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Spring Afterwork Orienteering Series 2026

It's that time of year where is stays lighter later, so why not take advantage of the daylight for a spot of Orienteering. A series of short events hosted by Orienteering Hutt Valley and Orienteering Wellington, where winning times are expected to sit around the 20 minute mark. Some evening fun for all. As well as the main 2 courses (Short & Long), there will be an easy Lemon course available for newcomers to have a go. There are 6 events in total, with starts anytime between 6-7pm:   Date Map ONZ event listing           Results           Thursday 29 October Te Ahumairangi Event info Winsplits Wednesday 4 November Silverstream Pipebridge        Event info   Wednesday 11 November Karori Cemetery Event info   Wednesday 25 November     Wellington Waterfront Event info   Wednesday 2 December Sugarloaf (Korokoro) Event info   Wednesday 9 December Days Bay Event info   To add a bit of fun, this year we are running the series as a competition. A prizegiving will be held at the conclusion of the last event at Days Bay. The event centre will be outside the Days Bay pavilion, a great picnic spot on a nice evening. Prizes will be awarded to the placegetters in each grade.

Grades:

Open Men – men or women of any age
Open Women – women of any age
Masters Men – men or women aged over 50 (year of birth 1976 or earlier)
Masters Women – women aged over 50 (year of birth 1976 or earlier)

The competition grades will all run the Long course.
There will also be a Short couorse available which may suit some runners better. The Short course will not score points towards the competition.

Scoring:

Scoring will be the best 4 results from 6.
Scores will be given out based on placing on the day – ie 1^st will get 1 point, 2^nd will get 2 points and so forth. Lowest overall score wins.
“Planners points” will be best other result
MP, DNF or non attendance at an event will attract a score of +3 to the number of people that attended that day – i.e if there are 12 people, the score will be 15 for a non result

Ponts Tables

Points after Te Ahumairangi

Contact

For questions around specific events, please contact the appropriate club. Details on the individual event listings
For questions or issues relating to series results, please contact Alexandra: alexandra.ohv@xtra.co.nz