New Zealand Orienteering Championships Programme Waitaki, 19—22 April 2019

Including Follow-on Events Naseby, Queenstown and Wanaka

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PAPO would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following organisations which have made the 2019 New Zealand Orienteering Championships possible.

Landowners:

Kuriheka Trust, Danlu Forestry, Alastair & Carrie Neale Family, Charlie Robinson Gibson McAtamney Family Sprint Long Middle Relay

Allenby Farms

ONZ Club Forum, ONZ Follow-on Event #1 Follow-on Event #2, Follow-on Event #4 AGM, Sprint Relay, Follow-on Event #3 Social Dinner, Middle, Long, and ONZ Prizegivings

Equipment, Maps and Personnel:

Oamaru Lions Club

Financial Assistance:

O’Lynx radio controls and Long Map Middle Map associated equipment

Local Knowledge and Connections:

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Contents Welcome ...... 1 Our Team ...... 3 Schedule of Events ...... 4 General Information ...... 5 Competition Details ...... 10 Enter on the Day ...... 18 Our Shared and Your Personal Responsibility for Safety ...... 19 New Zealand Sprint Distance Championships and Prizegiving ...... 21 ONZ Club Forum and AGM ...... 25 New Zealand Long Distance Championships ...... 27 New Zealand Middle Distance Championships ...... 32 Short but Sweet Sprint Relay by Tane and Nick ...... 36 Middle, Long and ONZ Prizegivings ...... 38 New Zealand Relay Championships and Prizegiving ...... 39 Follow-on Event #1 – Naseby ...... 43 Follow-on Event #2 – Twelve Mile ...... 46 Follow-on Event #3 – Skyline ...... 47 Follow-on Event #4 – Wanaka ...... 48 Tourism Information and Discount Vouchers ...... 50 Did you know? ...... 51

Your Hosts: Peninsula and Plains Dunedin Remarkables Orienteers Orienteering Orienteering Club Upper Clutha Orienteering Club

papo.org.nz dunedinorienteering.org roc.org.nz orienteering.co.nz

Event Website: orienteeringnz2019nationals.wordpress.com

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Welcome On behalf of Orienteering New Zealand, Peninsula and Plains Orienteers extend a very warm welcome to all those who have entered the events.

Through the generosity of our landowners, event sponsors, and grant donors, as well as the hard work and dedication of many enthusiastic volunteers, we are pleased to offer you four days of exciting championship level orienteering across four disciplines, featuring some of the best terrain Canterbury and Otago have to offer.

Whether you are an elite competitor, a casual participant, or an interested spectator – we hope you will enjoy the atmosphere of a fun and action-packed four days.

In particular, we would like to extend a special welcome to those that have made an extra effort to come to this event from distant places in New Zealand and overseas. To those who may be newer to the sport – while the ‘Nationals’ is a time for our best competitors to shine, we also like to think that people of every level of experience, ability, and age will get great enjoyment and value from their time here.

We look forward to hearing about the contests that will undoubtedly unfold over the carnival, and more importantly witness the rekindling of established friendships and the development of new ones as you mix with competitors from near and afar.

Good luck and see you out there!

Jan Harrison Tane Cambridge Event Coordinator President, Peninsula and Plains Orienteers

Maerewhenua Venue for the New Zealand Middle Distance Championships

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Kia ora and welcome to all competitors, coaches, supporters and officials taking part in the 2019 New Zealand Orienteering Championships. It is a pleasure to host teams and individuals competing from across the New Zealand, and I am pleased to also welcome our overseas entrants.

The orienteering championships are a great opportunity for you all to come together to compete and to have fun. And what better place than in our wonderful Waitaki District!

I know that you will get off the beaten track when you are competing, so I hope you get the opportunity to explore some of the 'beaten track' areas as well, taking in our wonderful wildlife, built heritage and beautiful scenery! And by the end of the competition I trust you will leave Waitaki with new friends and lasting memories.

Best wishes for your success and a great time.

Gary Kircher

Mayor for Waitaki

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Our Team We’d like to thank the large number of PAPO club members (and many members of other clubs) that have volunteered to help organise and deliver this orienteering carnival. Key roles and responsibilities are listed below.

Role Held by Overall Coordinator Jan Harrison Technical Advisers Jenni Adams and Carsten Jørgensen Entries/Registration Iona Powell Start List Creation Richard Smith and Clem Rolin SPORTident and O’Lynx team Martin Peat, Graeme Read and friends Overall Health and Safety Co-ordination Chrissie Williams Mapping Coordinator Linley Earnshaw Financial and funding Iona Powell and Jan Harrison Promotion, Publicity, Media Liaison Joolz Moore and Jan Harrison Event Personnel Coordinator Steve O’Neill Waitaki Boys High School Accommodation Stephanie Farrant Co-ordination Event Centre Services Co-ordination Sue Cooke and Vivien Bloor Equipment and logistics Alister Metherell, William MacManus and Dave Armstrong Commentary Alistair Cory-Wright, Devon Beckman and Ed Cory- Wright Creche and Easter Egg Hunt co-ordination Sara Prince Logo Design Ryan Moore Tee shirt design Joolz Moore Programme Design Nick Hann

Oamaru Venue for the New Zealand Sprint Distance Championships

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Schedule of Events For more detail, see the pages relating to each of the specific events towards the end of this programme.

Day and Date Approx. Times Event Name General Location Good Friday 1pm to 4pm Sprint Distance Championships Oamaru th 19 April and Prizegiving

5pm to 6:30pm ONZ Club Forum Waitaki Boys High School 6:30pm to Dinner at Waitaki Boys High Waitaki Boys High School 7:30pm School for those who have purchased tickets

8pm to 8:30pm ONZ Annual General Meeting Waitaki Boys High School

Saturday 10am to 3pm Long Distance Championships Kuriheka 20th April

Sunday 10am to 2pm Middle Distance Championships Maerewhenua 21st April 3pm Relay Team Nomination Deadline 5pm to 6pm Short but sweet Sprint Relay by Waitaki Boys High School

(approx.) Tane and Nick 6:30 to 7:30pm Semi-formal Social Dinner at Waitaki Boys High School Waitaki Boys High School for those who have purchased tickets

7:30pm Middle, Long and ONZ Prizegivings Waitaki Boys High School onwards Easter Monday 10am to 1pm Relay Championships and Humpy Bumpy, nd 22 April Prizegiving Earthquakes Wednesday 11am to 1:30pm Follow-on Event #1 Sandpit, Naseby 24th April Thursday 10am to 1pm Follow-on Event #2 Twelve Mile, Queenstown 25th April Friday 10am to 1pm Follow-on Event #3 Skyline, Queenstown 26th April Saturday 11am to 2pm Follow-on Event #4 Mt Iron, Wanaka 27th April

Kuriheka Venue for the New Zealand Long Distance Championships

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General Information Information Before and After the Events The event website (orienteeringnz2019nationals.wordpress.com) is the main source of information for the event prior to (and after) the carnival. Start times, this Programme, results, and additional resources relating to the event will be made available for download from the website as they come to hand.

For any last-minute information, results or enquiries regarding Follow-on Events #2 and #3, please visit the official event page at roc.org.nz.

For any last-minute information, results or enquiries regarding Follow-on Event #4, please visit the official event page at orienteering.co.nz/mtiron2019/

There is also a Facebook page (facebook.com/nzonationals2019) if you wish to participate in any pre-race banter or online social interaction with us and/or your fellow competitors. Information During the Events The Programme is the main source of official information for the event DURING the weekend. All participants are expected to have read the information in the final version of this programme.

Additional information that becomes available during the event will be placed on the Noticeboard outside the Registration tent, uploaded to the event website as we are able given cellular data and Wi-fi constraints, and announced by the Commentary team. Event Centres Each race will have an Event Centre which will incorporate Registration, Toilets, First Aid, the Finish, the O’Lynx results display, food and hot drink stalls and orienteering equipment suppliers MAPsport and Grassy Knoll Outdoor. There will be a small number of Ezi-up tents available for competitors.

Cell-phone coverage is available at the Sprint but is unreliable at all other Event Centres.

A Creche tent with some basic toys and activities will be available at the Event will be available in the Event Centres for families with young children. Although there are several PAPO families with young children who will attempt to provide supervision as they can around their own runs, it is the parents’ responsibility to ensure trusted adults are with their children at all times.

Any found belongings can be handed in at Registration at the Event Centres. If you have lost something, you are welcome to see if it has turned up there at any time. Start Lists Start lists will be emailed to entrants using the email address they provided to Enter-O, will be available on the event website from approximately the 12th April, and will also be on display on the Noticeboard near Registration at each Event Centre. Race Numbers Every competitor will be issued with an A5 printed race number which must be worn on their front for each race. Race numbers will have the competitor ś name, club, Start location on the two days there are two start locations (the Sprint and the Middle), the grade entered, the course number, their SI card number, and designated start times for the individual races on them.

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Every competitor should write any relevant health information and an emergency contact number on the back of their race number in waterproof ink, to aid medical care in case of emergency.

Lost race numbers may be replaced at the Registration tent in the Event Centre for a charge of $5.

Please bring your own safety pins. There will be a small amount available at Registration should you lose yours. Registration New Zealand Orienteering Championships and Follow-on Event #1 Competitors are required to pick up a race pack from Registration on the day of their first event. This pack will include a summary of entry details, race number, map legends, and, if applicable, your pre-ordered tee shirt, meal tickets for use at Waitaki Boys High School, and hire SPORTident.

Your race pack will not include a printed copy of the Programme or start lists. Since there is variable cellular coverage at the Long, Middle and Relay events, we strongly suggest that you download the Programme and Start Lists to a device that you can keep charged for long periods of time or consider printing them out before you leave home so that all information is readily available to you no matter where you are.

Follow-on Events #2, #3 and #4 All competitors need to register at the Event Centre and pick up their timing tag. These will be used for both the Queenstown events as well as the final event in Wanaka. Anyone who fails to return their timing chip at the end of the series will be charged $50. Spectators Spectators are welcome. If you have any questions, please ask at Registration. Registration will direct you to the best person to talk to about your enquiry. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions and Notices Any questions that you have of the organisers during the weekend should be directed to the Registration officials.

On-site commentary will be provided at each event. If you have information you want broadcast, please see the Registration officials and they will arrange for this to happen. Event Status The Sprint, Middle and Long events have all been granted A-level status by Orienteering New Zealand. Event Cancellation Cancellation of the event will occur in conditions that are too dangerous for safe competition. Situations that might lead to cancellation are extreme fire risk; extreme weather e.g., wind, cold, snow, high rivers; loss of access; serious earthquake; death of a competitor or spectator.

Should any of the events need to be cancelled, we will post this information on the event website and Facebook page, and email it to all entrants using the email address that they have provided as part of their entry as soon as practical after the decision is taken. We will also text all

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competitors who have provided us with their cell phone numbers and notices will be erected at the entrance to each event if possible. Route Gadget Route Gadget course maps for each event will be published after the weekend. No Smoking Smoking, vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes is strictly prohibited at all of the events, including inside vehicles, to and from the events, and in forest or park areas. Dogs Dogs are allowed at the Sprint Event Centre but are not permitted at any other events – this includes being inside your vehicle. Easter Egg Hunt An Easter egg hunt will run from the Creche for kids, before the first start on Easter Sunday. Catering There will be food and beverages available at all four events over the Easter weekend.

Richard Smith of Seachelles Coffee (not the former President of PAPO) will have his coffee cart in the Event Centre each day.

PAPO members from Cashmere High School and the Waitaki Boys High School Cricket Club will run food stalls, be prepared as these will be cash only.

Checking-in to Accommodation at Waitaki Boys High School We will email those people who are booked to stay at Waitaki Boys High School directly separately about checking in to the accommodation shortly.

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Souvenirs

These stylish souvenir tee-shirts are still available to purchase and will be for some time yet. quickprinttees.co.nz/collections/nz-orienteering-nationals-2019, Spot Prize A local souvenir shop, Presence on Harbour, has generously donated a small prize to us to give away as a spot prize. A competitor ID will be randomly drawn at the Sprint.

They are a Gift Shop · Art Gallery · Clothing Store selling quality gifts, merino possum knitwear by Koru and Native World, New Zealand Art and Gifts, Kiwiana and heaps more. Open 7 days.

Please support them at some point in the weekend by visiting them at 1 Harbour St near the Sprint Event centre. O-gear Retailers MAPsport and Grassy Knoll Outdoor will be selling their orienteering merchandise at the Events.

Grassy Knoll Outdoor advise that they will be present Friday to Sunday in a limited capacity. They will have major items like apparel from Trimtex, compasses and magnifiers from Silva and Str8, control description holders from Vapro, bi-focal glasses from Vavrys, and gels from Gu and SIS. GKO will not have their full shop and will prioritise key products. If you already know what you are after, then it's best to pre-order it through grassyknoll.co.nz. Select "Pick Up" as the shipping option and they will have it ready for you at the event. Responsibility for the Environment We all have a responsibility to look after and protect the environment. The organisers aim to be eco-friendly and reduce waste where possible. We will be providing paper cups for water and PURE electrolyte drink at the finish of the New Zealand Orienteering Championship races, however you are expected to do your bit to minimise waste. Competitors are strongly encouraged you to bring their own drink bottles or reusable cups for drinking, as well as their own safety pins for race numbers from previous events. Disposable cups will not be provided at any other events.

If you find you enjoy the PURE product, feel free to contact them at puresportsnutrition.co.nz

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Everybody is expected to car pool to the events, both for environmental and social reasons. The Middle event in particular has limited car parking. For this event, you are encouraged to carpool from Duntroon or Oamaru.

There will be no rubbish or recycling bins at any of the Events. All participants are required to take responsibility for any rubbish or recycling that they generate, to pack out what they bring and to leave no trace.

The Oamaru Resource Recovery Park will take all of your rubbish and recycling on Easter Saturday and Sunday but are not open on the two Friday 19th or Monday 22nd April. For more information, see www.resourcewaitaki.co.nz

Refund Policy If you wish to cancel your entry to the events, you will receive:

• A full refund of your event fees if we receive your cancellation before 5pm on Monday 15th April • A partial refund of 80% of your event fees if we receive your cancellation after 5pm Monday 15th April but before 5pm on Thursday 18th April • No refund if we receive your cancellation after 5pm Thursday 18th April There will be no refund if you wish to cancel your purchase of meal tickets or accommodation, at Waitaki Boys High School.

Kuriheka Venue for the New Zealand Long Distance Championships

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Competition Details National O League 2019 Round 3 Results in the M/W21E and M/W20A grades will earn points towards the 2019 National O League competition for the Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay. The Relay will also count for the team competition. More information about these competitions can be obtained from Malcolm Ingham, or found at orienteering.org.nz/news/hp-news-47-november-2018/. Selection Trials The Sprint, Middle and Long events are trials for the NZ teams to the 2019 World Orienteering Championships in Norway and the 2019 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Denmark. Unofficial Interclub Competition The inter-club challenge is conducted in two parts – an overall challenge and a junior challenge. Points are awarded to each club based on the best performances in all grades, across all three days of individual competition. Place points are awarded to the top 5 places in A grade classes and top 3 in B and AS grades. All competitors are awarded time points based on relativity to the winning time. Points are summed for each club over all competitors to calculate a club ranking for the Sprint, Middle and Long events. The overall competition is based on the sum of the club rankings from the 3 events. Interim results for this competition will be posted on the event website each evening and on the Noticeboard near Registration the next day. If possible, we will also announce the overall winner at the main prizegiving on Sunday night. Rules Competition Rules This competition will be run in accordance with the Competition Rules for New Zealand Foot Orienteering Events (referred to here as ONZ Rules) and the Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events (referred to here as IOF Rules). Both of these sets of rules may be viewed on the ONZ website under “Resources”.

Fair Play All competitors shall behave with fairness and honesty. Attempts to gain any information related to the courses, beyond that provided by the organiser, is prohibited before and during the competition. It is forbidden to bring any previous orienteering maps to the competition arenas. A competitor who breaks any rule, or benefits from the breaking of any rule, may be disqualified.

GPS Equipment As per Rule 21.4 of the IOF Rules, competitors shall not use or carry telecommunication equipment between entering the prestart area and reaching the finish of a race, unless the equipment has been approved by the Controller prior to the event. GPS-enabled devices (watches etc.) may be carried provided that they have no map display and are not used for navigation purposes.

Anti-Doping Doping is strictly forbidden. Drug Free Sport NZ is the National Anti-Doping Organisation in New Zealand and is responsible for ensuring athletes and sporting organisations comply with the WADA Code and for enforcing compliance with this Code via the Sports Anti-Doping Rules (SADR). For more information see drugfreesport.org.nz.

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Orienteering NZ will work with DFSNZ or the IOF within New Zealand to facilitate any in- competition testing. All athletes competing in the four main events comprising the New Zealand Orienteering Championships 2019 are required to comply with the Sports Anti-Doping Rules published by Drug Free Sport NZ. Shadowing Children Shadowing children is permitted for entrants in the M/W10N courses for safety purposes only. Please try not to provide assistance unless the child is becoming distressed.

Please note that shadowing a child before your own race will render YOUR result unofficial. An earlier or later start time can be arranged for those competitors by emailing [email protected] or by completing a form at Registration at least 30 minutes before their first start time of the weekend. Competition Maps Competition maps for the New Zealand Orienteering Championships will be digitally printed on Pretex 50.120 waterproof paper sourced from Jim Russell of Stay in Control, Bendigo, Australia. Plastic bags will not be offered.

The Sprint map has been drawing to the International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps 2007 (ISSOM2007) and the maps for the Long, Middle and Relay have been drawn to the International Specification for Orienteering Maps 2017 (ISOM2017). Further information on the specifications is available at orienteering.sport/iof/resources/mapping.

A copy of the 2015 version of the ‘Humpy Bumpy’ map to be used for the Relays is available on the event website and will be displayed at the event centre each day on the noticeboard. All other races of the New Zealand Championships are on new areas. Map Legends A copy of the Sprint, Long, Middle and Relay legends will be in each Registration pack and on display at the Event Centres but may not be on your actual course maps due to space restrictions. Control Descriptions Control Descriptions will not be issued at Registration but will be printed on all maps and loose copies will be available at the starting grid.

Competitors have one minute to prepare their control descriptions. There will be NO tape or other equipment available to do so.

Orange, Yellow and White courses will have control descriptions in English. Orange courses will also have symbolic descriptions available at the start.

Control descriptions for all courses are in accordance with the International Specification for Control Descriptions 2018 (ISCD2018). If you are running a Red or Orange course and are unfamiliar with IOF symbolic control descriptions, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the ISCD2018, which may be viewed at orienteering.sport/iof/resources/control- descriptions.

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Embargoed Area - Oamaru There is an embargo in place for the Sprint in the Oamaru town centre. A total embargo applies to the published embargo area from 8 am on the day of competition (Friday 19th April) until course closure at 4:30 pm. There are no restrictions on accessing the public areas within the embargo up until the end of Thursday 18th April, however, the use of maps, orienteering training of any kind and route choice testing is not allowed in the area. This embargo applies to all competitors and other persons, who, through knowledge of the terrain, may influence the results of the competition. For those competitors who may live, work or study within the area covered by the map, running training while going about their normal daily activity is permitted.

Areas completely Out of Bounds in the embargo:

• Thames St from the intersection with Severn St to Itchen St. • Humber St from Wear St to Itchen St. • Chelmer St from Cross St to the entrance of the Oamaru Top 10 Holiday Park. • Oamaru Botanic Gardens. • The area bounded by Severn St, Thames St and the Main railway line. • The area bounded by Thames St, Wear St, the Steam railway line, Wansbeck St and the coast. Areas where car travel only is permitted - no parking or stopping, except when required by traffic signals:

• Severn St (SH1) from Thames St to the railway line. Refer to the map below for a visual representation of the extent of the embargo.

People who have accommodation in the embargoed area for the night of Thursday 18th April must leave the embargoed area before 8 am on the day of competition.

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People who have accommodation in the embargoed area for the night of Friday April 19th may not enter the embargo between 8 am and 4:30 pm on the day of competition – i.e. you cannot check-in at your accommodation prior to the event or return to your accommodation until after Course Closure at 4:30 pm – as the area needs to be clear for active competitors.

With respect to the Middle, Long and Relay events, we are not embargoing these other areas as they are all on private land. We expect orienteers to be respectful of all these areas and heed our request to keep the areas ‘fresh’ and equitable for all. Electronic Timing System New Zealand Orienteering Championships and Follow-on Event #1 We will be using the SPORTident (SI) electronic punching system for all events in the New Zealand Orienteering Championships and Follow-on Event #1 in Naseby. The SI card that you carry with you on your course must be electronically cleared and checked before you start your course. As you enter the start area, place your SI card into the “clear” control unit. It will be clearly marked. Hold it there until you get a red light and a beep, confirming that your card has been cleared.

Next, place your SI card into the “check” control unit, to confirm that it is working properly. At each control, place the SI card into the hole in the top of the flat box mounted on the control stand. Hold it there briefly until a red light and a beep indicate that the control unit has transferred its number and time on to your SI card. If in doubt, do it again – it does not matter if you record the same control twice.

If a control unit should fail during the event and not give you a red light or a beep after a couple of tries, use the plastic ‘clipper’ with embedded pins on the control stand to punch the pin pattern in one of the square boxes printed on the edge of your map. Draw this to the attention of the Problem Desk before leaving the Finish area and explain what you have done.

If you go to the wrong control and put your SI card into a control unit that is not yours, don’t worry, just find the correct control and go through the process again. The wrong one will be discarded. However, it is essential that all controls on your course are visited in the correct sequence. For example, if control 3 is missed and control 4 punched with your SI card, you must go back and punch control 3 and then revisit and punch control 4 again before proceeding to control 5.

When you reach the finish line, you must put your SI card into one of the control units situated directly on the finish line. Again, wait for the beep and the red light, confirming your finish. Then proceed down the chute to the download station, which will read the information off your SI card and print out a sheet showing your course time and the split times between all controls.

Competitors must punch one of these Finish units and download even if they do not complete their course, so the organisers know that you have returned to the Event Centre and do not need to mount a search for you at the end of the day.

Your SI card has a number that is related specifically to you as a competitor. The cards must not be loaned to anyone else during the event. If you lose a hired SI card there will be a charge of $120 to cover the cost of a replacement.

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Follow-on Events #2, #3 and #4 Follow-on Events #2, #3 and #4 shall use the SFR electronic timing system. Competitors will wear a tag on their finger which must be cleared before starting. A “clear” unit will be available at the Start.

To punch a control, place your tag over the printed coloured circle on the green control units. These circles will either be red with SFR logo or have the Shotover Primary School logo. On success a red light will flash and unit will make a short beep.

You need to punch the start box to start your timing and punch the finish box to finish timing.

Controls Each control is equipped with

• A control flag • At least one electronic punching station (SI or SFR unit) • One pin punching device – only to be used if the electronic timing unit fails Where the SI timing system is used, the control code is located on top of the SI unit. For the SFR timing system, the control code is clearly visible on the control stand. There are many controls in the competition terrain for each event, so it is important to always to check the control codes when you punch.

There will be radio controls in all New Zealand Orienteering Championship events.

Waitaki Boys High School Venue for the Short but Sweet Sprint Relay

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Start Procedure Each runner is responsible for following the correct marked route to their Start. The competition area is Out of Bounds until your start time. Distances to the Start are specified for each race and it is the runner’s responsibility to be there on time.

All Starts will be silent – any instructions relevant to the event will be prominently displayed. It is your responsibility to have read and understood these instructions.

All New Zealand Orienteering Championship Events will use is a timed start, i.e. there is no SPORTident start punch. The other events will have a start punch.

The general Start layout is illustrated in the diagram below. All boxes have dimensions of approximately 5-10 m.

Late Start Lane

Box 2: Box 3: Box 4: Box 1: Manual SPORTident Control Start Box with Clear and Check check for safety Descriptions maps -4 min -3 min -2 min -1 min

Clock 1: Clock 2: Shows 4 mins Shows official ahead of official event time event time

Clock 1 is set to be four minutes ahead of the official event time so that when you complete the staged start procedure, your actual start time will align with the official event time.

When the time on Clock 1 is the same as the time on your race number, you will enter Box 1.

Box 1 (Start -4 min) Your race number will be checked by the official. It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct SI card. Clear and check your SI card as you enter the box,

Box 2 (Start -3 min) Punch your SI card into a check box held by an official. This confirms that your SI card is clear and electronically records your presence at the race start.

Box 3 (Start -2 min) Collect control descriptions for your course. The control descriptions will also be printed on the competition map.

Box 4 (Start -1 min) Go to the map box labelled with your grade. At the final beep on the start clock your time will start and you may collect your map and begin your course.

Runners will then follow the marked route to the start point which is indicated by a control with a flag (without an SI punching unit) in the terrain and a triangle on the competition map.

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Late Starts Runners who arrive to the start late must report to the late start lane where an official will accompany him/her.

Control descriptions and the competition map will be handed over by an official, and the competitor then starts the race when told to do so (Rule 22.9 of the IOF Rules) using a punch start.

The results of runners who start late will be based on their original start time (with no time compensation). Only if their lateness is the fault of the organiser will their actual race time be used (Rule 22.10 of the IOF Rules).

Any runner who is late, whether through their own fault or otherwise, should not discuss this with the start officials. Instead, if the competitor believes the organiser is responsible, he/she should make a complaint after finishing the race at the Problem Desk before leaving the Finish Area. Finish Procedure All runners, including those runners who do not complete the whole course, are required to pass and punch one of the SI units on the Finish line. Runners who do not punch at the Finish line will be considered as “missing”, which may cause a search for the missing person.

For the benefit of the commentators at all the events, and for officials and your fellow team members in the Relay your race number should be clearly visible as you cross the Finish line.

Each runner must download his/her SI-card at one of the manned download stations. There will be a Problem Desk for solving mispunches and handling problems regarding download. All maps will be collected at the Finish in all races. After download and map collection, runners are free to go for refreshments.

The schematic flow diagram below shows how the Finish system works:

SI card download

Map Reclaim Maps may be reclaimed from a designated location near the Finish only after the last competitor’s start. Competitors re-entering the map collection area before map reclaim has been authorised will be disqualified. Results Where the terrain allows, the O-Lynx system will display live, provisional results at the Event Centre. This will include information from the radio controls updating competitors’ progress on the course. Official results will be displayed as soon as possible after the event. The final official results for each day will be published on the event website, the Facebook page, and Winsplits as soon as possible after each event finishes.

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Commentary Race commentary will provide news and results based on live feeds from O-Lynx radio controls, and as such will be ‘unofficial’ times. Results Queries If your download indicates a mispunch or missing control, or there is anything else you wish to clarify about the download, or if a control failed to beep and flash, was missing, or any other problem occurred on your course, please proceed to the “Problem desk” between the download station and the map collection. Officials there will assist so that we can resolve the issue as soon as practical. Complaints In accordance with Rule 27 and Rule 28 of the IOF Rules and the ONZ Rules, complaints may be made in writing, using the appropriate forms which are available at the Registration tent in the Event Centres.

Complaints should be handed in to the Registration tent within 60 minutes of the affected competitor finishing.

The Event Controller will make a decision and notify the complainant as well as displaying the decision on the results board as soon as possible, but in any case, within 60 minutes.

There is no fee for a complaint. Protests If the complainant is not satisfied with the Controller’s decision, a protest may be lodged at the Registration tent. The time frame for this is within the next 60 minutes (Rule 28.3 of the ONZ Rules).

A fee equal to the entry fee for that day for the grade in question shall accompany any protest. This will be returned if the protest is accepted.

Protests will be forwarded to the Event Controller, who will convene a jury of three ONZ A- grade Controllers selected from amongst the current list of ONZ-qualified A grade controllers.

The jury will be selected taking into account the protester’s grade, family and club, to provide an impartial jury.

After due consideration, the jury will communicate their decision to the complainant. Prizegivings A prizegiving will be held at the conclusion of the Sprint.

The prizegiving for the Long and Middle events will be held on Sunday evening after the dinner, together with presentation of the ONZ awards for 2018. Come and help us celebrate our brightest and finest athletes, administrators, and orienteering heroes.

A prizegiving for the Relay will be held as soon as possible on the Monday once the results are known.

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Enter on the Day Course Options Enter on the Day (EOD) options are offered on Friday 19th April, Saturday 20th April and Sunday 21st April only. EOD entrants must register at least 90 minutes before the Course Closure time for each day. Results of those entering on the day will be unofficial.

The available EOD courses are detailed in the table below.

Option Sprint Long Middle EOD Red 3 9 6 EOD Orange 8 10 10 EOD Yellow 9 12 12 EOD White N/A 13 13

Fees Fees for EOD courses will be as per the table below, plus the $5 (junior) or $10 (senior) ONZ non- member daily levy if applicable, and $4 SPORTident hire if required.

Entry Type Sprint Long Middle Junior $26.00 $39.00 $39.00 Senior $39.00 $52.00 $52.00 Family $104.00 $143.00 $143.00 • All fees are in New Zealand Dollars and are inclusive of GST. • Junior is 20 years or younger (born in 1999 or later). • Senior is 21 years or older (born in 1998 or earlier). • Family is up to two adults (21 and over) plus two or more children (20 and under) who look to those adults as parents whether they live at the same address or not. • Non-club member levy does not apply if you are a member of any orienteering club in the world. Registration Procedure Decide which course you would like to run, then register and pay at Registration. You will be given a slip of paper to take up to the Start with your name, course, SI number and start time on it. Make sure you are there early enough to go through the start procedure properly (at least 6 minutes before your start time). Finish and Download At the Finish you can download at the normal download stations, and you will receive a printout of your result (overall time and control split times). You can hand in any hire SPORTident cards.

If there are still more people to start, you will need to hand in your map, but you can collect it along with everyone else once maps are available for collection.

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Our Shared and Your Personal Responsibility for Safety Expectations It is each participant’s responsibility to read this programme and all notices concerning risks and hazards and safety directions.

Comprehensive Health and Safety plans are kept at Registration in the Event Centres.

Competitors should use common sense at all times to ensure their own and others’ safety. Check for specific hazards in the event information and on the Hazards Board at the Event Centre. Participation is at your own risk.

In addition, all Competitors are expected to:

• Be fit and well enough to compete • Have their own water and warm and windproof clothing available at the Event Centre • Carry medication if required, e.g., inhaler for asthmatics, angina pills/spray, sweets for diabetics, and epi-pen or adrenalin for those with severe allergies • Wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day while competing • Wear a watch and return to the Event Centre by the course closure time • Carry a whistle on course for your own safety. Use your whistle if you need urgent help because of an injury or distress. The recognised distress signal is a series of six short blasts on a whistle. Pause and listen for reply and repeat to allow them to locate you. Do not use your whistle unless it is an emergency. • Notify the Event Coordinator and Controller of any potentially serious health problems by completing a form for that purpose at Registration before their first start of the weekend • Write any relevant health information and an emergency contact number on the back of their race number, to aid medical care in case of emergency • Always know where your children are • Obey all instructions and warnings • Consider wearing safety glasses • Keep clear of any plant or equipment, farm buildings, and out-of-bounds/unauthorised areas • Avoid disturbing livestock and keep away from all work activities • Report any damage to landowner plant or equipment (fences, walls, etc.,) to the Event Coordinator or Controller when they finish • Be suitably hydrated and/or carry water and/or know if/where water is available on their course • If you hear repeated sounding of car horns this means fire or another major problem. Abandon the course and return to the nearest road and thence to event centre, unless directed to another assembly point or exit route. Notify an event official you are safe. Competitors are also expected to render assistance on their course to anyone who is injured, has blown their whistle, or who requires physical assistance. Please do so as needed, and make event officials aware of the issue, so as we can organise the appropriate response.

To avoid initiating unnecessary searches after the event, competitors must punch the Finish SI unit even if they do not complete their course.

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Fire Open fires or smoking are both prohibited in all competition areas. If a fire is reported, the Fire Service is to be called immediately. If a competitor sees a fire, they are to return to the Event Centre immediately if safe to do so.

The Event Controller and the Finish Officials will work out how many and which runners are still out on course and which areas they are likely to be in. If there is an immediate danger to these competitors, and it is safe to do so, vehicles will be dispatched to pick up these competitors, or to instruct them to return to the Event Centre.

When the Fire Service arrives, the Event Controller will advise if people are still missing and follow the Fire Service instructions. First Aid First Responders (ProMed) will be present at all New Zealand Orienteering Championships events. PAPO will be invoiced for medical consumables used by ProMed at the event, so we would appreciate a contribution to these costs if any treatment provided to you or a member of your family is likely to cost more than $100. Clothing and Footwear Sprint events: Running shoes with or without rubber studs are allowed, but metal-tipped studs are forbidden. Shorts or O-suits are both suitable.

Forest events: Full body cover is recommended; consider wearing a long-sleeved top to protect your arms from cuts from undergrowth. Orienteering shoes with rubber or metal-tipped studs will be best. Eye protection is recommended for the Middle Distance race. Road Safety The New Zealand Orienteering Championships carnival involves a significant amount of driving between the various venues. The organisers would like to remind everyone to drive carefully and without haste, particularly if you are unfamiliar with the local roads. New Zealand roads, especially the minor roads used to access the maps, are narrow, windy and can have sharp, unexpected bends. Additionally, there may be slips, stock, other road users such as tractors, cyclists and pedestrians and other hazards with little or no warning. Many of the prescribed routes follow gravel roads, and rain, dust or darkness can change the driving conditions significantly. At all times drive to the conditions and remember that there is never any reason to be, or excuse for, speeding.

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New Zealand Sprint Distance Championships and Prizegiving

Date: Friday 19th April 2019 Event status: A-level Map: Oamaru Landowner: Waitaki District Council Planner: Mike Harding Controller: Bruce Steven Mapper: Linley Earnshaw Chief Organiser: Sue Unsworth Location of Event Centre: Eastern end of Wansbeck Street (45.1049S, 170.9722E) Map scale: 1:4,000 Map change: Courses 1-5 will have a map change. Contour interval: 2 m Registration opens: Midday First start: 1 pm Prizegiving for Sprint: As close to 3:30 pm as we can manage. Course closure: 4:30 pm

Directions to the Event Centre From Severn St turn east onto Itchen St (just south of the rail crossing at the bottom of the hill).

Travel east along Itchen St and turn right into Tees St (at the end of Thames St).

Travel south down Tees St and turn left into Wansbeck St.

Travel east along Wansbeck St and park in the carpark on the right just before Scotts Brewery.

The event centre is 150m east of the carpark in the foreshore reserve area.

The Historic Precinct is not Out of Bounds so feel free to wander around before and after your race. There are plenty of eateries that will be open on Good Friday, including the brewery. Out of Bounds Refer to the Embargoed Area notes under Competition Details earlier in the Programme for information on the Out of Bounds areas before and after your race.

Out of Bounds areas during the race are clearly marked on the competition maps. Start There are two Starts. Start 1 is for courses 1-5 and Start 2 is for courses 6-10. Start 2 is 800 m from the event centre along streets. Start 1 is a further 500 m from Start 2. The route to Start 1 crosses State Highway 1 just north of the railway line at the bottom of a big hill. Please use the pedestrian refuge to cross the road safely.

There is a large grassed area for warming up with plenty of shade at Start 1.

MWN10 competitors can start anytime between 2 pm and 3 pm. They should report to the start officials at Start 2 and they will use the punching start.

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Event Centre

Spectator Controls There are several spectator controls visible on the way to the starts. Special Hazards Pedestrians and traffic are significant hazards on all courses. Parts of courses utilise carparks and driveways, please be on the lookout for vehicles. As it is Good Friday, we expect the number of cars to be low, but you still need to look out for your own safety. The significant roads on the competition maps are marked as Out of Bounds, however you are still able to run along the footpaths beside these roads. The Out of Bounds only applies to the carriageway between the kerbs.

Courses have been planned to avoid competitors running in opposite directions around building corners. However, there are parts of the map where it has not been possible to avoid this. Take care at blind corners.

There are plenty of sets of stone steps on the map which may be slippery if wet. Terrain Oamaru is the venue for the Sprint race. The city centre has everything from planted gardens to wild hillsides, old and new buildings, railway lines and coastlines. The terrain includes tunnels and cut-throughs which lend themselves to good route-choice problems. Be on the ball and ready for quick decision making.

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Map Notes In the gardens there are several formal garden beds and areas of fragile plantings. These areas have been shown as ISSOM2007 symbol 528,1 Area with forbidden access (olive green) on the competition maps and are Out of Bounds. These areas will not be marked in the terrain.

Most streams and ponds are shown as ISSOM2007 symbol 304.1 Impassable body of water on the competition maps and are strictly Out of Bounds. There are two sections of stream that are crossable. One is on a compulsory route (Courses 1-5) and the other is on a viable route option between controls for some courses. In the image to the left, the left-hand part of the stream is passable, whilst the right-hand part is uncrossable. Course Information Courses 1-5: Courses 1-5 will cross under State Highway 1 using a normally dry stream bed. This leg is taped and untimed. There are controls at either end that signify the beginning and end of the untimed leg. Punch the control at the end of the tape to restart your time. You will then drop your first map in a box and follow the tape to pick up your second map. This location will be marked with a triangle on your second map and a control flag in the terrain (no punch). There will be five clearly labelled map boxes at this location. Ensure you pick up the correct map.

Wet Weather Option - If the stream level makes this route too dangerous then competitors will cross the State Highway using the signalised pedestrian crossing. Marshals will be present to help guide you through the crossings. If this option is used, it also means that competitors on their course will be sharing the footpath for a short distance with competitors on the way to the start. We ask that you practice fair play and do not ask about or share course information at this point.

Courses 6-10: After you enter the start sequence, you will cross a railway line at a pedestrian crossing point. If a train comes along (not scheduled), marshals will stop competitors from crossing until it is safe to do so, and the start times will be adjusted accordingly.

All Courses: There are two additional road crossings. These are untimed with controls on either side and are shown on the competition map with ISSOM2007 symbol 708 Crossing point. These crossings will be controlled by marshals who will stop competitors from crossing until it is safe to do so. It is a requirement of our Traffic Management Plan that competitors give way to cars at these crossing points. If you are asked to stop, please practice fair play and do not look at your map whilst waiting.

Whitestone Contracting have generously donated the traffic signs and cones for the road crossings.

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Course Men Women Est. Technical Length Climb Number Start Winning Difficulty (km) (m) of Time Controls (min) 1 M21E 12-15 Red 3.7 < 20 30 1 M20A 2 M16A W21E 12-15 Red 3.2 < 20 26 1 M18A W20A 3 M21A W16A 12-15 Red 3.0 < 20 25 1 M35A W18A M40A M45A M50A 4 M55A W21A 12-15 Red 2.6 < 20 22 1 M60A W35A W40A W45A W50A 5 M65A W55A 12-15 Red 2.2 < 20 18 1 M70A W60A M21AS 6 M75A W65A 12-15 Red 1.6 < 20 17 2 W70A W21AS 7 M80A W75A 12-15 Red 1.5 < 20 15 2 M85A W80A 8 M14A W14A 12-15 Orange 2.6 < 20 25 2 M21B W21B 9 M12A W12A 12-15 Yellow 2.2 < 20 29 2 OE 10 M10A W10A 12-15 White 1.6 < 20 24 2 MW10N OVE

Oamaru Venue for the New Zealand Sprint Distance Championships

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ONZ Club Forum and AGM Two Invitations All members of NZ Orienteering clubs are encouraged to attend the Orienteering New Zealand Club Forum on Good Friday at the Waitaki Boys High School Auditorium from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

ONZ will provide a brief update on what they have been working on lately and give clubs the opportunity to share ideas and good practice. Come and help learn how orienteers in other parts of New Zealand solve some of the challenges of running a great event calendar, increasing participation, and building membership of their club.

If anyone is interested in sharing any ideas at the Forum please email your ideas to: [email protected]

Later that evening (after dinner at the Waitaki Boys High School hostel dining room for those who have pre-ordered it), the Orienteering New Zealand Annual General Meeting will also take place in the school Auditorium from 8 pm to approximately 8:30 pm and as above, all members of NZ Orienteering clubs are very welcome to attend.

The draft ONZ AGM Agenda 2019 with Remits (1.1MB PDF) is available and has been sent to all clubs. Three remits have been received for consideration at the AGM. ONZ has provided responses to the remits.

The 2018 AGM Minutes – to be approved at AGM are also available for review.

The files are available via the links above and on the About Orienteering NZ page on the ONZ website at orienteering.org.nz/orienteeringnz/ A brief message from Russell Higham, ONZ’s Event Liaison officer Just a quick note regarding PAPO's brave move to hold an ONZ National Champs 250 km and 3 hours’ drive from their home base of Christchurch (equivalent to Auckland to Taupo). As ONZ Events Liaison I am tasked with coordinating and assisting clubs to hold major events. One of my aims is to take big events to different and interesting playgrounds and this is a model I would like to see used in the future.

PAPO have collaborated with Dunedin Orienteers (for location and funding), showing that this concept is, while not without its challenges, is viable. I for one congratulate both these clubs. PAPOs with outstanding organizing personnel, and Dunedin finding a way to have fantastic legacy maps created within their range for future use - Russell Higham Retired NZ Schools Orienteering Tops for Sale

ONZ General Manager Catriona McBean will be bringing some old NZ O uniforms down to sell. These have previously been advertised in Compass-Point. Please consider purchasing one as a donation for the Schools Team costs.

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View from the Chair (from the most recent Compass Point e-Newsletter) Hi all, it is pleasing to see 5 people (Martin Crosby (Auckland), Michael Croxford (Nelson), Tom Davies (Waikato) Marquita Gelderman (North West) and Pete Swanson (BOP)) have nominated themselves for the 2 vacancies on the ONZ Council. Particularly pleasing to also see a spread across different clubs. Clubs vote for the people to fill the vacancies, and the votes are weighted according to the number of members in the clubs.

Voting closes on the 12 April and we should have the results before the AGM on 19 April. As above, the AGM will be held on Good Friday after the sprint event in Oamaru.

Preceding the dinner at Waitaki Boys High School, ONZ will host a club forum, which is an opportunity for ONZ to update members on some initiatives we are working on, but mainly it is an opportunity for clubs to share ideas. This forum will take place from 5 – 6:30pm and hopefully generate lots of good dinner conversations also. It’s not too late to let Catriona know if you’d like an opportunity to share any good ideas you have on making orienteering easier to get involved in, more fun, or more efficient.

Another topic that I’ve been mulling over a bit lately is making sure we have the mix right between ONZ Council and ONZ Staff responsibilities and those of the clubs and volunteers who are the backbone of the sport and who make orienteering happen. We’ve had a lot of discussion around the Council table, and I know there is a lot of discussion, and some discontent, at club level also. I know everyone wants orienteering to grow and for that we need enthusiasm and engagement, as well as best practice and good guidance. To get the mix right we need to keep the communication channels open and positive. As always, I am open to your ideas and thoughts on how we get to this balance.

Cheers, and good running,

Jane Harding

(If you don’t get this newsletter and would like to, subscribe to it via the Orienteering New Zealand website here).

Kuriheka Venue for the New Zealand Long Distance Championships

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New Zealand Long Distance Championships

Date: Saturday 20th April 2019 Event status: A-level Map: Kuriheka Landowner: Kuriheka Trust, Neale Family, McAtamney Family Planner: Matt Bixley Controller: Michael Croxford Mapper: Russell Higham Technical Advisers: Jenni Adams and Carsten Jørgensen Chief Organiser: Sue Cooke Location of Event Centre: Tulliemet Rd (45.204054S, 170.727282E) Map scale: Varies between courses. Refer to detailed information below. Contour interval: 5 m Registration opens: 9 am Easter Egg hunt for kids: Sometime between 9 am and 10 am (starts at the Creche tent) First start: 10 am Prizegiving for Long: Waitaki Boys High School Auditorium, 7 pm Sunday 21st April Course closure: 4 pm

Directions to the Event Centre From Oamaru (allow 40 minutes): Travel South on SH1 to Herbert, approximately 22 km from the Centre of Oamaru. Orange and white orienteering direction signs will be placed at each intersection from the turn off at Herbert.

In Herbert, turn right off SH1 at Ord Street. For safety reasons on SH1 please only use this turn- off. After 200 m, turn left into Monk Street (do not follow the yellow road sign to Kuriheka). After 700 m, Monk Street turns sharply right into Glencoe Road. After 200 m, be careful crossing the railway tracks. After 1 km, continue straight as Glencoe Road becomes Tulliemet Road at a road intersection. In a further 350 m, the road becomes unsealed and narrows and steepens. Please take additional care from here until the Event Centre which is a further 5 km along the unsealed road. There are two short very steep sections of road that are sealed.

Do not use One Tree Hill Road to or from the event as it is unsealed and passes close to houses. Cars will cause a dust nuisance.

From Dunedin (allow 1 hour and 30 minutes): Travel north approximately 90 km to Herbert. Do not use either Cullen or Burgh Streets. Turn left into Ord Street as signposted and follow the instructions above. Parking Please follow the instructions of the parking wardens. There is plenty of parking on the flat paddock to the east of the access road.

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Out of Bounds All areas North and East of the area encompassing the Parking, Event Centre, Model Map and Finish (bounded by fences) are Out of Bounds before and after your race.

The northern part of the paddock used for the Start and Warm-up is Out of Bounds. The boundary of this will be marked by Out-of-Bounds signs.

Tulliemet Road is also Out of Bounds once you have entered the venue. Do not use this road for warming up as it is narrow and needs to be kept clear for vehicle access. This will be monitored. Model Map A model map is provided in the area immediately to the west of the Parking. Please be careful in this gully as there are some very steep areas and cliffs. Children should be actively monitored if accessing this area. It is for use as a model map only and not a playground due to hazards.

The model map may be collected from Registration on the day of the Event. Start The Start is 600 m from Parking across a gentle paddock. Please only use the fence crossing as provided.

The model map and the open ground in the paddock between Parking and the Start may be used for warming up. The road must not be used for warming up. Event Centre Competitors are encouraged to set-up their club tents near the Finish where good views over the final few controls are possible. It is a short 250 m walk from Parking.

Spectator Controls There are route choices past the Event Centre for courses 1-4.

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Special Hazards Full body protection is recommended. There is ongaonga (tree nettle) present within the kānuka forest. There will be freshly dug plant available on display on the way to the start for you view (DO NOT TOUCH!). There is also bush lawyer, patches of gorse and broken branches in the forest. Competitors should consider eye protection.

The ground under the kānuka forest can be slippery if wet and competitors should consider wearing spikes.

During field checking, stags and deer were encountered. They will move if disturbed but do not corner them. Safety Bearing There is one vehicle track along the main spur which runs north-south. The first part of most courses will be on the eastern side of this track and the safety bearing is west. If your course passes over to the western side of this track then the safety bearing is east. Generally, on all parts of the map, going uphill will get you eventually back to the Event Centre (it is the highest point on the map). Terrain Flat-topped farmland between gullies forested in mature kānuka and pine. The open land is well-grazed with short grass. It is also fast running under all the trees except in a few areas where the light has penetrated and allowed a vegetation tangle. The streams vary from a trickle to a wade and the sides of the gullies can be steep in places with occasional rocky outcrops. The whole area slopes gently downhill towards the northeast from the main access road and there are a few farm fences, generally with a top barbed wire strand. Longer courses will have a handful of fence crossings, shorter courses only 1-2. Expect to see a few deer along the way (8 on one planning day). Map Notes The boundary between pine and kānuka forest has been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 416 Distinct vegetation boundary (the dashed green line variant) on the competition maps.

Very large mature pine trees within the kānuka forest have been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 417 Prominent large tree on the competition maps. These trees are sometimes only visible as trunks within the forest.

Small stands of mature pine trees have been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 416 where there is generally little to no kānuka present, whereas individual mature pine trees within a sub canopy of kānuka have been mapped with ISOM2017 symbol 417. Some prominent trees mapped with the ISOM2017 symbol 417 may be in close proximity to areas mapped with the ISOM2017 symbol 416.

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ISOM2017 symbol 419 Prominent vegetation feature (green X) has been used to show the location of the rootstocks of fallen large trees.

ISOM2017 symbol 531 Prominent man-made feature (black X) has been used to map obvious artificial features such as isolated individual fence-posts or other typical farm related features.

A special symbol has been created on the map to represent large areas of ongaonga. The symbol is a purple version of ISOM2017 symbol 201 Impassable cliff,

Course Information Linear Features Competitors on courses 12 and 13 should familiarise themselves with a range of line features. In particular, there are minor watercourses, tapes, fences and vegetation boundaries. Vegetation boundaries of the kānuka forest with the adjoining paddocks in particular are very obvious and runners should be familiar with the difference between white and yellow on the map. Vegetation boundaries between the pine and kānuka within forest blocks have not been used as line features on these courses.

Taped Route A taped route has been cut and marked from a ruined fence on a spur through to an adjoining stream. The route has been created to assist those on the short red courses to traverse a slope with some bush lawyer and debris. The route is marked with pink streamers tied at regular intervals at eye level. The starts where the western end of the ruined fence meets the light green and finishes where the route meets a stream bend opposite a small cliff. It has been shown on all maps as ISOM2017 symbol 710 Crossing point. It is not mandatory and is available for all runners.

Water Water has been provided on the courses at the following locations:

• All courses except Course 13 have a water station available on route choices between one-third and two-thirds of the way through their course. The water station has been shown with ISOM2017 symbol 713 Refreshment point. • There is water available at both the start and finish with these being route choice options for Courses 1 to 4. These water stations are not shown on the map. • Courses 1 and 2 have water at a control between approximately one-third and one-half of the way through their course. This is marked on control descriptions. Do not drink water from streams while on the course due to a high level of feral animals within the competition area.

Map Flip Courses 1, 3, 4a and 4b have a map flip. The start of the 2nd side is indicated with the same control symbol at the end of the first side. For example, Control 7 appears as the end on side 1 and the start on side 2.

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Course Men Women Est. Technical Length Map Climb Number Winning Difficulty (km) Scale (m) of Time Controls (min) 1 M21E 90-100 Red 13.1 1:15 000 670 25 2 M20A W21E 80 Red 8.5 1:15 000 450 15 M21A M35A 3 M18A 60 Red 7.0 1:10 000 400 15 M40A M45A 4a M50A W21A 55 Red 6.0 1:10 000 270 14 W35A 4b W20A 50 Red 6.0 1:15 000 270 14 5a M55A 50 Red 4.6 1:10 000 235 11 M16A 5b M21AS W40A 50 Red 4.4 1:10 000 200 14 W45A 6 M60A W18 45 Red 3.7 1:10 000 185 13 W50A 7 M40AS W55A 45 Red 3.6 1:10 000 170 12 M65A W21AS W16A 8 M70A W60A 45 Red 2.9 1:10 000 95 10 M75A W65A 9 M80A W40AS 45 Red 2.5 1:10 000 85 9 M85A W70A W75A W80A W85A 10 M14A W21B 45 Orange 4.0 1:10 000 205 11 M16B M18B M20B M21B 11 M40B W14A 40 Orange 3.0 1:10 000 160 10 W16B W18B W20B W40B 12 M12A W12A 35 Yellow 2.5 1:7 500 95 11 M14B W14B OE 13 M10A W10A 35 White 2.1 1:7 500 60 15 M12B W12B MW10N OVE • Course 12 and 13 times are estimated median finish times for the A grade classes

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New Zealand Middle Distance Championships

Date: Sunday 21st April 2019 Event status: A-level Map: Maerewhenua Landowner: Danlu Forestry, Charlie Robinson Planner: Jean Cory-Wright Controller: Alistair Cory-Wright Mapper: Russell Higham Chief Organiser: Julia Fettes Location of Event Centre: West Maerwhenua Rd (44.914319S, 170.603176E) Map scale: 1:7 500 Contour interval: 5 m Registration opens: 9 am First start: 10 am Prizegiving for Middle: Waitaki Boys High School Auditorium, 7 pm Sunday 21st April Course closure: 3 pm Relay team registration: All forms must be submitted to Registration by 3 pm

Directions to the Event Centre From Oamaru (allow 45 minutes): Take SH1 north out of Oamaru. At Pukeuri (8.7 km), turn left onto SH83 (signposted Kurow, Omarama). After a further 34 km look out for O-signs and turn left onto the Livingstone- Duntroon Road. Follow this road for 8 km to Earthquakes Road. Note: At about 4km along this road the main route curves left. Your route is straight ahead to Danseys Pass. GIVE WAY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. Turn right onto Earthquakes Road and follow signs 3 km to the carpark field (mostly on gravel road). From Herbert (allow 45 minutes): Travel north on SH1 to Maheno (8.2 km). Turn left onto the Tokarahi-Tapui Road and drive 33 km to Tokarahi. Just before the village, turn left onto the Tokarahi-Duntroon Road and follow this for 6.6 km to Earthquakes Road (O-sign). Turn left into Earthquakes Road and follow signs 3km to the carpark field (mostly on gravel road).

From Danseys Pass (allow 50 minutes from the pass): Travel north to 4km beyond the Tokarahi Golf Club. Turn left into Earthquakes Road and after the bridge follow the sign straight ahead on to Bushy Creek Road. See Step 5 of the directions from Oamaru for the rest of the way. NOTE: There is a dip and a hump to get off the road and into the carpark. Low-slung cars may not be able to enter. Please park on the grass verge. Out of Bounds The area south of Bushy Creek Road and northwest of West Maerewhenua Road is Out of Bounds before and after your race.

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Start There are two Starts. Start 1 is for courses 1-4 and Start 2 is for courses 5-13. Start 1 is 600 m from the Event Centre with some uphill (allow 10 minutes’ walk). Start 2 is 650 m from the Event Centre with some uphill (allow 12 minutes’ walk).

Warming up is permitted on the route from Parking to the Event Centre. Do not stray from the tapes. Event Centre The Event Centre is 700 m from Parking, up over a spur. Allow 15 minutes’ walk. The route includes a small stream crossing on stepping stones.

Spectator Controls There will be a spectator viewpoint above the Event Centre from where a number of controls will be visible. This viewpoint will open from 11:45 am and may only be visited by those who have already run. Finishers will receive a hand stamp at the Download which will act as their passport to the viewpoint. The area is on top of a cliff which will be marked off with barrier tape. No one is to cross over the tape. Numbers may be restricted if the area becomes overcrowded. Special Hazards Special hazards in the terrain include cliffs, steep slopes, rocky ground, gorse and blackberry. Safety Bearing The Safety Bearing is to head east into the farmland and then north to the Event Centre. Terrain Maerewhenua is a small map that more than makes up in quality what it lacks in overall size. Old gold workings have changed the shape of the ground, leaving intricate features that will test your navigation skills. The vegetation is predominantly pine forest on intricate terrain. A number of ridges cross the area, all containing deeply incised gullies, steep earth banks, earth towers and cliffs. Visibility is generally good, with runnability slowed in places by rocky ground, steep slopes and patches

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of gorse, broom and blackberry. The longer courses will also cross an area of farmland and semi-open terrain. Map Notes There is a ride that runs through most of the map. It is predominantly a clear strip of ankle-high grass and has been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 401 Open land on the competition maps. In places it becomes a track and has been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 506 Small footpath for short lengths. Examples:

Ride only: Ride and track:

There are a number of earth towers on the map - over 2m high. These have been shown as ISOM2017 symbol 115 Prominent landform feature (brown triangle). Where these are used as control site, the control description symbol is a tall black triangle - rock pillar (see below).

There are several narrow passages between cliffs which have been mapped using two parallel ISOM2017 symbol 202 Cliff lines, referred to as a narrow passage. There are also some instances where the gap between the cliffs is narrow enough to allow competitors to step across the gap. These have been mapped using ISOM2017 symbol 215 Trench. Competitors should familiarise themselves with some of the less common features and their corresponding control description symbols:

Symbol 107 Erosion gully Map symbol: Control description:

Symbol 108 Small erosion gully Map symbol: Control description:

Symbol 115 High earth tower Map symbol: Control description:

Symbol 202 Narrow passage Map symbol: Control description:

Symbol 203 Cave Map symbol: Control description:

Symbol 215 Trench Map symbol: Control description:

The area contains lines of cliffs, shown as a series of black lines on the map. Competitors should be careful not to confuse these with the black dashed lines of the track symbol. The cliff symbols have rounded ends. The track symbol has square ends. Course Information Courses 1 and 2: Courses 1 and 2 have a map change. At the final control on their Part 1 course, competitors must place their map in the box beside the control and follow a tape for 30 m. At the end of this tape, there will be 2 boxes marked Course 1 and Course 2 containing Part 2 maps. Competitors must take the correct Part 2 map. The start location of both Part 2 courses will be at the Part 2 map boxes. This location will be marked on the Part 2 map as a triangle. Courses 12 and 13: Course 12 and 13 have a leg that runs beside a road for 30 m. Access to the road will be barred with tape. This is a safety barrier, not a marked route between controls. Competitors must not cross over or under this tape.

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Course Men Women Est. Win Technical Length Climb Number Start Time Difficulty (km) (m) of (min) Controls

1 M21E 35 Red 3.8 180 21 1

2 M20A W21E 35 Red 3.0 150 17 1 M21A M35A 3 M18A 33 Red 2.7 145 17 1 M40A M45A 4 M50A W20A 33 Red 2.4 130 15 1 W21A W35A 5 M16A W40A 30 Red 2.3 120 14 2 M21AS W45A M55A 6 M60A W18A 27 Red 2.1 110 14 2 W50A

7 M40AS W16A 27 Red 2.0 110 11 2 M65A W21AS W55A 8 M70A W60A 27 Red 1.9 100 11 2 M75A W65A 9 M80A W40AS 27 Red 1.4 90 9 2 M85A W70A W75A W80A W85A 10 M14A W21B 25 Orange 2.1 110 13 2 M16B M18B M20B M21B 11 M40B W14A 22 Orange 2.0 95 12 2 W16B W18B W20B W40B 12 M12A W12A 21 Yellow 2.0 80 13 2 M14B W14B Open Easy

13 M10A W10A 21 White 1.7 70 15 2 M12B W12B MW10N Open Very Easy • Course 12 and 13 times are estimated median finish times for the A grade classes

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Short but Sweet Sprint Relay by Tane and Nick

Date: Sunday 21st April 2019 Map: Waitaki Boys High School Landowner: Waitaki Boys High School Planner: Nick Hann Controller: Tane Cambridge Mapper: Ryan Moore Map scale: 1:2 500 Contour interval: 2.5 m Briefing: 5:00 pm Relay mass start: 5:10 pm Course closure: 6:30 pm

Directions to Event Centre From central Oamaru, take State Highway 1 north, then turn right onto Waitaki Ave. Follow Waitaki Ave to the end. Watch for trains at the railway crossing just before the school gate at the end of the road. Follow signs to parking from the school gate.

The Event Centre is in Waitaki Boys High School. Follow signs from Parking to the Event Centre, Event Centre Water will not be provided at the Event Centre. Please bring your own drink bottle or water container.

Maps will be collected at the finish line and handed out once the winning team has crossed the finish line. Special Hazards The main hazard is the three ghosts which inhabit the haunted north dormitory.

Be especially careful running around building corners. There will be runners going in all sorts of directions and they won’t be looking out for you!

If you get especially off-course you may end up in the Pacific Ocean, hence flotation devices are recommended if you are liable to get lost. Terrain A classic old school. Grass, buildings (although you won’t be going through those) and some gardens. Event Format The Event is a sprint relay with teams of four. All four members should preferably be from different clubs and there must be at least one male and one female in each team.

Each leg will be approximately 0.8 to 1.0 km long with minimal climb.

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Race Instructions The race will be run in accordance with the International System of Honesty.

Try to get yourselves into teams before the Event, but if you do not have a complete team, assemble at the finish with plenty of time before the briefing to try to find other runners.

Each team will be handed a set of four maps. One map is taken by each runner in the team, These maps will be folded and must not be viewed before you start.

One SI card is required per team. This SI card will be the baton for your team and is passed from runner to runner. Ensure this is cleared and checked before the start.

The start of the relay will be a mass start. No manual punch start will be required.

Each leg of the relay consists of several controls in the school grounds, which must be visited in the order shown on the map. Each control will consist of a control flag which must be touched. After you have visited all controls on your course, punch the pivot SI control in the Event Centre and tag the next runner for your team who will go out on the next leg.

The fourth runner will finish the team’s race by crossing the finish line where their time will be recorded by punching the finish SI box. A Note on the Name The event will most certainly be short. But we will not be handing out sweets. Feel free to bring some to share!

Nick Hann and Tane Cambridge

Waitaki Boys High School Venue for the Short but Sweet Sprint Relay

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Middle, Long and ONZ Prizegivings In addition to the medal ceremonies for each of the Middle and Long events, this prizegiving includes the annual announcement and celebration of the winners of the following Orienteering New Zealand awards for 2018.

This is a non-ticketed event, so please come and help us celebrate our brightest and finest athletes, administrators and orienteering heroes. Services to NZ Orienteering Our premier service award honouring an individual who has contributed in a most deserving manner to the development of orienteering in NZ. International Performance For achievement by an individual or team in international competition in year preceding. Kapiti HAVOC Trophy For international performance in year proceeding by a junior. Coach of the Year For outstanding contribution in coaching during year proceeding by an individual. Mountain Bike Orienteer of the Year For meritorious performance by an individual or team in mountain bike orienteering during year preceding. Rogainer of the Year For meritorious performance by an individual or team in rogaining during year preceding. Administrator of the Year For outstanding contribution in administration for either a club, ONZ or a special project during year proceeding by an individual.

Maerewhenua Venue for the New Zealand Middle Distance Championships

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New Zealand Relay Championships and Prizegiving

Date: Monday 22nd April 2019 Map: Humpy Bumpy Landowner: Alastair & Carrie Gibson Planner: Carsten Jørgensen Controller: Jenni Adams Mapper: Carsten Jørgensen Chief Organiser: Vivien Bloor Location of Event Centre: Earthquake Rd (44.884540S, 170.625917E) Map scale: 1:7 500 Contour interval: 5 m Registration opens: 9 am Runners who do not know their 9:20 am teammates meet at the noticeboard near Registration: Briefing: 9:45 am Open: 10:00 am Veteran: 10:05 am First start: Masters: 10:10 am Short: 10:15 am Mass start for remaining 11:45 am second and third leg runners: Prizegiving for Relay: As close to 12:30 pm as we can manage Course closure: 1 pm

Directions to the Event Centre From Oamaru (allow 45 minutes): Take SH1 north out of Oamaru. At Pukeuri (8.7km), turn left onto SH83 (signposted Kurow, Omarama). After a further 34km look out for Orienteering signs and turn left onto the Livingstone-Duntroon Road. Follow this road for 8km to Earthquakes Road. Note: At about 4km along this road the main route curves left. Your route is straight ahead to Danseys Pass. GIVE WAY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. Turn right into Earthquakes Road and follow signs 3km to the carpark field (mostly on gravel road).

From Herbert (allow 45 minutes): Travel north on SH1 to Maheno (8.2km). Turn left onto the Tokarahi-Tapui Road and drive 33km to Tokarahi. Just before the village, turn left onto the Tokarahi-Duntroon Road and follow this for 6.6km to Earthquakes Road (Orienteering sign). Turn right into Earthquakes Road and follow signs 3km to the carpark field (mostly on gravel road).

From Danseys Pass (allow 50 minutes from the pass itself): Travel north to 4 km beyond the Tokarahi Golf Club. Turn left into Earthquakes Road and follow signs 3 km to the carpark field (mostly on gravel road).

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Out of Bounds All areas outside the Parking, Event Centre and route between the Parking and Event Centre are Out of Bounds before and after your race.

There are bulls in one paddock which is marked as Out of Bounds. There will be hazard tape placed along the fence boundary for this paddock and the paddock will be identified to competitors in the briefing (it is close to the Event Centre). Start The Start is in the Event Centre. Warming up is permitted adjacent to Parking and along the route to the Event Centre. Event Centre

Spectator Control There is a spectator control adjacent to the Event Centre. It will be visited by all courses except the white and yellow courses (mixed short 2 and 3). Radio Controls The spectator control will have a radio transmitter. This is approximately half-way through all courses which visit this control. In addition, there will be radio controls approximately 500 m before the finish for all courses. Special Hazards There are some sink-holes in the area. These are quite small in cross-sectional area but very deep. Due to their small area they are not mapped but those seen by the Planner and Controller will be identified on the ground with hazard tape.

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The terrain also includes uneven ground, cliffs, fences and thistles throughout the area. There are bulls in one paddock which is marked as Out of Bounds. There will be hazard tape placed along the fence boundary for this paddock and the paddock will be identified to competitors in the briefing (it is close to the Event Centre).

Safety Bearing Due to the presence of bulls in the area it is not possible to give a simple safety bearing instruction. There is an area of pine forest close to the event centre which is visible from most areas of the map. Competitors should identify this forest before starting and if they become disorientated make their way to the southwestern corner of the forest, from where they will be able to see the Event Centre. If there is limited visibility, instructions will be given in the briefing for how to return safely to the Event Centre.

Terrain The terrain consists of predominantly open farm land with mostly good runnability. In some areas, long grass or tussock, scrub and uneven ground make the runnability slower. There are some areas of matagouri which motivates full leg cover. The slopes vary from moderate to steep with some areas of intricate contour and rock features. There are two small areas of pine forest with very good runnability. Electric fences will be off during the event. Map Notes ISOM2017 symbol 401 Open land has been used to designate cultivated land (areas which have been ploughed and planted), Rough open land this side whilst ISOM2017 symbol 403 Rough open land has been used for tussock areas. These two types of open land are clearly distinguishable in the terrain. In each of these areas the runnability is variable from fast to moderate. The runnability is generally better in the cultivated land but in some areas the feed crop can slow progress. Some areas of the tussock land offer good running but the steeper slopes are generally rougher and Open land this side slower.

Fences have been removed from Open, Masters and Veteran course maps. Fences are on the maps for all Mixed Short legs.

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Course Information All courses other than leg 2 of the Mixed Short have some gaffling/forking.

The Mixed Short Leg 1 has a pivot control with butterfly loops. The pivot control must be punched each time it is visited. There are areas where the controls are in close proximity; check your control codes.

Class Leg Allowed Classes Est. Technical Length Climb Number Winning Difficulty (km) (m) of Time Controls (min) Mixed 1 Up to MW16 25 Orange 3.1-3.2 115 16 Short All B & C Classes 2 Up to MW12, 15 White 1.6 55 11 MW12B-14B, All C Classes 3 Up to MW14 20 Yellow 1.9-2.0 65 12 Mixed 1 Open 30 Red 4.9-5.0 185-195 20 Open 2 Open 30 Red 4.2-4.3 160-170 17

3 Open 30 Red 4.9-5.0 185-195 20

Mixed 1 MW40+ 25 Red 4.2-4.3 160-170 17 Masters 2 MW40+ 25 Red 3.8 155 17

3 MW40+ 25 Red 4.2-4.3 160-170 17

Mixed 1 MW60+ 20 Red 3.1-3.2 110-130 15 Veterans 2 MW60+ 20 Red 2.9-3.0 100-110 14

3 MW60+ 20 Red 3.1-3.2 110-130 15

Notes:

• All relay teams must include at least one female who may run any one of the legs. • The length of leg 2 for red courses will be shorter than leg 1 and 3, because it will be planned based on the fastest woman's expected time. • Small clubs with 30 or less members may combine with another club from the same region to form a composite team. The combined team will be an official entry in the New Zealand relay. • While the MW16 red level runners are not specifically catered for by this format, they still have the option of running in the open grade. • It's important to note that unofficial entries are welcome in any grade where teams don't meet the eligibility requirements - the aim being to get as many participants as possible. For example, an M16/W40/M55 combination may compete in the Mixed Masters as an unofficial entry. • Every competitor must use the same SI card that they used for the Long Event. The criteria used to determine eligibility for relay legs are as follows: The eligible age grade for a competitor is their actual age grade. For example, a 43-year-old who runs M21E in the Long will be eligible to run as an M40A in the Relay. The eligible race class (E, A, AS, B or C) for a competitor is the race class that the competitor entered for the Long. A competitor who runs an A or AS class in the Long will not be eligible to run as a B class runner in the Relay.

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Follow-on Event #1 – Naseby This event has 6 courses akin to the typical NZ “Orienteer of the Year – OY” series event – White, Yellow, Orange and 3 Red courses.

Date: Wednesday 24th April 2019 Map: Sandpit and Broomgrove for Courses 1 and 2 Sandpit for Courses 3-6 Landowner: Earnslaw One Planner: Jeni Pelvin Controller: Miles Thayer Mapper: Broomgrove: Nick Hann Sandpit: Michael Wood, MAPsport Services Location of Event Centre: Channel Rd (45.038774S, 170.142354E) Map scale: Broomgrove: 1:7 500 Sandpit: 1:5 000 Contour interval: 5 m (for both maps) First start: 11 am Course closure: 4 pm

Directions to the Event Centre Follow Channel Rd from Naseby to Parking 200 m south of the Maniototo International Ice Curling Rink. Parking will be along Channel Rd, on a rough, wide, grass verge, both before and after the Event Centre location. Please follow the instructions of the parking assistants and ensure you are parked well off the road if you have young children in your car. Entries Entries were taken via Enter-O with your Nationals entry. If you hired a SI chip for the Nationals, retain it after the Relay, use it for Naseby, then hand it in at the Finish. We’ll return it to PAPO.

There will be no Enter on the Day capacity. However, if you were not sure if you were going to make it to this particular event, or you want to come to this event only, please email [email protected] indicating the course you wish to enter by midnight Sunday 14th April so we can create a list of those extra to the Enter O entries who wish to have a map available for them. You can then pay (cash only please – see fees below) on the day at the club caravan. These people who intend to do the Medium Red course will only be able to start AFTER the last start on the published Medium Red start list, so please do not arrive until at least 2pm or so. These people will need to check in at the club caravan/computer prior to running, to ensure they are registered on the system.

Fees for O club members – Senior (20 yrs+) $25, Tertiary student or school-aged child $15, pre- schooler $5, Family maximum $65

Fees for Non O club members – Senior (20 yrs+) $35, Tertiary student or School aged child $20, pre-schooler $5, Family maximum $90

[N.B. each fee includes Ernslaw One Forestry fee of $10 per adult and for $5 per school-aged child.]

All SI hire: $5 per hire

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Start In keeping with the low-key nature of our club, and of Naseby, we wanted to have a queue-for- your-course-when-you-arrive system, but with almost 100 competitors on Medium Red, we’ll need to have a start list – for that course only. The Medium Red start list will be based on those entered in Enter O, and available at all Nationals events, as well as up on the Nationals website (under the Naseby Follow On event page) and the Dunedin Orienteering website. The Start will be operating between 11am and 2.30pm (to cover all these Medium Red competitors at 2 min intervals). Any other courses can turn up and queue for their start within that window of time.

Start intervals are at 2 minutes with 4-minute call up. Event Centre Naseby is lovely and relaxed, with awesome MTB trails. An MTB cloth trail map is available to purchase from the Naseby Shop. It’s flat from the township to the Event Centre – 1.5 km. If you have bikes, we encourage you to minimise your carbon footprint by biking from your accommodation. Cyclists are welcome to leave your valuables in the club caravan or under the club shelter whilst you run.

Please support the local pubs (Ancient Briton and the Royal), the Naseby Shop for ice creams, and the Black Forest Café for great coffee and food.

Portaloo toilets and a urinal tent for men will be provided. There are flush, public toilet facilities 1.5 km away at the Naseby Domain.

Please support our efforts to reduce usage of plastic/paper cups at the Finish, by dropping at the Finish, before your run, your own named picnic cup or drink bottle. Terrain The terrain is old gold mining sluicings with unusual erosion features such as dirt pillars, gullies and pits, covered in a mixture of Douglas Fir, Larch and various pine species. Some single track MTB tracks are present and often difficult to detect after wind and subsequent fresh layers of pine or larch needles. Full body cover (for thinning piles and brambles in greener sections) and eye protection (for eye-height horizontal branchlets) is recommended for those on Red courses. Orange course competitors are recommended to Sandpit have leg protection only. Course Information The north west boundary of the Sandpit map is the main road from Ranfurly into Naseby. Medium and Long Red courses only will come to this boundary, punch a time-out control, have a map change/flip, have an allocated 2minutes to carefully cross this road and run 300 m up Wet Gulley Rd to the time-in control, and continue their course through the map of Broomgrove. At the completion of the Broomgrove segment, they traverse the same allocated 2 min leg, back across the road into Sandpit, time-out that leg, flip the map back over and continue their course across Sandpit back to the Finish at the Broomgrove Event Centre.

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Course Course Name Length (km) Climb (m) Number of Controls 1 Long Red 6.7 100 29 2 Medium Red 5.3 23 3 Short Red 2.1 13 4 Orange 2.5 12 5 Yellow 1.9 14 6 White 1.5 11

Opportunity For Further Orienteering Across Broomgrove Only On Thursday 25th April (Anzac Day) Until 12pm Broomgrove is a fabulous map that has only been used once before, for the South Island Champs Middle Distance in 2015. After this event, which only Medium and Long Red competitors will use, it will be logged. After course closure on Wednesday, all Sandpit controls will be bought in, but we will leave out the Broomgrove controls until 12pm Thursday. After the last start on the Wednesday, we’ll sell a paper All Controls Broomgrove map for a gold coin donation at the Event Centre. Short Red competitors, who won’t get to the map on their course, or Orange course competitors looking to move up to Red level, may like to take advantage of this opportunity for a bit of extra training. The area is too technical for White and Yellow competitors to go into on their own. Thursday 25th April Anzac Day Dawn Service at Ranfurly Cenotaph This is a lovely rural Anzac Dawn Service, at 6am, at the Ranfurly War Memorial Reserve, Pery St, Ranfurly. Help? Most of our club members live 1 ½ hrs drive away, and still have to work on this weekday. If you are staying in Naseby and happy to help out at a relaxed event in a nice forest setting, we’d be grateful for any assistance. Please email [email protected] to offer some help.

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Follow-on Event #2 – Twelve Mile

Date: Thursday 25th April 2019 Map: Twelve Mile Landowner: Department of Conservation Planner: Chris Forne Controller: Chris Forne Map scale: 1:5 000 Contour interval: 2.5 m Registration opens 9:30 am First start: 10 am Last start: 12 pm Course closure: 2 pm

Directions to Event Centre From Queenstown Central, head west toward Glenorchy for 11km. Signposted from turn off to Twelve Mile Delta. Event Centre Water will be provided at the Event Centre but in order to reduce waste disposable cups will not be provided. Please bring your own reusable vessel.

Maps will not be collected at the finish line, but they must not be shown to anyone yet to compete. Anyone found to be involved in showing or viewing maps as such will be disqualified. Special Hazards Due to the fire risk, absolutely no smoking or fires.

Any competitors who fail to complete their course must still return to the finish.

Full body cover is recommended, especially on Red level courses. Due areas of dense vegetation, competitors are advised to consider eye protection. Participants are also advised to carry a whistle at all times.

The ground is steep in places, with a significant impassable gorge running through the centre of the map. Terrain River terraces and glacial hills, covered with a mixture of beech forest, manuka, scrub, and rejuvenating native. Areas of old gold mining and tailings. Much of the vegetation is fairly dense, so look for the tracks, open areas, bare rock and lighter green areas. Course Information Courses are middle distance length. No water will be provided on courses, but there will be numerous streams which are possible to drink from, or you may carry your own water.

Descriptions will be provided in English for White and Yellow courses, In English and IOF symbols for the Orange course and IOF symbols only for the Red courses. Loose descriptions will be available at the start line and will also be printed on the map.

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Follow-on Event #3 – Skyline

Date: Friday 26th April 2019 Map: Skyline Landowner: Department of Conservation Planner: Chris Forne Controller: Chris Forne Map scale: 1:10 000 Contour interval: 5 m Registration opens 9:30 am First start: 10 am Last start: 12 pm Course closure: 2 pm

Directions to Event Centre Start/Finish and Event Centre signposted from top of Skyline gondola, Queenstown.

We are excited to be able to offer all competitors a $10 gondola ride to the event centre (available between 9:30 and 12:00pm). Please check in with gondola staff and let them know you are with the orienteering. Payment will be at registration the event centre. Event Centre Water will be provided at the Event Centre but in order to reduce waste disposable cups will not be provided. Please bring your own reusable vessel.

Maps will not be collected at the finish line, but they must not be shown to anyone yet to compete. Anyone found to be involved in showing or viewing maps as such will be disqualified. Special Hazards Due to the fire risk, absolutely no smoking or fires.

Any competitors who fail to complete their course must still return to the finish.

Participants are also advised to carry a whistle at all times.

The terrain is very steep in places, so chose your route choice wisely, and avoid cliffed areas.

Safety bearing – head towards up or down towards the bushline and follow it east towards skyline. Terrain Steep spur gully terrain, with a mixture of open tussock and native beech forest. Course Information Courses are multi-day length. No water will be provided on courses, but there will be numerous streams which are possible to drink from, or you may carry your own water.

Descriptions will be provided in English for White and Yellow courses, In English and IOF symbols for the Orange course and IOF symbols only for the Red courses. Loose descriptions will be available at the start line and will also be printed on the map.

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Follow-on Event #4 – Wanaka

Date: Saturday 27th April 2019 Map: Mt Iron Landowner: Allenby Farms Planner: Fraser Mills Controller: Ryan Cambridge Map scale: 1:4 000 Contour interval: 2.5 m Registration opens 10 am First start: 11 am Last start: 12:30 pm Course closure: 2 pm

Directions to Event Centre Mt Iron is located between Wanaka and Albert Town. Access will be from the north, on Hidden Hills Drive which is off Aubrey Road.

Please park in Hidden Hills Drive. The event centre is a five-minute walk further up the hill. The only toilets for the event will be at the top of Hidden Hills Drive. Out of Bounds All areas to the south (uphill) of the track between Parking and the Event Centre form the competition area and are Out of Bounds. Event Centre Registration, Start and the Finish are all at the Event Centre. Competitors may warm up on the land to the north of the main access track to the Event Centre. Competitors may choose their own start time – when you are ready, line up behind the box for your course. The start interval is 2 minutes.

Water will be provided at the event centre but in order to reduce waste disposable cups will not be provided. Please bring your own reusable vessel.

Maps will not be collected at the finish line, but they must not be shown to anyone yet to compete. Anyone found to be involved in showing or viewing maps as such will be disqualified. Special Hazards Due to the fire risk, absolutely no smoking or fires.

Any competitors who fail to complete their course must still return to the finish.

Participants are also advised to carry a whistle at all times.

Full body cover is recommended. Due to some areas of dense kānuka, competitors are advised to consider eye protection. Participants are also advised to carry a whistle at all times.

Participants’ clothing will be checked at the Start and you will not be allowed to start if your clothing is found to be inadequate for the conditions.

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The ground is steep in places and participants should be aware of rocky ground and small rock cliffs. Please be aware of rabbit holes, particularly in open areas.

The safety bearing is north. Continue downhill until you reach the event centre or parking.

While the competition area is on private land, there is a track that runs through it which provides public access to the top of Mount Iron so it is possible participants may encounter members of the public. Terrain Mount Iron is an impressive, glacier carved, rocky knoll that rises nearly 250 m above the surrounding countryside. The competition area is on private land consisting of low kānuka shrubland with rock and contour detail. Map Information The map has been drawn according to ISSOM2007 and all the rules regarding uncrossable features apply. Course Information Courses are multi-day length. All winning times are under one hour and there will be no water out on the course.

Descriptions will be provided in English for White and Yellow courses. In English and IOF symbols for the Orange course, and IOF symbols only for the Red courses. Loose descriptions will be available at the start line and will also be printed on the map.

Course Course Name Length (km) Climb (m) Number of Controls 1 Long Red 4.7 355 27 2 Medium Red 2.9 235 18 3 Short Red 2.5 195 17 4 Orange 2.7 210 13 5 Yellow 1.3 115 9 6 White 1.3 100 11

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Tourism Information and Discount Vouchers As well as the various tourism opportunities we have profiled on the Event website (orienteeringnz2019nationals.wordpress.com/travel-info/), we have negotiated the following discounts with some of the most generous Oamaru locals. Simply present your Race Number to these businesses and you will receive a discount as below.

STEAMPUNK HQ Adults $5 (normal entry $10), Family $15 (normal entry $20), (with at least 1 Nationals participant)

For more information, see their website: steampunkoamaru.co.nz

Oamaru Steam and Rail Adults $8 (normal entry $10)

For more information, see their website: oamaru-steam.org.nz

The Duntroon Hotel With every main ordered that is worth over $20, a free drink will be provided. This can be a: coffee, soft drink, pint of beer, RTD or a glass of white wine. Bookings are preferred for lunches and dinners over the Easter period and you will need to quote your race number during booking to receive the special deal. Their Easter trading hours are:

Good Friday: Closed all day Saturday: Open - normal hours (10am - till late) Easter Sunday: Open - alcohol sales with food only. Normal hours (10am - till late) Easter Monday: Open - normal hours (10am - till late)

Trail Adventures (Omarama) 15% Discount on bike hire.

For more information, see their website: trailadventures.co.nz

Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Enjoy your time exploring the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark. waitakinz.com/activities/waitaki-whitestone-geopark/

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Did you know? Waitaki is the only district in the South Island that lies within two regions. A major reason for this split was the governance of the Waitaki River, which forms a political boundary between Canterbury and Otago. This is why the district has two regional authorities – the Otago Regional Council and the Canterbury Regional Council (ECan).

Really? - Canterbury did a good job of snaffling up a good chunk of Otago!! But then that makes the whole of the Waitaki catchment in Canterbury which most of it was anyway I guess. There will be history involved but perhaps we don't need to know it? And of course it is a touchy subject amongst locals!!! ...see http://www.discoveromarama.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Omarama-Gazette- September-2017.pdf

The pink line in the small-scale map above shows the relevant part of the regional council boundary (to the north, Canterbury i.e. ECan, to the south Otago. (Line copied/drawn by eye into Freshmap from Linz map at https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/50785-nz-land-districts/ so not perfectly accurate e.g. where boundary departs from roads but you can see from the Linz website map how it is; this is just to make it easier to relate to the geography). The Middle and Relay maps are well inside ECan’s area.

For South Islanders, we bet you never knew top of Danseys Pass is the boundary between Canterbury and Otago!

And for those of you who work in or with local government, don’t you just know it must be fun for Waitaki District Council having to work with both Regional Councils!

Even more fun is what happened in 1861 in the mountains involving a spade line (yes!) from Lake Ohau towards Mt Aspiring. Trish Faulkner of PAPO has much more on that, including where to go for a geocache at a panel describing the history (near Lake Ohau) if you are up for some fun and games on your way to Queenstown. Just ask at Registration, and they will point you in her direction.

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