EnterO
Closing date for entries is 11.59pm Tuesday 16 April.
SPORTident (SI) will be used for all events. Standard types of SI cards can be used – i.e. standard SI Cards which are inserted into the contol. SI-Air Cards (SIAC) which are waved over the control may be used in manual mode (insert into the control) as SI Air will NOT be activated for these events. Competitors may use their own cards if they own one otherwise SI cards will be available for hire: standard SI Card $3 per event.
Public races – for family, coaches and team managers
Two courses will be available at the Sprint and Long events after all the students have started (approximately 3.00pm for the Sprint and 1:00pm at the Long).
Entries have now closed.
Sprint: Starts from appox 3:00 subject to controller approval. Course Closure 15:30.
Long: Starts from 13:00 approx, subject to controller approval. Course closure 15:00.
Courses: Red 2 (Senior Girls) Orange (Intermediate Girls)
Event Fees
| Sprint | $ 15 |
| Long | $ 27 |
| Relay | $ 20 |
Classes
Long Distance Classes
| CLASSES – BOYS | CLASSES – GIRLS | CLASS/AGE RANGE | DIFFICULTY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y78BC: Year 7/8 Boys Championship | Y78GC: Year 7/8 Girls Championship | Year 7-8 (& must be under 13 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Yellow |
| Y78BS: Year 7/8 Boys Standard | Y78GS: Year 7/8 Girls Standard | Year7-8 (& must be under 13 of age at 1 Jan 24) | White |
| JBC: Junior Boys Championship | JGC: Junior Girls Championship | Year 9 (& must be under 14 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Yellow |
| JBS: Junior Boys Standard | JGS: Junior Girls Standard | Year 9 (& must be under 14 of age at 1 Jan 24) | White |
| IBC: Intermediate Boys Championship | IGC: Intermediate Girls Championship | Year 10-11 (& must be under 16 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Orange |
| IBS: Intermediate Boys Standard | IGS: Intermediate Girls Standard | Year 10-11 (& must be under 16 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Yellow |
| SBC: Senior Boys Championship | SGC: Senior Girls Championship | Year 12-13 (& must be under 19 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Red |
| SBS: Senior Boys Standard | SGS: Senior Girls Standard | Year 12-13 (& must be under 19 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Orange |
| SBN: Senior Boys Novice | SGN: Senior Girls Novice | Year 12-13 (& must be under 19 of age at 1 Jan 24) | Yellow |
If someone is over the maximum age for their class, they must run up a grade regardless of what year they are in at school.
Sprint Distance and Relay Classes
| CLASSES – BOYS | CLASSES – GIRLS | CLASS/AGE RANGE |
| Y78B: Year 7/8 Boys | Y78G: Year 7/8 Girls | Year 7-8 (& must be under 13 years of age at 1 Jan 24) |
| JB: Junior Boys | JG: Junior Girls | Year 9 (& must be under 14 years of age at 1 Jan 24) |
| IB: Intermediate Boys | IG: Intermediate Girls | Year 10-11 (& must be under 16 years of age at 1 Jan 24) |
| SB: Senior Boys | SG: Senior Girls | Year 12-13 (& must be under 19 years of age at 1 Jan 24) |
If someone is over the maximum age for their class, they must run up a grade regardless of what year they are in at school.
Results 2024
Results will be available after each event on winsplits
Sprint results – winsplits here
Sprint Results – a pdf can be found here
Long Results – a pdf can be found here
Long Results – winsplits here
Relay team results are available – here
Top School competition points after Day 1 – here
Top School competition points after Day 2 – here
Top School competition points after Day 3 – here
Resources
- Orienteering NZ Coaching Framework – for both students and coaches
- International Specification for Control Descriptions
- Orienteering NZ Rules
- The-Little-Book-of-Orienteering-Techniques.pdf – First Edition – A revised and expanded with photos printed version is available from the publisher.
