Next Events...
Next Events...
We are trialling a change to the timing of these events, which are normally held across Term 1. This year, there will be four events held throughout Term 2.
1.Sunday 3 May - Schools Series Sprint #1 RESULTS ONLINE
3.Sunday 7 June - Schools Series Sprint #2 RESULTS ONLINE
3.Sunday 14 June- Schools Series Rogaine RESULTS ONLINE
4.Sunday 21 June- Schools Series Forrester Park (rescheduled from prior cancellation)
10am - introductory training session
10:30am - 12 Noon course starts (1min between competitors)
2pm - Course closure
All events open to the public, adults, beginners, and family's welcome.
$5 per student, $10 per adult, and $3 for SportIdent Hire (timing chip) per event
Register here for all three events, or just a single event.
Postponement or cancellation
If an event is postponed or cancelled, we will notify attendees by 8 am on the day of the event - here on the Facebook page and via email.
Waikouaiti Beach Sprint and Night Rogaine (Double Header)
Saturday 27 June 2026
Come join us out on at the beautiful Waikouaiti Beach for a short, but fun sprint to kick off the Otago Schools' Championship weekend of events in and around Waikouaiti.
This is a public event open to anyone who would like to attend. Come join us for both the sprint and the night rogaine and make an afternoon/evening of it.
The event centre will be based at the Waikouaiti Park Sport grounds, 135 Matanaka Drive, Waikouaiti Beach.
Sprint
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Starts from 2 - 3 pm
Course closure 4pm
Course Planner: Matt Bixley
Controller: Ann Bixley
Rogaine
"A 90 minute rogaine around the scenic tracks, sportsgrounds, and forested sand dunes of coastal Waikouaiti"
Registration open: 5pm
Intro session for beginners: 5:15pm
Map handout: 5:30pm
Briefing (compulsory): 5:50pm
Start: 6pm
Finish: 7:30pm
Planner: Jas Robb
Controller: Matt Bixley
NOTE: You will need to register your rogaine team separately here.
Cost for all entrants (club members 50%) (pay for one event and get the other free):
Adults: $20
Under-18s and Tertiary students: $10
Under 5: Free
Family: max $50
NOTE: This is a special "2events for the price of one deal" but you must register for the sprint and the rogaine separately - so we know who's in what event (for map printing) and who's in each team (for the rogaine). Thanks
Information about this event can be found here.
There are specific details about clothing requirements and course challenges, so please ensure you read this information before entering via the form link below.
Entries are now open for this event here
There are also 2 events on the Saturday 27th June, OY Sprint#3, and a novelty evening event, making for a Waikouaiti Weekend of events. Information about these events will be forthcoming. Entries will be via a separate form.
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A reminder that the club is run on an entirely volunteer basis. We want events to be organised, safe and enjoyable for all of us, so we need you, the club members, to regularly help. Please offer your help in advance to the person listed as the Controller for the next event.
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At the AGM last weekend the quorum voted to change the name of the club from the Dunedin Orienteering Club to Otago Orienteering Club. This is to better reflect the geographical spread of our members and events.
We are undertaking the process of updating websites and emails to reflect this.
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