Entries for SIOC2026 are now open via EnterO.
Your entry is finalised only after payment has been received. Payment is possible via debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express, JCB, Apple Pay or Google Pay) during the entry process.
The entrant list in EnterO shows all competitors. If your name is not included in this list, you have not entered.
Event fees
Members of any orienteering club worldwide can compete, and standard event fees apply. If you’d like to compete but are not a member of an orienteering club, you are still very welcome, but an additional fee per race will apply.
Early bird fee
Early-bird fees apply until midnight on 15 August 2026. The early-bird fee is 90% of the standard event fee, as described below.
Standard event fees
Standard fees are applicable until midnight Friday, 03/10/2026.
| Sprint, 24/10 | Long, 25/10 | Middle, 26/10 | ||
| Senior | Age 21 and over | 30.00 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Junior | Age 20 and under or a full-time student | 20.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Child | Age 12 and under | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Maximum Family Fee (all races) | 300.00 |
- All prices are in New Zealand dollars and include GST
- Non-orienteering club members: an additional $10 Senior / $5 Junior / $5 Child per race
- There is a standard family fee maximum of $300 for 2 Seniors and any number of juniors/children normally resident at the same address
- SportIdent Air+ card (SIAC) hire available for $5 per race. Lost or broken hired SIAC will incur a charge of $150 to cover the cost of a replacement.
- The entry fee does not include any form of insurance, including any medical or travel insurance
Late fees
For entries after Friday, 03/10/2026, a 50% late entry surcharge is applied. The final date for entry is midnight on Friday, 10/10/2026. No entries will be accepted after this date.
| Sprint, 24/10 | Long, 25/10 | Middle, 26/10 | ||
| Senior | Age 21 and over | 45.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Junior | Age 20 and under or a full-time student | 30.00 | 37.50 | 37.50 |
| Child | Age 12 and under | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Maximum Family Fee (all races) | 450.00 |
The late-fee family maximum for 2 seniors and any number of juniors/children normally resident at the same address is $450.
Classes offered
There are three competition levels offered at the Taitonga South Island Orienteering Champs 2026.
- Elite grade: M21E/W21E for seniors and M20E/W20E for juniors.
- Competitive grades: Grades are in 2-year bands up to age 18 and in 10-year bands for over-40s.
- Recreational grade: For those who want an easier navigational challenge or shorter course than the competitive grade, or for those running as a team or juniors being shadowed. WM10N is a separate grade for juniors aged 10 or under being shadowed by a parent or caregiver.
The class eligibility is determined by the competitor’s age on 31 December 2026.
| Female grade | Male grade | Age (end of 2026) | Navigation level | |
| Elite | W21E | M21E | Any age | Red |
| W20E | M20E | Age 20 or under | Red | |
| Competitive | W10A | M10A | Age 10 or under | White |
| W12A | M12A | Age 12 or under | Yellow | |
| W14A | M14A | Age 14 or under | Orange | |
| W16A | M16A | Age 16 or under | Red | |
| W18A | M18A | Age 18 or under | Red | |
| W21A | M21A | Any age Shorter course than W/M21E | Red | |
| W40A | M40A | Age 40 or over | Red | |
| W50A | M50A | Age 50 or over | Red | |
| W60A | M60A | Age 60 or over | Red | |
| W70A | M70A | Age 70 or over | Red | |
| W80A | M80A | Age 80 or over | Red | |
| W90A | M90A | Age 90 or over | Red | |
| Recreational | WM10N | WM10N | Age 10 or under, supervised | Easy navigation |
| Rec-White | Rec-White | Any age/gender | Easy navigation | |
| Rec-Yellow | Rec-Yellow | Any age/gender | Moderate navigation | |
| Rec-Orange | Rec-Orange | Any age / gender | Hard navigation | |
| Rec-Short Red 1) | Rec-Short Red 1) | Any age / gender | Very challenging navigation | |
| Rec-Medium Red 1) | Rec-Medium Red 1) | Any age/gender | Very challenging navigation |
1) If you have not run a red course before, please do not attempt your first red course at this event, as the maps and courses are highly technical.
Start times
- Individual start times are allocated and published prior to the event.
- To ensure fairness, your start time for an event will be determined by the grade you enter.
- Start lists will be available as soon as possible after entries close, but no later than Monday, 19/10/2026. Start lists will be published on this website.
- Specific start-time requests are granted to parents of young children who may need split starts and to event officials, including volunteers. This policy is in accordance with the ONZ Foot Orienteering rules (rule 12.3).
Entry queries
- There is no opportunity for entries on the day.
- There are a small number of Southern hemisphere thumb compasses available for hire, at $10 for the whole weekend (cash on the day), strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Please notify the organisation via email at tsioc2026@gmail.com to have one set aside for you.
- If you have to withdraw from or make changes regarding your entry information (changes to SI numbers, email address, grades or start time requests), please notify the organisation as soon as possible using tsioc2026@gmail.com.
- Please email tsioc2026@gmail.com with any additional entry queries or questions not covered above.
Refund policy
Individual participants
- If you have to withdraw from SIOC2026 for any reason, please notify the organisation via email as soon as possible, but definitely before the start of the event. Notifications sent during or after the event will not be taken into consideration.
- Refund of 100% of fees paid with withdrawals prior to the standard entry fee closing date (Friday, 03/10/2026).
- Refund of 70% of fees paid for withdrawals after the standard entry fee date and before the start of the event.
- All refunds will be processed within two weeks of SIOC2026’s completion.
- Neither the Nelson Orienteering Club nor the Marlborough Orienteering Club can take liability for any financial loss associated with travel or accommodation cancellation.
Event cancellation
(Partial) Cancellation of the event will occur in conditions that are too dangerous for safe competition. Situations that might lead to cancellation are fire risk, extreme weather, loss of access, a serious earthquake, or the death of a competitor or spectator. Should any of the events need to be cancelled, this information will be posted on the event website and the Nelson Orienteering Club Facebook page as soon as possible. An email will also be sent to all participants at the email address they provided with their entry as soon as possible after the decision is made.
The organisers will endeavour to refund as much of the (partial) entry fee as possible, taking into account any sunk costs.
Responsibility
The volunteers of the Nelson and Marlborough Orienteering Clubs aim to deliver SIOC2026 safely. The key guideline is the safety of our volunteers, competitors, and supporters. Please operate within your own comfort zone, do not take unnecessary risks, and take responsibility for your own and others’ safety.