AIMS Games Orienteering
Orienteering is back in 2026 at the Zespri Aims Games!

Orienteering Bay of Plenty (OBOP) is looking forward to hosting you in Tauranga, so here's some information to make your orienteering experience better.​

TRAINING and EVENTS

OBOP and other NZ clubs provides events throughout the year with details HERE

Permanent orienteering courses are available around NZ to give orienteering a go in your own time, find one near you HERE

If you are new to orienteering, check out the amazing free Orienteering NZ resources for participants, parents and teachers to teach and learn about orienteering in their own time and at their own skill level with training available for beginners through to those with more experience.


PREVIOUS AIMS GAMES MAPS

2025 AIMS Maps:
​Toi Ohomai Sprint
Year 8 Girls
Year 8 Boys
Year 7 Girls
Year 7 Boys

Panea Rogaine
Map

2024 AIMS Maps:
Historic Village Sprint - Year 8 and Year 7
McLaren Falls - Rogaine

What is a Sprint?

A Sprint is an individual competition, with staggered start times, where you must visit all the controls in a prescribed order in the fastest time.  Sprints are normally held in urban environments on a campus, school grounds etc. with route choices being created by buildings and urban obstacles.  Navigationally easier than forest orienteering events, fast decisions are the key.  Competitors start at one minute intervals, and competitors receive their map at the map issue point at the same time the clock starts. They follow a marked route to the start triangle on their map (a non-punching control), they then start navigating to control #1 then #2 etc. The clock stops when they punch the finish control.

Learn the common Sprint orienteering map symbols here
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​Example of an urban Sprint map below.
What is a Rogaine?

A Rogaine is a team competition at AIMS, where you will have a set time of 60 minutes to visit as many controls as possible, as a team, with penalties applied if you are late back.  Controls will be worth 10, 20 or 30 points each, and penalties will be -20 points for every minute or part minute your team is late ie.15 seconds late equals minus 20 points (equivalent of 2 controls.)  Teams will have approximately 5-10 minutes of planning time in the start corral, with no outside assistance allowed from parents, teachers, or other competitors.  All teams in the same grade will start at the same time.  Teams will then try to visit controls using efficient route choices before finishing within 60 minutes.

Learn the standard orienteering map symbols here

​Example of a Rogaine map below.
Zespri Aims Games Results

2025
Sprint-
PDF
Winsplits
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Rogaine
PDF

2024 
Sprint
Results PDF
Winsplits

Rogaine
Results PDF
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Recommended Equipment
  • Compass
  • Trail Running shoes
Optional
  • Control description holder


More info

​Orienteering NZ Knowledge Hub


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If you are not from the Bay of Plenty, then please get in touch with your local Orienteering Club about training opportunities and local events HERE.