Orienteering New Zealand
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More superb results for Lizzie Ingham and Chris Forne at the World Orienteering Championships.
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Tough going for New Zealanders at World Orienteering Championships.
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New Zealand finalists in top form at World Orienteering Championships.
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A strong start for some of the New Zealand team and a rest day leads to tactical team changes before the sprints start today.
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The New Zealand orienteering team is in great shape as they count down the final hours before the World Orienteering Championships kick off in Savoie Grand Revard, France.
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An exciting relay finish to the Junior World Orienteering Championships saw the New Zealand team pick up more world-class results and justify their tag of "best-ever junior team".
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Nerves were replaced by focus and excitement for the six New Zealand orienteers competing in the Junior World Championships in Poland, leading to more fine results.
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The excellence continues - six New Zealand orienteers have qualified for the middle distance finals at the Junior World Championships, easily the best ever effort for New Zealand.
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Strong running from the New Zealand team saw three orienteers in the top 30 for the second day running at the Junior World Championships in Poland.
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Rotorua's Angela Simpson became only the second orienteer from New Zealand to finish on the Junior World Championships podium with a brilliant sprint race in Poland. In a tough race combining urban and steep forest navigation, there were many finishers looking disappointed with their efforts in the super fast version of orienteering.
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398 orienteers from 35 countries are gathering in Poland this week to contest the 18th Junior World Orienteering Championships. New Zealand has entered a full-strength team - arguably its strongest ever.
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AUCKLAND — Woodhill, Auckland.
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HAWKE'S BAY — One of the most challenging orienteering areas of New Zealand was no barrier to champions Ross Morrison and Lizzie Ingham adding second titles to their weekend haul at the National Championships in Hawkes Bay.
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HAWKE'S BAY — 2010 champions Ross Morrison and Penny Kane made short work of the rocky hills of Maraetotara in Hawkes Bay to successfully defend their titles at the National middle distance orienteering championships.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Speed and youth were on show at the National sprint orienteering championships as junior elites Toby Scott and Kate Morrison posted the fastest times of the day, surpassing former champions Darren Ashmore and Lizzie Ingham.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Current National orienteering champions Ross Morrison and Carsten Joergensen face off against each other this Easter in the 2011 Orienteering Nationals in Hawkes Bay, but contrasting fitness levels could make it a one-horse race.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Defending National orienteering Champion Lizzie Ingham is relishing the prospect of a return to high level competition at Easter’s national championships after nine months on the sidelines.
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A battle of youth versus experience - the 2010 Silva Superseries - culminated with overall victory for youngsters Ross Morrison and Angela Simpson over defending champions Darren Ashmore and Lizzie Ingham at the Wellington Regional Championships.
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WHANGANUI — The final three Silva Superseries Orienteering races at Wanganui are set to be the hardest fought yet as defending champions Darren Ashmore and Lizzie Ingham face challenges from the younger stars.
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Chris Forne set a new best for New Zealand men at the World Orienteering Championships Middle distance race, running smart and strong for 21st place in Trondheim, Norway.
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Former Junior World orienteering Champion Olav Lundanes gave the Norwegian fans a home-town result today, winning the gold medal in the World Orienteering Championships Long distance in Trondheim, Norway, with teammate Anders Norberg taking silver.
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Canterbury orienteers Chris Forne and Lara Prince have qualified for the toughest of the World Orienteering Championships finals in Trondheim, Norway - the Long distance - both finishing in the top 15 of their heats.
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Chris Forne and Ross Morrison have both qualified comfortably for the Middle distance final of the 2010 World Orienteering Championships.
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Swiss orienteers were the big winners at the Sprint final of the World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim, picking up Mens gold and silver medals and Womens gold.
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Waikato University student Angela Simpson has set a stunning new benchmark for New Zealand with her 6th placing at the World University Orienteering Championships Sprint in Borlänge, Sweden.
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Disaster in the form of appendicitis has struck Ross "Rocketman" Morrison at the worst possible time, just days before the start of the World University Orienteering Championships in Borlänge, Sweden.
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Wellington Secondary Schools orienteers headed the results lists at the 2010 Silva Championships, held at Woodhill Forest, Auckland on 16 and 17 July, with Napier schools hot on their heels.
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New Zealand's junior orienteers were in fine form in the Relay race of the Junior Worlds as they looked to finish their week long campaign in style.
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Swedish orienteers prevailed in the Middle distance finals at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Aalborg, Denmarjk, taking the top two womens and four of the top six mens podium positions.
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Strong runs from Angela Simpson (Rotorua), Matt Ogden (Auckland) and Scott McDonald (Hawkes Bay) in the Junior World Orienteering Championships have put them through to the Middle distance final.
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With the Sprint and Long distance races out of the way, the hopes of the New Zealand Junior Orienteering team for a top placing now depend on the remaining individual race at the Junior World Championships – the Middle.
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Strong running and smart thinking from Rotorua's Angela Simpson gave her a brilliant start to her week-long Junior World Orienteering Championships campaign in Denmark.
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On the eve of the 2010 Junior World Orienteering Championships, the New Zealand team is fit and full of confidence.
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AUCKLAND — The New Zealand Pinestars edged out the Australian Bushrangers by the narrowest of margins today– just one point apiece for the men and women.
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AUCKLAND — An action packed two-race round of trans-Tasman orienteering in Woodhill Forest saw mixed fortunes for both Kiwis and Aussies.
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AUCKLAND — The bad news for the New Zealand elite orienteers in the first race of the trans-Tasman Orienteering Test - they were beaten out of the top spots.
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AUCKLAND — New Zealand and Australia are both fielding very strong teams for the second trans-Tasman clash of 2010 in Woodhill, Auckland, the last domestic event before an extensive European season leading up to the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway.
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WELLINGTON — Strong legs and consistent navigation over twenty four hours took Jamie Stewart and Greig Hamilton to their first ever New Zealand Rogaining win today, ahead of previous winners Nathan Fa'ave and Phil Wood.
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WELLINGTON — From Upper Hutt to the Kapiti Coast; 210 keen competitors will be taking part in the 2010 Silva National Rogaining Championships in the rugged Akatarawas this weekend.
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Six of New Zealand's best orienteers are aiming high - for a top ten placing - at the 17th World University Championships in Borlänge, Sweden from July 19-23.
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Satisfying relay win for Ingham and Wellington Orienteering Club.
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Joergensen and Ingham collect more National titles at orienteering championships.
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"Rocketman" Ross back on top at Nationals.
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Risk pays off for Joergensen as he collects second New Zealand orienteering title.
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World Games orienteering representatives Darren Ashmore, Ross Morrison and Lizzie Ingham are keenly anticipating the 2010 National Orienteering Championships, held over the Easter weekend.
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New Zealand is sending a very strong team to the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, led by the outstanding Angela Simpson and Jourdan Harvey.
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A challenging start - five Sprint races - to the 2010 Silva Superseries orienteering for 2009 titleholders Darren Ashmore and Lizzie Ingham has kept them from an early lead but they are pleased that good runs in the Middle and Long distance this weekend have finally put them back in contention.
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HAWKE'S BAY — After a tough weekend of Sprint the Bay orienteering, 2009 Silva Superseries champ Darren Ashmore of Rotorua came up with the right mix of navigation and speed to defeat visiting Swiss star Martin Hubmann by just one second in the sixth sprint, held at Napier Boys High School.
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HAWKE'S BAY — An exciting rematch looms for number one Kiwi female orienteer Lizzie Ingham in the first round of the 2010 SILVA Superseries, against Danish representative Zenia Mogensen.
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NAPIER — Although tagged as the underdog Darren Ashmore, 2009 SILVA Superseries orienteering champion, is keenly anticipating the first round of the 2010 series races.
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Orienteers and pro elite mountain bikers shared the spoils at the New Zealand MTB Orienteering (MTB-O) Championships in Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua over the weekend of 14th and 15th November.
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ROTORUA — A quality field of New Zealand orienteers and mountain bikers are set to battle out the NZ MTB Orienteering Championships over the weekend of 14 and 15 November, in Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua.
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Carsten Joergensen, adopted New Zealander and former World Orienteering Champion (Relay) was one of five winners for New Zealand at the World Masters Games in Australia.
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Christchurch's Chris Forne produced another world class performance at the World Orienteering Championships on Sunday, and another best-ever male result for New Zealand.
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A dramatic turn of events at the World Championships Relay in Hungary saw the leading orienteers sacrificing their chances of a gold medal as they instinctively rushed to the aid of a fallen comrade.
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Chris Forne has run a brilliant race to produce New Zealand's best ever male results at the World Orienteering Championships.
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The first medals have been decided at the World Orienteering Championships with Frenchman Thierry Gueorgiou and Czech woman Dana Brozková the winners of the Middle distance race.
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Chris Forne continues to foot it with the best of the world at this years World Orienteering Championships, qualifying for his second final in as many days.
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Chris Forne has run a great race in Hungary today with 8th place in the heat to qualify for the mens Middle distance final at the World Orienteering championships.
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A strong New Zealand mens' orienteering team is ready to take on the Worlds best at the 26th World Championships in Miskolc, Hungary.
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Christchurch orienteer Chris Forne has raced himself into top form at the Swiss Orienteering week Six-day race, winning the last day and placing third overall.
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WELLINGTON — A tough course and a return to form for locals and internationals marked the 23rd Winter Classic orienteering event, held in the inner-city bushland of Aro Valley, Wellington.
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New Zealand is sending a strong team to take on the Australians in the Southern Cross Challenge, at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships on 29 and 30 September in Bendigo, Victoria.
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WELLINGTON — Entries close today, July 24, for the 2009 Winter Classic, arguably the toughest and meanest off-road navigational challenge in New Zealand.
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New Zealand finished tantalisingly close to another top ten finish today at the World Games Orienteering Relay in Chinese Taipei, finishing in 11th place just 50 seconds behind Lithuania.
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Ross Morrison was once again the best-performed of the New Zealand team at the World Games, but only just.
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Spoils were shared evenly across the country, with six winners from six schools at the Silva 2009 New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships at Pukepuke Beach near Foxton.
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Spoils were shared evenly across the country, with six winners from six schools at the Silva 2009 New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships at Pukepuke Beach near Foxton.
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Ross Morrison from Hawkes Bay has put all his dedicated training in Europe this year to premium use with a brilliant run to take out tenth place at the World Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei After winning the Sprint race at Britain's biggest orienteering event the JK Festival, Morrison went on to train in Denmark and win the Danish Park Tour sprint race series.
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Tania Larsen and Elizabeth Ingham have raced superbly to finish 14th and 22nd respectively at the World Games Orienteering Sprint Race in Kaohsiung, Chiese Taipei.
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The 2009 World Games, for non-Olympic sports, commences on Friday, July 17 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
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The New Zealand women finished their Junior World Championships campaign in Italy with a strong relay race to finish 13th country, and lead the men and women to 10th place overall for the Championships.
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Scandinavian orienteers dominated the Middle distance finals at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in San Martino, Italy, taking five of the top six podium positions.
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New Zealand women Georgia Whitla (Christchurch), Angela Simpson (Rotorua) and Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) raced superbly to qualify for the Middle distance finals of the Junior World Orienteering Championships in San Martino, Dolomites, Italy.
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New Zealand orienteers stepped up to a higher level at the Junior World Orienteering Championships, producing excellent results on the technically and physically challenging Long Distance course.
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Kiwi orienteers Angela Simpson and Jourdan Harvey got New Zealand off to a great start in the 2009 Junior World Championships Sprint event in the small town of Mezzano in Trentino, Italy.
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New Zealand has defeated Australia in the New Zealand Australia Mountain Bike Orienteering Challenge, held in conjunction with the 2009 Australian MTB Orienteering Championships in Mt Gambier, South Australia.
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New Zealand looks unbeatable after two days of competition in the New Zealand Australia Mountain Bike Orienteering Challenge, held as part of the 2009 Australian MTB Orienteering Championships in Mt Gambier, South Australia.
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World games orienteers Darren Ashmore (Rotorua) and Lizzie Ingham (Wellington) completed their domestic season with convincing wins in the 2009 Silva Superseries over the Queens Birthday weekend.
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The outcome of the 2009 Silva Superseries for orienteering will be determined this weekend over four races set in the intricate boulder fields of Wharapapa South and the pineforests of Aramiro.
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The following New Zealand orienteering team has been selected to contest the 2009 World Orienteering Championships, in Miskolc, Hungary, on August 18-23.
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In July 2009, New Zealand Orienteering will send a team of 2 men and 2 women to compete in the 8th World Games.
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A wide-open contest, with six or more front-running contenders, is in prospect for this weekend’s elite men’s New Zealand Orienteering Championship, to be fought out in and around Auckland.
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Longtime top New Zealand orienteer Tania Robinson now making a comeback after retiring injured 18 months ago is expecting a tough battle in Easters national championships.&.and she couldnt be happier about it! The 35-year-old Henderson graphic artist, winner of 19 national elite titles and a regular NZ rep at world championships since she was 16, says shes recovered from the Achilles tendon injury that forced her to stop competing and is now in the best shape of her life.
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Sunday, 8 February 2009.Three days of intense orienteering in the second round of Silva Superseries 2009 sees the series leaders still in front at the halfway point.
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Friday, 6 February 2009. Waitangi Day. Round two of the 2009 Silva Superseries Orienteering
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Round two of the 2009 Silva Superseries Orienteering gets under way this weekend with three Waitangi Weekend races in Palmerston North and Wairarapa.
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CANTERBURY — New Zealand convincingly won the second Australia New Zealand Challenge Cup, part of the Oceania Orienteering Championships, at Craigieburn on Wednesday 7 January.
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OTAGO — New Zealand's School orienteers made a great start in the first of their two Test Matches against Australia, winning three classes to one in the Individual races held in the difficult gold-mining terrain of Naseby forest, Central Otago.
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OTAGO — Third Test Match victory for New Zealand orienteers against Australia.
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CANTERBURY — Australian and Finnish orienteers won at the Oceania Long Distance Orienteering Championships at Craigieburn, and a narrow victory for New Zealand in the second orienteering Test Match ensured a Series win for the Pinestars.
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CANTERBURY — Valiant effort by New Zealander wins the day at the Australia-New Zealand Challenge Cup.
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CANTERBURY — Kiwi Jamie Stewart (Christchurch) handled the heat and pressure easily in his return to international competition today at Lincoln University to win an Oceania Sprint Orienteering Championship medal by the closest of possible margins today, defeating the pre-race favourite Simon Uppill (Australia) by one second.
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MARLBOROUGH — Results: Oceania Orienteering Championships warmup event 1.
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CANTERBURY — The young and untested members of the New Zealand elite orienteering team are looking forward to taking on the Australian 'Bushrangers' team tomorrow in the first of the Oceania Orienteering Championships at Lincoln University, Canterbury.
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A record number of entries have been received for the 4th Oceania Orienteering Championships, to be held in the South Island of New Zealand from the 3rd to the 7th of January, 2009.
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