Haere mai and welcome!
Orienteering Bay of Plenty and Taupo Orienteering welcome all orienteers to the Tūāraki North Regional Champs, being held in and close to Rotorua and Taupo, 8-9 November. The organising team are excited to showcase some amazing courses and terrain, including a resurrection of the famous Opepe map, and an exciting new map based in native bush at Lake Okataina.

This website is the best place for information about the event, including the final bulletin which will be published the week before the event. 
Entries have closed

Bulletin
Bulletin 2 and final event information is available for download here

Start Lists
Sprint - by class
Long - by class, by name

Results

Sprint- PDF, Winsplits
Middle- PDF, Winsplits
Day 1 Combined- PDF
​Long- PDF, Winsplits

Event Locations

Sprint Distance Event

  • Sat 8 November, AM​
  • Toi Ohomai Campus, Rotorua
  • 4km from Rotorua CBD

Middle Distance Event

  • Sat 8 November, PM​
  • Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve
  • 28km from Rotorua CBD
  • ​Chasing start, based on Sprint results

Long Distance Event

  • Sun 9 November, AM​
  • Opepe, Taupo
  • 18km from Taupo CBD​

​Note - Rotorua to Taupo is approx 80kms

Programme

Competition Status

  • The Sprint and Long distance events have been conferred A-grade status by the ONZ Technical Committee.
  • Tūāraki Championship titles will be conferred to winners of the Long and Sprint distance events.
  • Whilst the Middle distance event was originally conferred A grade status, this has been withdrawn because of the decision to use a chasing start format and combined results of Sprint and Middle for this event. ​
  • Winners of the Middle distance, and winners of the combined Middle and Sprint distance (where same grade is run) will be recognised for fastest time for those events, but these are not Tūāraki Championship titles.

Classes

Competitors are divided into classes according to their gender and age, and any gender may compete in Men’s classes:
  • Class eligibility is determined by the participant’s age on 31 December 2025.
  • Competitors aged 20 or younger are classed as Juniors (or Child if 12 and under), and are eligible to run in each class up to the end of the calendar year in which they reach the given age. They are entitled to compete in older classes up to and including 21, and cannot compete in younger grades than what they are eligible for.
  • Competitors aged 21 or older are classed as Seniors, and eligible to run in each class from the beginning of the calendar year in which they reach the designated age. They are entitled to compete in younger classes down to and including 21, and cannot compete in older grades than what they are eligible for.
Classes offered for Tūāraki North Champs Men and Women are outlined below:

Entry Information

Entries for Tūāraki North Champs closed on 28 October. Entry information can be found via EnterO. Your entry is finalised only after payment has been received. The entrant list in EnterO shows all competitors. If your name is not included in this list, you have not entered. 

Entry Fees
Entry Fee Explanation

  • Child is for 12yrs and under
  • Junior is for >12 to 20
  • Senior is for 21 and over

  • Early bird entry fees are available up until Midnight, Sunday 12 October
  • Standard entry fees are available after this, and close Midnight, Tuesday 28 October

Refunds and Changes Policy

Entries and refunds:
  • The entry fee does not include any form of personal insurance, including medical or travel insurance.
  • Refund of 90% of fees paid for withdrawals prior to entry close date; Midnight, Tuesday 28 October.  
  • No refund of fees paid for withdrawals after entries are closed, except at organisers discretion.
  • Refunds will be processed after the event.
  • If the event is cancelled due to extreme weather or other factors outside of the event organisers control, the organisers will endeavour to refund as much of the entry fee as possible, taking into account any sunk costs.
Changes:
  • Each request to change entrant details, course, or start time after standard entries have closed will attract a non-refundable NZ$10 administration fee.
  • As a last resort, SI Numbers can be changed at the event, in person at the registration desk (bring your new SI Card) at least an hour before the event starts.

Accommodation

There are multiple accommodation options, with both Rotorua and Taupō being major tourist destinations offering the full range of accommodation types from camping to high end hotels/motels.

Embargoes

There are embargoes in place for all three events - please read the embargo notice with full details here.

​An embargo restricts athletes access to competition areas prior to the competition taking place, to ensure unfair advantage is not gained by people visiting the area prior to competition. All athletes must abide by these embargo restrictions, or risk disqualification from the competition.

Prior Maps

Prior maps are available for the Sprint and Long:

Contact & Further Information

Please direct all enquiries to [email protected] 
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A Bulletin with complete information will be posted on this web page one week before the event.

Acknowledgements

The organisers would like to thank the following landowners and stakeholders for their generous support of this event:
  • Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve Trust
  • Ngati Tarawhai Iwi Trust
  • Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
  • Rotorua Lakes Council
  • Opepe Farm Trust