Events are midweek, monthly from April to November, starting at 6pmwith duration of 3 hours or starting at 6.45pm with a duration of 90 minutes.

Three 90-minute foot rogaines suitable for all ability levels, from total beginners to experienced orienteers will be held on the following dates. This is a great opportunity to improve your navigation over a series of fun events.
The rogaines are a great opportunity to improve your navigation over a series of fun events.
There will be heaps of spot prizes, plus prizes for category winners and series winners! Thanks to Bivouac Outdoor, our main sponsor and to Graze who have donated packs of their delicious skinny-dipped products for us to give away.
For the latest updates, including driving instructions and event timetables, see our News page. Updates for each event will also be communicated via email to everyone who pre-enters.

For some rogainers, this is the event of the year. Organised this year by Peninsular and Plains Orienteers it never disappoints and provides talking points and discussions sometimes for years to come.
Popular among outdoor enthusiasts, adventure racers, and orienteering lovers, the Heights of Winter offers a challenging and rewarding and memorable experience in new terrain.
The Heights of Winter rogaine is an endurance event combining navigation skills with physical fitness using a map and compass to navigate through various checkpoints.
Participants in teams are given a set amount of time (6-hours or 12-hours) to visit as many checkpoints as possible. The goal is to accumulate the highest possible score by finding and correctly identifying and tagging the locations of control points marked on the map.

Location: Banks Peninsula with the start/finsh at Orton Bradley Park, Charteris Bay, Lyttelton Harbour. (Previous HoW 2009).

Event Centre: We will be using Base Camp, which is an Outdoor Education Centre in Orton Bradley Park complete with toilets and a multi-function room, chairs and tables for planning and eating at after the event.

Park Entry fee: There is an entrance fee to enter Orton Bradley Park, which is a charitable trust. The fee is $5 per adult, children (under 16) free and free to members of their ‘Friend of the Park’ scheme. This additional fee will be included in the entry system.
No dogs permitted at the event.

More information closer to the date

Break up the dreary winter weeks and get out for a jaunt around the hills with your friends.

This event is open to anyone, orienteering club members or non-members. Suitable for families, novices and the more experienced adventurers out there. Orienteering club members (any club in NZ) receive a discounted entry fee.
The event will take place within a 15-minute drive of Blenheim on farmland. Detailed travel directions and other information will be in the final instructions which will be emailed to the team contact 3 days prior to the event and will also be available on the website. Registration, course planning, briefing, start, finish, post event food will all take place at the event venue.
Catering will be provided and includes a burger (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options) and drink. The cost is included in the entry fee.
A variety of rolling land with some moderate and steep hills. A mix of mostly clean open grassland, tussock land, scrub – typical Marlborough farmland. Defined ridges, spurs, knolls, saddles, lots of gullies and water courses, plenty of contours with good stock routes.
See the website for more details.