24hr Rogaine in Central Otago

The NZ Rogaine Assn and NZ Orienteering Federation have agreed that the Roxburgh 24hr rogaine to be held 15-16 March will be the NZ Rogaine Championships for 2003. This will be the 4th NZ Championship, after the 45 South (1995), Craigieburn (1997) and in conjunction with the World Championship at Solomons Throne in Jan 2000.

This follows the resolution of a date clash with another major night navigation event also in Otago, and reciprocal agreement over membership and future national championships. This will be the first full-length rogaine in NZ since the World Championship in Jan 2000.

The terrain is described as rolling spur-gully farmland, a mixture of grazed pasture and open tussock with a few forestry plantations. Altitude ranges from 80 to 1000m "with little flat country". Sounds ominous! But the organisers include Pete Squires and Bill Kennedy who are among the country's most experienced rogainers, so a good event is promised.

For details and entry form, go to the NZRA calendar. Entries close 20 Feb.


This page was written by Michael Wood and installed 3 Feb 03.