The AUCKLAND ORIENTEER

S E P T E M B E R 03

It's 'Roo Hunting Season Again

Auckland Region Orienteering Maps

Kaipara Knolls

Wounded Knee

NorthWest Orienteering Club Auckland Orienteering Club Counties-Manukau Orienteering Club National Orienteering Squad

Wilson Rood

Slater Road Turkey Ridge

Otakanini Topu Te Heke

Spaghetti Soup Stag's Roar

Goblin Country Whose Game

Percy's Delight Pulpit Rock

Muriwai

Shelly Beach

Parakai

Mount Auckland

Woodcocks Waterfalls

Ahuroa

Puhoi Waiwera

Warkworth

Snells Beach

Pot Luck

Helensville Orewa

Whangaparaoa

Beautiful Hills Waimauku

Huapai Kumeu

Shakespear

Albany Long Bay

Muriwai Beach

BethellsBeach

Piha

Moire Park

Motutapu

Devonport

Karekare Karamatura Huia

Matakawau Pollok

Awhitu

Taurangaruru

Karioitahi Whiriwhiri South

Waiuku

MARK'S MAPS '02

Last updated August 2002

Waiuku

Self's Farm

Paerata

Pukekohe

Tuakau

Harker Reserve Onewhero

Port Waikato Huriwai

Duder's

Whitford

Totara Park Clevedon

Papakura

Reeve's Farm Drury

Ramarama

Bombay

Four Seasons

Kawakawa Bay

Hunua Orere

Pokeno

Mercer

Meremere

Mangatawhiri

Miranda

Bees Knees

Onepoto

Contents

Regulars Page

Editorial 3 Event Calendar 4

Lisa's North West News 6 Counties Manukau Connection 6

Auckland Chatter 7 NZOF News 9

International O News 9 From the Archives 11

Features Page 5 Noticeboard 12 NZOF Technical Committee Proposal

Changes to M/W16 Grades 15 JWOC Report 16 Entry Forms and Registrations 20 OY Results

NWOC www.geocities.com/nwocnz AOC http://auckoc.tripod.com OY results http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/pebble/orienteering/ Orienteering news www.maptalk.co.nz NZOF homepage www.nzorienteering.com Sports photos http://communities.msn.co.nz/actionshotz MTB-orienteeering www.mapsport.co.nz/mtbo/mtbo.html Rogaining www.mapsport.co.nz/rog/rogaine.html Ski -orienteering www.mapsport.co.nz/skio/skio.html

The Auckland Orienteer is the magazine of the Auckland Orienteering Association and incorporates articles from the Auckland Orienteering Club Inc., the North West Orienteering Club Inc., and the Counties-Manukau Orienteering Club. It is produced monthly and is available online from the NWOC homepage, Other orienteering related publications are welcome to draw material from the AO pages although credit is asked for both the author (when stated) and the AOA. Information for advertisers is available from the editor (details in Last Bits) Cover: Image of a Kiwi bird overlooking a group of West Grey Kangaroos.

Editorial To quote WOA magazine "It's 'Roo hunting season again!" Too true. Across the Tasman in the next few months is the ANZ challenge, the second ANZ elite test match and the first ANZ MTBO challenge. Good luck to all the Aucklanders selected. Go catch us some 'roos.

Jill Brewis brought to my attention an article in the Herald, Monday Sept 1 regarding overweight teens in NZ. It suggested some activities that teens who are clumsy or not so good at sport could try, "Non-competitive activity, such as swimming, dancing, orienteering or even gardening, should be available for those who do not want to play sports" This attitude towards orienteering that it is not athletic or competitive follows on nicely from the previous quote about its nerdiness in the MuItisport Club;s magazine. What are we to do?

This issue contains a proposal from the NZOF regarding adjustments to M/W16 grades that I think has been a long time coming. Please have a good read of it and forward your comments to Bruce Henderson. It is important to have our say when we can.

Hope you enjoy your read. The mag is again available on the internet at www.geocities.com/nwocnz Madeleine Collins

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Event Calendar Please call club secretaries for final confirmation of these details:

A Auckland. Craig Pearce 09 579 4340

CM Counties-Manukau. Hilary Iles 09 235 2941

E Egmont. Suzanne Scott 06 758 4468

H Hamilton. Mike Baldwin 07 856 3887

NW North West. Jill Smithies 09 838 7388

NOS National Orienteering Squad. Rolf Wagner 09 427 8624

R Rotorua. Peter Fitchett 07 345 6786

T Taupo Alison Mensen 07 378 0577

WACO Waikato and Auckland Campus. Phil Wood 09 634 8104

Wh Whangarei Malcolm Mack 09 437 5161 big_mack@ihug.co.nz

September Sun 14 NW OY 6 - Pulpit Rock. Entry to map from Restall Road, past Forest Headquarters

and follow signs. Setter: Patrick Murphy, Controller: Bert Chapman

Sun 21 AOC OY 7 - Whose Game. Entry to map from Restall Road, past Forest Headquarters and follow signs. Setter: Nicola Kinzett, Controller: Alister Stewart

Sun 28 No training

October Sun 5 AOC Training - Whose Game. Directions as for OY7 Sat 11 - NW Auckland Orienteering Championships

Sun 12 Using combination of maps in the Spaghetti SOup, WHites Line, Stag's Roar area. Day 1: Setter: Alan Janes, Controller: Stan Foster Day 2: Setter: Trevor Murray, Controller: Mike Beveridge Both days combined for final results. Pre-enter event. Entry forms available with July edition of this magazine or with club secretaries.

Sat 25 T Central Districts Championships. 99Hills - hilly, technical eucalypt forest off Otaki Rd, western Lake Taupo.

Sun 26 R Omahanui Forest, supporting event

November Sun 2 CM AOA relays - Pollock From Waiuku travel on the Awitu-Manukau Harbour

Road for approximately 20 minutes. Watch out for signs off this road. Sat 8 - WOC WOA Championships

Sun 9 Sun 16 NW Ralph King Sore Event - Beautiful Hills Follow signs from Forest

Headquarters entrance to Woodhill Forest.

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Noticeboard

ANNUAL RALPH KING SCORE EVENT

Woodhill Forest Beautiful Hills

Sunday November

Forest Headquarters entrance

20 Controls only, varying in value from 5 to 100 points.

Age classes: M/W 12,14, 16, 18, 20, 21 - 34, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80.

Enter on the day

One mass start at 11am. Penalty for finishing over one hour: 10 points per minute or part thereof. Competitors scoring the same total will share that place. No bonus points for early finish.

Trophies to be held for one year:

Senior men, Senior Women, Junior Men, Junior Women, Boys 12 and under, Girls 12 and under, Men 40+, Women 40+, Veteran Men 50+, Veteran Women 50+, Men 60+ and Women 60+; plus two new

JUNIOR CAMP 2003 The dates, venue, head coaches and manager are now confirmed. Initial registrations are now OPEN, contact coaching@nzorienteering.com to get your name on the list now and receive an information sheet. Acceptance for the camp operates on a first in first served basis (prioirty for NZOF affiliated members) . REMEMBER last years camp sold out quickly. So if you, or your child, is in years 9-12 get in quick. Years 13 may be accepted if numbers allow. dates: 14-20th of December location: TOPEC, New Plymouth head coaches: James Bradshaw, Karl Dravitski manager: Annie Sanderson contact/registrations: Jamie Stewart, coaching@nzorienteering.com or (03) 4792512 Coaches - a further paid position may be advertised if numbers require - volunteers (expenses paid) are sought to coach at this camp and train as 'intermediate level' coaches. Contact Jamie if interested.

Helpers - parents, or others, available to be an adult helper on this camp are more than welcome. Annie would love to hear from you, ph 06 753 3541

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Lisa's North West News How quickly the internet has enhanced orienteering! Sport Ident was used in New Zealand for the first time in 2000 (virtually on a one-off basis for the Masters Champs), but since Northwest and Auckland clubs procured the system for this year's national and Anzac carnival it has become de rigueur for most events, including the OY series. No more fumbling with split buttons on your watch - just focus on the map and receive your results seconds after running down the finish chute! Better still, analyse those splits at leisure online - it's often quite sobering to see what the optimum winning time could be...

I also enjoyed following the progress of the New Zealanders at the recent World Champs in Switzerland - especially the brilliantly consistent Tania Robinson, always in the top half of the field. Great to see that North West's Swiss-Kiwi, Andreas Haldi, also made the finals of the middle distance event, in searingly hot conditions.

Penny Brothers (Associate Professor in Chemistry at Auckland University) is overseas on sabbatical and keeping very fit with a lot of high altitude running in the mesas and desert terrain around Los Alamos (at 7300ft) where she is currently based.

Good luck to all those who will be competing in Australia in September/ October - especially those competing in both the foot and mountain bike orienteering.

A big thankyou to Kathy Farquhar, who will shortly be taking over this column. Kathy is, of course, a very experienced writer and former PR officer for the NZOF - so keep her informed of all that's going on. Contact Kathy on 09 476 8510 or e-mail gfarquhar@xtra.co.nz

Lisa Mead

Counties Manukau Connection Very brief this month due to two assignments that need writing and my complete lack of orienteering! However we do have another new member, welcome to Andrew Nichols. We seem to have had a lot of new members this year and its great to see them out there competing.

But we have also lost a much-valued old member with the recent death of Ken Browne. 'Brownie'

was the mainstay of the club for many years and will be sorely missed. The clubs sympathy goes out to all his family.

I hear the recent event at Kariotahi had a few problems with several people missing the signage to the event and ending up the peninsular instead, don't hesitate to contact me prior to an event if you want details of how to get there.

Hilary Iles

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Auckland Chatter Great to have our club members back from their overseas "O" travels, and good to see Rob Jessop's health improving. How very disappointing for Rob, after all that preparatory training, to succumb to a persistent infection which obviously affected his performance. Carsten Jorgensen, whom he defeated at the NZ Champs was 4th in the World Champs.

Joanne and Alastair, contrary to last months Chatter, did not go to the Vets Champs, but had a lovely holiday in France, and competed in the Swiss 6 Day, with all it's spectacular scenery.

Welcome to new club member, Sandra Toppin, good to see you at events. Congratulations to Lydia Scott, W10, who completed her 1st course unassisted, at OY5.

Congratulations too, to Auckland Club members, Rick and Ann Weymouth, on the birth of their son Stephen recently. They are now resident in Lebanon for a time.

A number of AOC members enjoyed the NW social and film evening, thanks Northwest for organising another successful night.

Seen recently at OY5, a very smart silver Impreza WRX with registration TOY 4 DS. Guess the name of it's proud owner!

Overheard at OY5 "The rate at which orienteers are aging, we'll soon be having mobility scooter courses." -MSO?

Amazing how one's reputation follows one over many years. During recent conversations two former pupils at Glendowie Primary School were asked if they knew foundation pupil Terry Nuthall. Both suggested he was a little horror when they knew him. Terry, what did you get up to, it's confession time!!

Heather Clendon

Is published in "MAPA Y BRUJULA" (ESP) No16/98 The author: Yuriy MANAEV (RUS)

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NZOF News NZ TEAMS ANNOUNCED

of the Australia-New Zealand Challenge 27-28 September 2003 (as at 31 July)

W16 Lizzie Ingham (W) Frances Peat (CM) Georgia Whitla (PAPO)

W18 Rita Homes (W) Amber Morrison (HB) Jayne Shuker (CM)

W20

to be advised

W21E

Jenni Adams (PAPO) Tania Robinson (CM) Rachel Smith (W) W35

to be advised

W40 Janet Dobbie (W) Pip Poole (NW) Jo Wilson (S) W45 Tricia Aspin (CM) Gillian Ingham (W) Lisa Mead (NW) W50

to be advised

W55 Pauline Abblett (S) Jill Dalton (A) Kate Fortune (W) W60 Val Robinson (CM) Ann Scott (S) Hilary Weeks (A)

W65 to be advised

M16 Sam McNally (R) Ciaran Murphy (CM) Daniel Stott (R)

M18 Simon Addison (H) Richard Glover (W) Martin Peat (CM)

M20 Bryn Davies (RK) Todd Oates (HB) to be advised

M21E Chris Forne (PAPO) Rob Jessop (A) Darren Ashmore (A)

M35 Alan Horn (W) to be advised

M40 Paul Dalton (Wai) Paul Gilkison (NW) Jeff Greenwood (A)

M45 Malcolm Ingham (W) Geoff Mead (NW) Peter Watson (HB)

M50 Rob Garden (NW) Derek Morrison (HB) Joe Sherriff (S)

M55 Wayne Aspin (CM) Dave Middleton (NW) Michael Wood (HV)

M60 Graham Fortune (W) John Robinson (CM) to be advised

M65

to be advised

M70 Ian Holden (D) to be advised 8

NZ TEAMS ANNOUNCED

AUS/NZL MTBO CHALLENGE TEAM 2003 The New Zealand team for the inaugural

Australia-New Zealand Mountain Bike Orienteering Challenge 29 September, Victoria, Australia

is as follows:

Section of an MTBO map in Woodhill forest

Open Women Jenni Adams PAPO Meg Foulds PAPO

Christina Renhart WACO

Veteran Women Jill Dalton NWOC

Dianne Michels NWOC

Open Men Jason Blair PAPO

Stuart Lynch WACO

Veteran Men Rob Garden NWOC

Michael Wood HVOC

JENNI ADAMS (PAPO) CLAIRE PATERSON (RK)

LARA PRINCE (PAPO) TANIA ROBINSON (CM)

JAMES BRADSHAW (W) ALISTAIR CORY-WRIGHT (PAPO)

BRENT EDWARDS (CM) GREG FLYNN (H) ROB JESSOP (A)

COACH: Wayne Aspin (CM)

Claire Paterson competing in the last Test Match Lara Prince competing in the last

Test Match

New Zealand Orienteering Federation (Inc) GENERAL MANAGER: Stuart Payne, 171A Fifield Tce, Christchurch 8002, NEW ZEALAND

ph/fax: 64 - 3 - 337 2275 email: nzof@nzorienteering.com

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AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALND TEST MATCH 27, 28 September 2003, Victoria, Australia

International News LUDER AND NIGGLI MARRIED 01 September

Swiss Orienteers Simone Luder who recently made history at the World Championships by winning four gold medals has wed long time love Matthias Niggli, also of Switzerland.

In true form of those passionate about orienteering, people attended in training suits and orienteering flags were waved above the newlywed heads.

Simone Luder and Matthias Niggli surrounded by orienteering flags on

their wedding day.

FINNISH CLASSIC DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 31 August

The hit of the year, Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) won the Finnish national championship in Classic distance! Although he was running in (almost) "home terrain" (he is a member of Kalevan Rasti, a club which organized the event), he had to beat some of the most prominent names of Finnish orienteering. Frenchman beating Finns... in Finland. A bit surprisingly Antti Harju was second (or maybe not so surprisingly, as he is also a member of the organizing club).

Part of the map used for the Finnish Classic Distance Championships

Part of the map used for the Norwegian Classic Distance Championships

NORWEGIAN CLASSIC DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 05 September

New Norwegian champions in Classic distance are Elisabeth Ingvaldsen and Holger Hott Johansen. This means that after 5

years, Hanne Staff did not successfully defend the Classic title. However, bearing in mind that Hanne was pretty uncertain about starting at all at the National Champs due to illness, this doesn't come as a surprise. Perhaps it is a bigger surprise that she managed to make 3rd spot! It's not easy to compete half-ill.

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From the Archives....

By John Powell

October was a busy month ten years ago. NWOC held the national championships on Kaipara Knolls and Auahine Topu maps, CMOC provided the AOA classic and short championships on Maioro-Whiriwhiri and AOC created controversy by holding the relay champs on Self's Farm, being criticised by some who thought it was more of harrier event than orienteering.

The seventh regional junior challenge was held at the CDOA champs. The Auckland area teams won the M16, M18 and W16 grades, was second in W14 and third in M16. Of the seven girls and 12 boys competing, only Jamie Munro is still orienteering in Auckland.

The OY on WHO'S Gumtown map was an unusually wet experience. The skies opened requiring a route choice on the longer courses between crossing a very flooded large stream of indeterminate depth or a very long run down stream to a bridge. Some swam, some fell off slippery logs into total immersion and some bingoed a chest depth wade. Rob Crawford turned it into a memory event when he lost his map in the foaming torrent. The event was most memorable and deserved an "I survived Gumtown" T shirt.

Selwyn Palmer responded to some criticism by Auckland orienteers of the NZOF for its resolution to move the National Champs away from Labour weekend. The debate had been in operation for a few years already and he recapped on arguments why orienteering should be a summer sport and why he thought Queen's birthday would be the best date for the Nationals.

As those who orienteered through this period know, the debate continued for many more years without any consensus ever forming or a

compromise being reached. The crux of the problem was that Easter was best for the area associations south of the Bombay hills but the majority of Auckland wanted it late in the year. The Queen's Birthday suggestion did not work as a compromise and the suggestion that the controlling club should determine the date of the nationals according to the weather in their region died at birth. After hearing the arguments again and again and again, the NZOF executive acted and Easter it is. (In some ways this was a watershed in orienteering in NZ. It marked a transition from the voting numbers and power being with the Auckland clubs, the founders of orienteering in NZ, to the rest of NZ. I look forward to lots of letters accusing me of post-modernist historical revisionism and setting the record straight).

Mark Roberts, fresh from the Hutt Valley, pondered in a guest editorial on some apparent antagonism between NWOC and AOC, and asked "Could someone tell me what it's all about? Did someone run off with someone else's husband? If he found out, he never told me. What's more, I have yet to find out why NWOC split off from Auckland club. Is there anyone who was actually there at the time that can inform us?

Central club's (now Auckland) news profiled Rob Jessop and reported on a food and games evening social. Volunteers were sought for an equipment officer to replace Tony Nicholls and for setters and vetters for the summer series. North West news reported on a 'pot luck' dinner, noted that the club had not got its usual bag of places in the recent CDOA champs and suggested the sleet and freezing conditions were too foreign to Aucklanders. Counties Manukau news welcomed new members Matthew Tuck and Rune Valberg and noted that Tania Robinson and Jeanine Brown had left for WOC 93 in the USA. John Robinson was team coach.

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NZOF Technical Committee Proposal Proposal t o aIter M/W16A and related grades for major events Invitation to Clubs to provide comment before final consideration by the NZOF Council at its meeting in November. History This proposal was initiated as a result of an article published (in abridged form) in NZ Orienteering Magazine by NZOF Selection Committee Convenor Marquita Gelderman. On her return to New Zealand after a competitive visit to Australia, she questioned the placement of the M and W 16A Grades on Orange level courses. She noted that most other countries have these grades on their equivalent of Red courses, and that because we were "out of step" with our rival nations our M/W16A runners were generally well beaten in international competition as they were unused to competing on similar courses.

The full version of her article was circulated to the Technical Committee, and the subject has been discussed at length in forums such as Maptalk by other interested orienteers. The proposal to move these grades to Red level has met with almost unanimous approval by those who would be affected by the change as well as by most experienced coaches, the selectors and others.

Coaching Director Jamie Stewart has entered the debate with a well constructed proposal which was presented to the NZOF Council meeting in August. There it was agreed that because groups other than the key grades would be affected and there was an implication for clubs as a whole, the wider (e.g. social) implications of such a change be added to the proposal and it be circulated to clubs for their comment.

Timeline All clubs who wish to provide feedback on this proposal, are asked to forward these to Bruce Henderson, NZOF Technical Committee Convenor at brucedh@clear.net.nz or to 5B Nikau Grove, Lower Hutt, by 30 September. These will be taken into account by the Technical Committee before placing a final proposal before the NZOF Council meeting in November.

The Proposal That the NZOF Competition Rules be amended so that M/W 16A Grades be moved from Orange to Red course level; and that surrounding grades (M/W14A, 18A and all other Grades from M/W12 to 18 including new grades for M and W10) be reformatted to ensure a smooth progression of difficulty from White to Red. The proposed new course tables are shown below, and can be compared with the existing tables in the competition rules (see the Technical Committee pages on the NZOF website).

The course lengths set out below are designed to reflect the current relative strengths of the competitors in the various A Grades, and an assessment of where less experienced members of the grades would be if they were to run a properly constructed B course instead of being outclassed by more experienced runners who return to their correct grades for (e.g.) trials and National and major Regional Championships.

13 Course Format (suggested by Bruce Henderson, based on tables below)

Course Men Women Relative length Difficulty Existing

Course 1 M21E (open) 100% Red 2 M20A, M21A (open), M35A W21E (open) 60% Red

3 M18A, M40A, M45A 47% Red

4 M50A, M16A W20A, W21A (open), W35A 41% Red

5 M55A, M21AS (open) W40A, W45A 37% Red 6 M60A, M40AS W18A, W50A 33% Red 7 M65A W55A, W21AS (open), W40AS, W16A 27% Red 8 M70A, M75A, M80A W60A, W65A, 18% Red 9 M18B, M21B (open), M20B, M40B W18B, W21B (open) 32% Orange W a s C 9 & 1 0 ; M16A

10 M16B, M50B W16B, W20B, W40B, W50B 23% Orange W a s C11; W16A

11 M14A W14A 3.5-4.5 km Orange M 5 0 B , W 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 B

12 M12A, M14B, M21C (open) W12A, W14B 2-3 km Yellow M/W14A M/W16B

13 M10, M12B W10, W12B 1.5-2.5 km White M/W12A M / W 1 4 B 12

12 Course Format (as suggested by Marquita Gelderman and Jamie Stewart).

Course Men Women Relative length

Difficulty Existing Course

1 M21E (open) 100% Red

2 M20A, M21A (open), M35A W21E (open) 60% Red

3 M18A, M40A, M45A 47% Red

4 M50A, M21 AS (open), M16A W20A, W21A (open), W35A, W40A 41% Red

5 M55A, M60A, M40AS W18A, W45A, W50A 33% Red

6 M65A W55A, W21AS (open), W16A 27% Red

7 M70A, M75A W60A, W65A, W40AS 18% Red

8 M14A, M21B (open) 35% Orange M16A 9

M18B, M40B W14A, W21B (open) 29% Orange W16A, M20B

10 M50B W18B, W40B, W50B 23% Orange W20B

11 M12A, M14B, M21C (open) W12A, W14B, W21C (open) 3.5-4.5 km Yellow M/W14A

12 M10, M12B W10, W12B 2-3 km White M/W12A

10 Course Format (as suggested by Marquita Gelderman and Jamie Stewart).

Course Men Women Relative length

Difficulty Existing Course

1 M21E (open) 100% Red

2 M20A, M21A (open) W21E (open) 60% Red

3 M18A, M40A 47% Red

4 M50A, M21AS (open), M16A W18A, W20A, W21A (open), W40A 38% Red

5 M60A, M40AS W50A, W21AS, W16A 27% Red

6 M70A W60A, W40AS 18% Red

7 M21B, M14A 35% Orange M16A

8 M18B, M40B W21B (open), W40B, W14A, W18B 29% Orange W16A, M/E20B

9 M12A, M14B, M21C (open) W12A, W14B, W21C (open) 3.5-4.5 km Yellow M/W14A, M/W16B

10 M10, M12B W10, W12B 2-3 km White M/W12A, M/W14B

Rationale As noted above, our M/W 16 runners are out of step with their overseas competitors; this affects them adversely, and hinders their ability to develop as top-level competitors. At the present time also, most of our juniors habitually "run up" in almost all OY and Badge events to gain better competition. As a result also, "B" Grades are generally poorly supported; when runners return to their own grades for e.g. the Nationals, there is an imbalance between the different groups within the grades. It is expected that with the provision of a better course difficulty structure, competitors will be able to compete in their own grades more regularly and have a more accurate idea of where they stand competitively.

Also: * Team selection (e.g. for ANZ Challenges,

JWOC etc) should become more straightforward

* Relative beginners in the grades 14-18 will be better provided for on "B" courses and will not find themselves pitted against more experienced runners who have returned to their correct grades for a major event

* In running up, our juniors are forced to compete against runners up to four years older than themselves. This does not help them to develop in the context of their peer group, and places them "out of synch" with

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NZOF Technical Committee Proposal continued....

* A properly constructed Novice to B to A Grade structure will provide a better progression for improving orienteers than a system where large numbers of runners run out-of-grade and B grade courses are poorly supported.

Aspects of the proposal we are seeking comment on

1. How would the above course restructuring affect the junior members of your own club a/. having regard to your current membership and b/. looking say 2-3 years into the future? Would a well-constructed A and B course structure as set out above cater for your upcoming members? (Comments on this aspect will be used to provide information for or against the proposal as a whole)

2. Given that this restructuring relates to major (Badge and National) events, to what extent would you have to alter your regional event structure to "feed into" this structure? (Note: This grade structure proposal will not a f fec t the Secondary Schools Championships, as they have their own grade system.)

3. When would you feel the most appropriate changeover date to this structure would be? There are two schools of thought here -one that the changeover be made early in the year so that it will be in place for the Nationals at Easter, the alternative is that the changeover be on 1st August 2004 so that all juniors spend at least six months running in the existing system (and therefore grade and level of difficulty) before the change, ensuring that they don't have to jump in difficulty too quickly (Note that Red

Kiwis can make the changes to the Nationals without any difficulty, provided they have enough lead time to finalise the courses)

*Whichever date is chosen, it will be vital that clubs ensure the affected juniors are clear about the changes and that they have time to discuss it amongst themselves, decide whether as individuals they should run A or B Grade at relevant events, and that they agree amongst those they compete against, that they make the necessary moves together to ensure good competition. For this they may need the advice and support of their club coaches and senior members.

Lastly, there is an implication in this revised structure for planners and controllers. More than ever, the careful planning of B Grade (Orange) as well as Yellow and White courses will be necessary to ensure a proper progression of difficulty for our up and coming competitors. Controllers will need to be strict in their interpretation of the NZOF Competition Rules as regards such areas as control placement and route choice, to make the structure work effectively.

Please send feedback and comments to Bruce Henderson at the addresses given above, by 30 September. All comments received before this date will be taken into consideration; anything after this date cannot be included. Also, no verbal comments please -I cannot promise to remember them, especially if I receive them at an event!

Bruce Henderson Convenor NZOF Technical Committee.

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JWOC 2003 Report By Tim Renton

The build up to JWOC began after meeting the rest of the team (Claire Paterson, Bryn Davies and Todd Oates) in Estonia, the next three weeks prior to the events would be committed to adjusting to the tricky Estonian terrain. It was quickly obvious that any areas shown as green on the maps were to be avoided, most areas shown as open were going to be filled with waist high stinging nettle, and potent insect repellent would be needed at all times.

A week after arriving we settled in to our JWOC accommodation, the Pölva gun club, which we would eventually share with the Brits, Japanese and Finns. This move also brought the arrival of our coach and manager (Ray Pratt and Symon Mitchell), along with presents from the sponsors Thermatech and Leppin, but disappointingly no O-gear from Noname. We continued our training on the maps in the area, joining the Aussies on occasion. Fortunately we were not with the Aussies the day they decided to cross the boarder to Russia, which resulted in a lengthy stay at a Russian boarder control station, a few calls to JWOC officials and a harsh talking to. Not to mention a story to tell.

The start of the official training camp finally brought more teams to the little town of Pölva, the arrival of the Danes brought about some highly contested games of beach volleyball, soccer, and later in the week a 12 x 100 metre relay which the UN team (NZ, USA & Ireland) came a close second, although comfortably bet team Hong Kong. The 4th of July also brought a slightly explosive atmosphere to the night. The training throughout the camp was slowly tapered off preparing our bodies for the following race week.

All the teams had arrived by the opening ceremony, even some Kiwi supporters, and with less than a day to go our O-suits finally found their way to Estonia. In the short qualification the following day the kiwi contingent produced some average runs finding ourselves in either the B or C finals. The short finals produced some slightly better results although we were all keen to better our positions the next day. The classic race brought a mixed bag of results for the team; some ran well others ran not so well through the complicated area in a course

with more climb than Estonia's highest point. We all were looking forward to a well-deserved rest day before the relays.

The relay was made that extra bit tough with heavy rain the previous day and night causing the river bisecting the map to overflow, washing away some of the makeshift crossing points. It was not uncommon for competitors to come across someone repairing or building a new bridge during the race. Claire, in a composite team, ran well coming back 17th after the fist leg. However the guys could not retain or

better the 19th country given to us by the last years team, coming in 38th overall/23rd country. Although as a consolation we did bet the Aussie's 2nd team.

The end of the competitions left the last event - the party. From all accounts the kiwi team had a fantastic time and enlightened some of our new European friends that we do not play the didgeridoo nor did we have kangaroos in our forests. Neither Ray nor Symon had the job of collecting team members from the local police station, a task the British and German teams had to perform. The following morning while other teams were rushing about to leave before 10, we blissfully slept in having a late brunch and before we knew it Pölva was once again a sleepy country town.

Finally I would like to thank our coach Ray and manager Symon who found us sponsorship through Thermatech, Leppin and the Southern Trust. The trip wouldn't have been as successful without the work and effort of these two. With this years experience under my belt, my sights are now set on next year's event, which at the moment following Russia's withdrawal looks as if it will be in either Scotland or Finland. Hopefully a larger team from New Zealand will also be able to make the trip.

JWOC NZ team members. From left: Claire Paterson, Bryn Davies, Tim Renton and Todd Oates

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Entry Forms and Registrations... Taupo Orienteering Club & Rotorua Orienteering Club

Invite you to the

2003 Central Districts Championships Labour Weekend Triple-O Three days of orienteering in the stunning forests and countryside of the central North Island's

lakes district Saturday October 25: CDOA Champs at 99 Hills Taupo Orienteering Club presents a Classic A Grade Event. 99 Hills: Western Lake Taupo. Hilly eucalyptus forest, technical gully systems and open running on grazed terrain. This great forest map is scheduled for harvesting in three years time, so don't miss one of your last chances to run here. Scale: 1:10,000 Setters: Laurie Burdett and Jocelyn Reeve Controller: Jim Lewis

Sunday October 26: CD OY7 at Omahanui Rotorua Orienteering Club presents a Classic B Grade OY Event. Omahanui: Open, fast running on rolling to steep eucalypt forest with a small area of farmland, north of Taupo. Scale 1:10,000. Contour Interval 5m Setter: Raewyn Simpson Controller: Mark McKenna

Monday October 27: Rotorua Park O Rotorua presents a park event, in Rotorua. Three courses with winning times of 15 minutes.

Entry form and further details will be on the Taupo Orienteering Club website www.geocities.com/taupo_oc from late August Closing date for entries is October 11.

For more information contact: Sarah Moodie c/o Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of NZ Private Bag Turangi Ph 07 386 5513 or 377 4341

WOMEN'S CAMP 2003 Here's a great opportunity for all the women out there keen to increase their technical proficiency in an all-woman learning environment, as well as doing whatever else you do on a Women's camp.

We have two of the best coaches available, Jan Davies and Jean Cory Wright (plenty of World Champs between those two!). Jean literally wrote the book on 'Teaching Orienteering'. As well as the elite aspect, these two have young families and assure me they know exactly what women (orienteers) want.. .this will be a great weekend.

AND NOW THE DETAILS

Dates: 14-16th November, arrival on Friday night. Maps: Dalethorpe and Acheron, two great forest maps to keep you

on your toes. Accommodation: Glenroy Baptist Camp Cost: $80 includes accommodation, catering, maps, coaches

TO REGISTER

Please fill out the form opposite and return as requested.

Information given about your orienteering ability will be forwarded to the coaches and will allow them to plan activities at the appropriate level. Please help us with this as it makes it easier and provides more value for everyone.

FURTHER DETAILS

Further details, such as a detailed programme, arrival time, and participant' s list will be circulated nearer to the time of the camp. The camp will be quite intensive with multiple exercises on each day and a night session on Saturday night it will be a great learning and social occasion.

Any questions? Please contact Jamie, coaching@nzorienteering.com or (03) 4792512

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NZOF Women's Training Camp November 14/15/16 Registration Form

Thanks for expressing interest in attending the camp. We hope you have a choice time and improve those technical skills.

Please fill in the following, and post it with the camp fee of $80 to Jamie Stewart, 50 Brown Street, City Rise, Dunedin before the end of October (registrations are accepted on a first in first served basis). Cheques to "New Zealand Orienteering Federation"

Name

Address

Email Phone

Orienteering grade Colour level

Club

Emergency contact details if different from above.

Medical and/or dietary details the leaders need to know

Please rate yourself on each of the following orienteering skills using a scale from 1 = Beginner to 5 = Very good. Circle your choice.

Orientating the map 1 2 3 4 5

Thumbing the map 1 2 3 4 5 Following line features 1 2 3 4 5 Judging distances 1 2 3 4 5 Using a compass 1 2 3 4 5 Choosing attack points 1 2 3 4 5 Route choice 1 2 3 4 5 Reading contours 1 2 3 4 5 Relocating 1 2 3 4 5 Fitness 1 2 3 4 5

Signed

Date

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Entry Forms and Registrations... Southern 6 Day 2 0 0 4 South Island of New Zealand

In January, Dunedin and Southland Orienteering Club's have joined together to present a week of quality orienteering in the picturesque South Island on a variety of our top maps.

The week starts with a weekend (3 & 4 January) of challenging orienteering on the famous "Naseby" map. This is mainly gold mining terrain with intricate eroded sandstone features all covered in forest. Its an especially beautiful area with all the varieties of forest! The map hasn't been used for 2 years and is being remapped especially for this event. Naseby is an old gold mining town with a regular population of about 100, which increases to 2,500 in the holiday season! It is a mecca for MTB'ers and bikes are available for hire.

After a rest day on Monday the orienteering moves to "Mt Ross" on 6 January for a score event on this open, barren farmland absolutely covered in schist rock features. It's a bit like a moonscape which some may remember from the

WMOC warmdown event in 2000 and the National Short O in 1998. Mt Ross is at Middlemarch, which is 1 hour NW of Dunedin and the map will have a large addition during 2003 which will have only been used once before the event.

After another rest/tourist day orienteering moves to our new "Cuttance Block" map, which is just south of Dunedin. This is a typical Otago coast

gully spur radiata pine forest with some patches of native bush and will only have been used once before for the SI Champs in November 2003.

You then get yet another rest/tourist day to travel south to the beautiful "Waikaia" forest for the event on Saturday 10 January. This is a gully spur native beech forest with low visibility. Its been unused for 3 years and is an especially magic area being one of NZ's most technical maps. Waikaia is 2 hours north of Invercargill or 1¼ hours north of Gore.

On Sunday the week of orienteering concludes with an event at "Overton" forest, which is a gully spur eucalypt forest with small blocks of mature pine and Douglas fir. This map was first used in early 2002 and has been used once since.

For more details, entry form, map samples and photos visit our website at

www.dunedinorienteering.com. The website will also give you links to tourist things to see and do so you can combine the event with a few weeks holiday in the beautiful South Island.

Earlybird entries close 30 October but it would pay to book your travel and accomodation now.

If you want to contact people instead of web pages get in touch with Sheryl or Bruce Collins, asbic@xtra.co.nz ph 64-3-4658255

Part of the Naseby map

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Wellington Orienteering Championships 2003 Hosted By Hawke's Bay O Club

8-9 November 2003 A Level Event

Day 1 - Classic Event (The Champs) Day 2 - Wellington Short O Champs (Single Race)

NB: Competitors must belong to a NZ Orienteering Club to be eligible for a Placing. Pre entry is required for both days

Day 1 Saturday 8th November - Smedley New map encompassing an area of 18.5 sq kms, which includes a remap of the old Smedley Station Map. Scale: 1:15,000 for courses 1&2 1:10,000 for

courses 3-11, 1:7500 for courses 12&13 Contour interval : 5m

Terrain: Gully/spur terrain on park-like farmland with large stands of totara. 30% native bush cover and complex gorge systems. An area of young pine forest. Large population of native birds

Location: 65km South west of Hastings off SH 50 - close to Tikokino (45mins drive approximately)

Planner: Alan Berry Controller: Jim Barr Starts: From 11.00am EWTs: As per NZOF Rules for M21E and all

other grades as a percentage in accordance with the rules

Day 2 Sunday 9th November - Smedley Scale: 1:10,000 Terrain: As above Location: As above Planner: Hamish Goodwin Controller: Ken Holst Starts: From 10.00am EWTs: Varies - approximately 60% of Pay 1 Grades: As per Day 1

For Further Details See our Web Site -http://www.hborienteering.org.nz

2003 South Island ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS and SOUTH ISLAND CHALLENGE ORGANISED BY DUNEDIN ORIENTEERING CLUB

Day 1 - Saturday 22 November: South Island Champs Venue: Cuttance block - New Map Scale: 1:10,000 for Course 1 - 9,

1:7500 for Course 10 Terrain: Spur gully pine forest with some farmland Location: 30 mins South of Dunedin Planner: George McLeod Controller: Svend Pedersen Start Times: From 11:30 am

Day 2 - Sunday 23 November:

South Island Challenge 8 Venue: Mt Ross Extension - New Map Scale : 1:10,000 Courses 1-8,

1:7500 for Course 9 Terrain: Open farmland with rocks Location: 65 mins west from Dunedin Planner: Ian Holden Controller: Annie Grant Start Times: From 10.00 am 19

ResuIts OY4 - Beautiful Hills 7 August 2003

M21E (8) 7.510 km 220 m 21 C 1 Lawson Mark NW 1:06:32 2 Edwards Brent CM 1:10:56 3 Greenwood Jeff A 1:22:34 4 Stewart David A 1:24:40 5 Renton Tim A 1:32:51 6 Janes Allan NW 2:06:24 7 Stephenson Rod NC 2:15:54

Mills Fraser A mp

M21A (7) 5.170 km 155 m 17 C 1 Murphy Robert NW 1:02:42 2 Brighouse Bryce CM 1:14:41 3 Dabaliz Claude A 1:30:42 4 Gawn Malcolm A 1:38:45 5 Gorman Nic HV 1:39:39

Swanson Peter A mp Gosse Darren NW mp

M21AS (8) 4.280 km 115 m 13 C 1 Hlawatsch Rudy A 49:27 2 Murphy Peter CM 50:41 3 Murphy Patrick NW 55:25 4 Murphy Mike CM 1 00:04 5 Murray Trevor NW 1:01:21 6 Munro Jamie A 1:06:23 7 Pearce Craig A 1:10:43

Paitry Mervyn A mp

M18A (3) 4.280 km 115 m 13 C 1 Reynolds Thomas NW 51:40 2 Jager Simon A 1 08:22 3 Murphy Samuel NW 1:20:49

M40A (5) 5.170 km 155 m 17 C 1 Gilkison Paul NW 1:04:45 2 Aspin Wayne CM 1:07:48 3 Mead Geoff NW 1:09:40 4 Stewart Alistair A 1:09:53 5 Collins Nick EG 1:24:52

M50A (14) 4.280 km 115 m 13 C 1 Beveridge Mike NW 45:07 2 Brighouse Ross CM 46:13 3 Godfrey David NW 53:27 4 Johansen Phillip NW 57:21 5 Shuker Lynsday CM 58:48 6 Long Brian CM 59:24 7 Ambler Robin NW 1:00:52 8 Foster Stan NW 1:04:01 9 Ashmore Michael A 1:05:14

10 Michels Roel NW 1:05:32 11 Moen Terje NW 1:07:01 12 Wood Lindsay CM 1:17:31

Currie Ian CM mp Peat Bruce CM mp

M60A (9) 3.470 km 100 m 11 C 1 Nuthall Terry A 49:00 2 Powell John A 54:39 3 Paver Les NW 58:00 4 Thompson Rhys WHO 1:03:31 5 Paver Miles NW 1:03:42 6 Clendon Tom A 1:13:52 7 Bliss Dave NC 1:23:08

Chapman Bert NW mp Gelderman Chris NW mp

M70A (2) 2.460 km 70 m 10 C 1 McGivern Leon A 46:45 2 Mellsop Phil NW 1:06:00

M80 (1) 2.460 km 70 m 10 C 1 King Ralph NW 57:15

M40AS (13) 3.470 km 100 m 11 C 1 Jager Norm A 54:28 2 Linkhorn Kerry A 57:34 3 Pols Jos NC 1:00:20 4 Oram Nicholas A 1:01:25 5 Farquhar Gary NW 1:02:32 6 Bolt Clive A 1:06:10 7 Johnson Ross NC 1:11:30 8 Munro Wayne A 1:18:34 9 Godfrey Peter NW 1:46:37 10 Baldwin Mike H 2:03:27

Clark Glenn CM mp Reede Alan NC mp Howard Russell A mp

M16A (5) 3.240 km 70 m 11 C 1 Murphy Ciaran CM 37:31 2 Nichols Andy NC 48:59

Long Alastair CM mp Peat Andrew CM mp Jager Simon (2nd) A mp

M14A (2) 2.350 km 75 m 8 C 1 Mead Nick NW 23:35 2 Scott Toby A 51:47

M12 (5) 2.140 km 135 m 10C 1 Carlyle Lewis CM 19:46 2 Reynolds Benjamin NW 26:20 3 Stanton Christopher NC 32:53 4 Linkhorn William NC 35:46

Mains Ben A mp

M21B (1) 3.240 km 70 m 11 C Barrett John NC mp

M21C (1) 2.350 km 75 m 8 C 1 Baigent Ted NC 1:00:22

W21E (1) 5.170 km 155 m 17 C 1 Gelderman Marquita NW 51:19

W21A (8) 4.280 km 115 m 13 C 1 Aspin Patricia CM 47:23 2 Browne Jeanine CM 48:15 3 Mead Lisa NW 52:58 4 Mains Jill A 1:03:22 5 Goodier Maria NC 1:05:36 6 Poole Phillippa NW 1:06:54 7 Rowe Chris CM 1:13:50 8 Kinzett Nicola A 1:33:41

W21AS (4) 3.470 km 100 m 11 C 1 Stanton Lyn A 1:01:58 2 Haag Elke NW 1:03:42 3 Levet Angela NW 1:07:28 4 Wise Melvina A 1:08:59

W18A (1) 3.470 km 100 m 11 C 1 Shuker Jane CM 55:21

W40A (6) 3.470 km 100 m 11 C 1 Dalton Jill NW 58:22 2 Sanderson Annie EG 1:19:27 3 Burnie Judith CM 1:26:04 4 O'Brien Lorri NW 1:32:55 5 Bennett Raewyn A 1:46:04

Stewart Joanna A dnf

W50A (10) 2.460 km 70 m 10 C 1 Farquhar Kathy NW 38:53 2 Humphry Anne CM 41:03 3 Little Janice A 47:40 4 Moen Mary NW 47:50 5 Currie Doesjka CM 54:01 6 Smithies Jill NW 58:50 7 Shuker Bev CM 59:20

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OY5 - Kariotahi 31 August 2003 8 Bolt Helen A 1:01:48 9 Ambler Gay NW 1:11:32 10 Powell Rae A 1:12:36

W60A (4) 2.460 km 70 m 10 C 1 Gelderman Yett NW 49:56 2 Clendon Heather A 1:04:14 3 Leigh Vivienne A 1:05:59

Brewis Jill A mp

W16A (2) 3.240 km 70 m 11 C 1 Michels Melanie NW 46:05 2 Linkhorn Hannah A 1:05:26

W14A (4) 2.350 km 75 m 8 C 1 Gilkison Sarah NW 26:13 2 Peat Nicola CM 31:28 3 Murphy Emily CM 37:04 4 Reynolds Caltene NW 37:18

W12 (3) 2.140 km 135 m 10 C 1 Linkhorn Bronte A 35:34 2 Murphy Leah NW 43:02

Murphy Hannah NW mp

W21B (7) 3.240 km 70 m 11 C 1 Trinick Jennifer A 1:06:19 2 Comer Alison A 1:25:19 3 Toppin Sandra A 1:31:21 4 Murphy Lyn NW 1:42:19

Seed Jennifer A mp Hewlett Rosie NC mp Natalie & Yvette NC mp

W21C (3) 2.350 km 75 m 8 C 1 Biagent Monique NC 43:17 2 Brocus Renee A 57:54 3 Baigent Richelle NC 58:01

M21E(6) Course 1 23 C 1 Rob Jessop A 58:06 2 Mark Lawson NW 59:51 3 Jeff Greenwood A 1:04:54 4 David Stewart A 1:34:47 5 Allan Janes NW 1:49:29

Rod Stephenson NC mp

M21A (7) Course 2 20 C 1 Martin Peat CM 54:54 2 Robert Murphy NW 56:54 3 Peter Swanson A 1:00:52 4 Guy Cory-Wight A 1:06:09 5 Malcolm Gawn A 1:12:34 6 Nick Harris A 1:42:26 7 Claude Dabaliz A 1:47:32

M21AS (9) Course 3 16 C 1 Andrew Bell NW 50:41 2 Mike Murphy CM 51:09 3 Peter Murphy CM 52:24 4 Trevor Murray NW 59:11 5 Bob Hattie CM 59:14 6 Patrick Murphy NW 1:04:56 7 Craig Pearce A 1:12:18 8 Jamie Munro A 1:25:11

Graeme Green CM mp

M18A (3) Course 3 16 C 1 Thomas Reynolds NW 52:38 2 Simon Jager A 52:46 3 Ciaran Murphy CM 54:18

M40A (7) Course 2 20 C 1 Wayne Aspin CM 53:49 2 Geoff Mead NW 54:53 3 Paul Gilkison NW 1:01:05 4 Steve Pyatt HV 1:11:55 5 Alistair Stewart A 1:12:02 6 Mark Roberts A 1:14:55 7 Mark Wilson A 1:54:08

M50A (11) Course 3 16 C 1 Dave Middleton NW 42:01 2 Rob Garden NW 46:55 3 David Godfrey NW 49:12 4 Stan Foster NW 51:29 5 Michael Ashmore A 51:54 6 Philip Johansen NW 55:43 7 Terje Moen NW 57:01 8 Brian Long CM 1:02:32 9 Robin Ambler NW 1:06:29 10 Mike Pearson H 1:09:54 11 Lindsay Wood CM 1:31:21

M60A (9) Course 4 14 C 1 John Robinson CM 51:49 2 Miles Paver NW 55:09 3 Chris Gelderman NW 57:07 4 Bert Chapman NW 1:03:40 5 John Powell A 1:05:13 6 Peter Snell NTOA 1:07:47 7 Les Paver NW 1:09:26 6 Dave Bliss NW 1:32:27 9 Tom Clendon A 1:32:54

M70A (2) Course 5 11 C 1 Phil Mellsop NW 1:18:55 2 Ken Green CM 1:57:19

M80 (1) Course 5 11 C 1 Ralph King NW 1:32:51

M40AS (13) Course 4 14 C 1 Rolf Wagner NW 56:12 2 Alistair Smithies NW 56:15 3 Norm Jager A 1:01:21 4 Peter Godfrey NW 1:02:47 5 Clive Bolt A 1:03:54 6 Jos Pols NC 1:05:02 7 Russell Howard A 1.06:32 8 Wayne Munro A 1.09:25 9 KinglsleyMg-Waishing NC 1:11:28 10 Martin Barber NC 1:12:15 11 Mike Baldwin H 1:35:32 12 Allan Reeves NC 1:36:34

Kerry Linkhorn A mp

M16A (5) Course 6 11 C 1 Alastair Long CM 32:47 2 Andy Nicholls CM 52:58 3 Matthew NC 55:13 4 Toby Scott A 1:17:37 5 Reuben Wilson A 2:38:51

M14A (2) Course 7 11 C 1 Nick Mead NW 32:09 2 Louis Carlye CM 1:11:03

M12 (6) Course 8 9 C 1 Jacob Hawkes CM 19:26 2 Benjamin Reynolds NW 24:22 3 Gilbert Rae CM 29:21 4 Elwyn Rae CM 29:23 5 Tim Pearson H 32:11 6 Chris Pearson H 43:04

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Results cont... OY5 - Kariotahi 31 August 2003

M21B (3) Course 6 11 C 1 Tony Hawkes CM 55:51 2 Andy Conchie NC 1:17:07

Phillip Barber NC mp

M21C (2) Course 7 11 C 1 John Neilson NC 1:54:27 2 Bob Lindrop NC 2:00:52

W21E (4) Course 2 20 C 1 Tania Robinson CM 51:19 2 Marquita Gelderman NW 55:41 3 Brent Edwards A 58:24 4 Natalie Rouse CM 1:25:49

W21A (3) Course 3 16 C 1 Patricia Aspin CM 50:02 2 Lisa Mead NW 57:43 3 Nicola Kinzett A 1:15:22

W21AS (5) Course 4 14 C 1 Melissa Edwards WACO 51:54 2 Lyn Stanton A 1:02:42 3 Elke Haag NW 1:04:29 4 Mary Wadsworth A 1:12:17 5 Melvina Wise A 1:16:56

W18A (3) Course 4 14 C 1 Frances Peat CM 50:47 2 Jane Shuker CM 52:44 3 Fiona Short NC 1:18:56

W40A (4) Course 4 14 C 1 Phillippa Poole NW 49:38 2 Jill Dalton NW 51:42 3 Lorri O'Brien NW 1:03:12 4 Judith Burnie CM 1:13:00

W50A (9) Course 5 11 C 1 Mary Moen NW 55:40 2 Anne Humphrey CM 57:11 3 Janice Little A 1:02:27 4 Rae Powell A 1:06:55 5 Jill Smithies NW 1:08:58 6 Bev Shuker CM 1:10:50 7 Glen Middleton NW 1:17:37 8 Helen Bolt A 1:22:05 9 Gay Ambler NW 1:25:51

W60A (4) Course 5 11 C 1 Yett Gelderman NW 1:03:23 2 Val Robinson CM 1:10:21 3 Jill Brewis A 1:13:38 4 Heather Clendon A 1:20:40

W40AS (2) Course 5 11 C 1 Chris Jager A 1:24:29

Carol Edwards ROT mp

W16A (4) Course 6 11 C 1 Imogene Scott A 1:04:05 2 Andrian Robins CM 1:51:54

Hannah Linkhorn A mp Rhiannon Robins CM mp

W14A (4) Course 7 11 C 1 Emily Murphy CM 32:16 2 Sarah Gilkison NW 32:35 3 Catherine Reynolds NW 54:43 4 Hannah Murphy NW 1:39:53

W12 (3) Course 8 9 C 1 Leah Murphy NW 23:42 2 Emily Pearson H 32:56 3 Lydia Scott A 35:10

W21B (2) Course 6 11 C 1 Lynn Murphy NW 1:16:06 2 Sandra Toppin A 2:04:39

W21C (4) Course 7 11 C 1 Bronwyn Holcombe A 51:29 2 Rosemary Reeves NC 1:32:21

Darren Rae CM mp Sonja Hattie CM mp

Course 5 others (4) 11 C 1 Andrew Mackenzie NC 1:04:42 2 Brendon Crooks NC 1:12:11 3 Lisa Roberts A 1:18:24 4 Richard Thorpe NC 1:34:35

Course 6 others (2) 11 C 1 Leon McGivern A 1:03:52 2 Renee Brocas A 1:16:47 Course 7 others (1) 11 C 1 Richard Bright NC 1:00:00 Course 8 others (1)9 C 1 Tina Dion NC 35:21

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Last Bits Next Issue-October 2003

Please send your editorial contributions to Madeleine Collins, 122 Victory Rd, Laingholm, Auckland, or e-mail shaun.and.mad@slingshot.co.nz tel 09 817 7621 to arrive before Sunday 5 October.

Distribution

If you change your address (and still wish to have this magazine reach you!), please contact your cllub membership officer or Steven Reynolds at 09 411 7680 or e-mail reynolds@roar.net.nz

Credits

SPORT AND RECREATION NEW ZEALAND

The Auckland Orienteering association wishes to thank Carter Holt Harvey for the use of its forests.

SPARC ihi /AOTEAROA Sport & Recreation New Zealand

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