Club history
Dunedin Orienteering (formerly Dunedin Orienteering Club - or DOC) has held a number of significant national, and two international, orienteering events in the past:
2010 National Champs - Short Distance (Roxburgh Tailings), Middle Distance (Bannockburn), Long Distance (Butchers Dam/Earnscleugh Station, Alexandra) and the Relays (Naseby East).
2004 Southern Six Day. In association with the Southland Orienteering Club: Six multi-day Classic Events - Hogburn, Naseby (Pine & Oregon Forest on Gold Tailings); Hoffmans, Naseby (Pine & Oregon Forest on Gold Tailings); Mt Ross, Strath Taieri (Complex open rock terrain); Cuttance Block, East Otago (Plantation Pine forest); Overton Block, Eastern Southland (Eucalyptus forest); Waikaia, Northern Southland (Native Beech forest).
1998 National Champs - Classic (Akatore), Short Distance 2 race format (Mt Ross), Relays (Mt Ross).
1989 Moro South Island 7 Day Festival - along with PAPO (Christchurch) and SOC (Southland), with two Dunedin events at Naseby and one at Gladbrook, Strath Taieri.
1984 Asia Pacific Orienteering Carnival - Classic (Hogburn, Naseby), Relay (Naseby West) and warm-up (Coalpit Dam) all at Naseby.
More recently, we held, or assisted in holding, the following multi-days;
2024, South Island Champs 3 day - Sprint (Green Island School, St Peter Chanel School & Church & Memorial Gardens), Long Distance event: The Jane Forsyth Memorial Event (Hereweka/Harbour Cone, Otago Peninsula), Middle Distance event (Pyramids/Okia Flat, Otago Peninsula)
2021 South Island Champs 3 day - Long Distance event (Butchers Dam/Earnscleugh Station, Alexandra), Sprint & Sprint Relay (Dunstan High School & Molyneux Park, Alexandra), Middle Distance event (Coates Road & Alexandra Airport).
2018, NZ Mountain Bike Orienteering Champs 3 day - Sprint (Clutha River flats at Alexandra), Long Distance (Matangi Station, Alexandra) & Middle Distance (Chatto Creek).
2018, South Island Champs 2 day - Urban Short Distance event (Dunedin Botanic Gardens), Middle Distance event (Signal Hill, Dunedin).
2016, in association with the Southern O Week team, 8 events within 7 days; Middle Distance (Matukituki, Sticky Forest / Plantation, and 2016 Otago Champs at Bannockburn Sluicings), Prologue & Chasing Start - Hawea (Butterfields & Horseshoe Bend), Sprints - Wanaka Schools & Cromwell College, Long Distance - 2016 Otago Champs: The Brian Buschl Memorial Event (Butchers Dam/Earnscleugh Station, Alexandra).
2015 South Island Champs 3 day - Short Distance double chasing start (Sandpit), Middle (Broomgrove/Hoffmans) and Long Distance (Hogburn) all at Naseby. Southland Orienteering Club generously assisted by hosting the Middle Distance event.
2015 Anzac 3-day, incorporating Otago Champs - Short, Middle and Long Distances (the Seacliff Sessions)
2013 Anzac 4-day, incorporating Otago Champs - Sprint (Otago University campus), Hagaby (Gabriels Gully, Lawrence), Middle Distance (Roxburgh Tailings), Long Distance (Cuttance Block)
2012 South Island Champs 3 day - Sprint, Middle and Long Distance, all at Naseby