NZ Rogaine Rules

These rules are in four parts:

• Preamble
• Competition Rules applicable to participants
• Technical Standards applicable to organisers
• Specific requirements for the Australian or World Championship as appropriate

If you are interested in where our rules came from, check out the Australian Rogaine Rules and the International Rules of Rogaining.

For those who need to maintain the NZ rules, here is a summary of the differences between the two sets of rules, as at 31 Dec 07.

• Preamble Nothing much
• Competition Rules
  • Aust rules take account of electronic punching as an alternative to clippers and cards
  • Aust requires all members to simultaneously approach each checkpoint with 5m, Int is 20m
  • Aust includes equipment of any other team among things that must not be interfered with
  • Int allows appeal to the committee of the organising (national) association if a team is not satisfied with the result of a protest; Aust does not.
  • If the event starts late for any reason, Aust finishes the set number of hours after the start, Int finishes at the advertised finish time.
• Technical Standards
  • If there are last-minute changes Int requires that written copies be on display, Aust only calls for every reasonable effort to be made to communicate to all teams.
  • Aust specifically bans additional points for visiting certain combinations of checkpoints, or certain checkpoints at specific times; Int doesn't mention this (but may well frown on it:-))
  • Aust rules take account of electronic punching, specifically calling for procedures for dealing with equipment failure.
  • Aust refers to a fee for making a protest. Int has details of handling appeals.
• Championship Requirements
  • Natural differences reflecting Aust or World Championship as appropriate, including applicable trophies
  • Int requires provision of bus travel from a major city, Aust has it as a recommendation
  • Aust specifically bans reflectors at checkpoints to enhance visibility; Int doesn't mention it.
  • Int requires the map scale to be between 25,000 and 50,000; Aust allows 24-64,000
  • Juniors are under 23 for Aust Champs; under 20 for World