Peninsula and Plains Orienteering
ABOUT US:
Peninsula & Plains Orienteers (PAPO) is the Canterbury Orienteering club. Based in Christchurch with members as far afield as: Timaru, Ashburton, Geraldine, Rangiora and Hanmer Springs. We are a friendly bunch of volunteers who aim to promote orienteering and encourage navigation using maps for fun and competition.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
See Upcoming events for those events coming up soon or the Calendar for the full program for the year. These range from training and fun events to fully competitive events at the local and national level. The programme includes classic orienteering events, mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) and rogaines. Non-members are always welcome.
PAPO events will continue to be pre-entry as this simplifies the event organisation and allows participants to pay electronically. See each event page for the event entry link for that event.
Interested in joining the club? Join us
New to the sport? Some common questions: FAQ
Beginning of orienteering as a sport in Canterbury - Read more about the club background and PAPO history here
Upcoming Events
NightNav 3 - Spencer Park
Wednesday 27 September 2023
NightNav is one hour rogaine/score event in the dark. You can compete in teams or individual. Get some friends together and grab a headtorch to give it a go!There is a briefing at 6.45pm before the mass start at 7.00pm
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Canterbury Champs - Relay. Castle Hill Village
Saturday 14 October 2023
Canterbury Champs - Relay. Castle Hill Village
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Canterbury Champs. Long Distance. Hogsback
Sunday 15 October 2023
Canterbury Champs. Long Distance. Hogsback
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Latest News
2023/23 AGM minutes
22 September 2023
It was a successful turnout to the AGM in August. We have a full 2023/24 committee - but there is always room for additional opportunities if you are keen. The PAPO committee positions nominated and accepted at the AGM:
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2022/23 Event of the Year
16 August 2023
THE PAPO AGM had some great insights into the JWOC and WOC events . Slides were presented by half of the JWOC team: Fergus O'Neill, Ryan Moore, Felix Hunt, Kaia Joergensen Anna and Katherine Babington.
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School orienteering training
16 August 2023
After school orienteering training sessions are designed for students in various locations around Christchurch from Monday 21 August to 7 September leading up to the Canterbury Schools Orienteering Festival: Saturdau 9 & Sunday 10 September.
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