New Zealand Rogaining Association

"to foster the development of rogaining in New Zealand"

Welcome to 2025

We are keen to promote any rogaine event.
If there are mistakes or your event is not listed, please use the Contact Us page.

Events to note for 2025

Heights of Winter This iconic event is scheduled for June 28th.

The team at Wicked Rogaines is organising the event this year in association with NZRA in North Canterbury, close to Amberley (90min from Christchurch City). Along side the 12hr event, there is also 6hr & 3hr event options.
Amberley is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 50 km north of Christchurch.
This area has amazing terrain that’s incredibly well suited to all rogainers, including flat/rolling hills, steep and technical terrain. The views are just stunning.
ENTRIES ARE LIMITED!
Entry numbers: There is a maximum of 250 people in the 6hr event and 250 in the 12hr event.
Entries open now at Enter HoW now

19th World Rogaining Championships 5th & 6th July 2025 Quintanar de la Sierra (Burgos, Spain)

Upcoming Events

Autumn Muster Rogaine
25 May, 2025Within 30 mins of Blenheim CBD3 hours
Click Here for the event website

Organised by the Malborough Orienteering Club, this event has been on the calendar for several years and is always very popular.
It is suitable for families, novices and the more experienced adventurers out there.
See Event Entry and Info for further details

Winter Adventure Rogaines
Jun, Jul, Aug
near Te AnauTBA
Click Here for the event website

A series of rogaine events–one each in June, July, and August–that take place in various locations near Te Anau. Each event will take place in a different area. These events will be a great opportunity to practice real bush navigation. All course areas are well bounded by natural features and/or trails. Each event will feature at least 10 controls. Find as many or as few as you want in the time limit.
ALL COURSES are now available on orienteer.co–go play and revisit your favourites and see if you can better your time! Note, you’ll need to create an account to access the courses (for free!) and also download an app (also for free!). The app uses geolocation to tell you when you reach the CPs and also has an ‘easy’ mode to help you learn better navigation! You can also create your own courses and share them with your friends (like us!).

Schools Sustainability Challenge
Jun 13, Aug 29, Nov 14
See website2 hours
Click Here for the event website

Each race is for teams of 4 students (years 5-8) who will compete in a 2 hour event, which includes a mix of running/walking, navigation and sustainability based activities. Teams will navigate to as many checkpoints as they can, collecting points for each checkpoint visited. To earn extra points teams can complete sustainability themed activities which will require some research and teamwork. Examples of activities could be to identify native bird calls, match a pest to the correct trap used or make something from flax.

Heights of Winter
28 Jun, 2025Just 30 minutes from Amberley12hr, 6hr & 3hr family
Click Here for the event website

The team at Wicked Rogaines is organising the event this year in association with NZRA on 28th June 2025 in North Canterbury, close to Amberley (90min from Christchurch City). Along side the 12hr event, there is also 6hr & 3hr event options.
Amberley is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 50 km north of Christchurch.
This area has amazing terrain that’s incredibly well suited to all rogainers, including flat/rolling hills, steep and technical terrain. The views are just stunning.
ENTRIES ARE LIMITED!
Entry numbers: There is a maximum of 250 people in the 6hr event and 250 in the 12hr event.

Entries open now at Enter HoW now

Recent Results

Port Hills MTBO rogaine
18 May, 2025Christchurch Port Hills3 & 6 hours
See the Event Website for the results

Highland Events – Autumn Rogaine
12 Apr, 2025Lake McKay Statiuon3, 6 & 12 hr
Click Here for the results

It was a beautiful day and all of the comments of the competitors were inspiring. Views were to be had all around including lakes Hawea and Wanaka and the Clutha river as well as Mt Aspiring. As the sun set the skyline was red and a full moon was revealed. Some competitors even reported seeing an aurora.
There was something for everyone in each of the 3, 6 & 12 hour events with flat land, hills and gullies. Of course there was some matagouri just to keep interest.