Pokapū - Central Region Champs 2025

Welcome to the Pokapū (Central) Region Champs 2025

Labour Weekend


Saturday 25 Oct
Middle Distance:  Knottingly - Santoft Forest
Mature coastal pine forest, mainly open and runnable with  subtle topography
Planner: Chris Tuffley
Controller: Graham Teahan


Saturday (evening) 25 Oct 
Night Sprint: Victoria Esplanade - Palmerston North
Planner: Lizzie Ingham
Controller: Gillian Ingham


Sunday 26 Oct
Long Distance: Koitiata - Santoft Forest
 Mature coastal pine forest, mainly open and runnable with  subtle topography
Planner: Wayne Gray
Controller: Russell Higham


Monday 27 Oct
Sprint: Pit Park - Freyberg College - Palmerston North
 School campuses and parks
Planner: Kyle Higham
Controller: Malcolm Ingham


Important information

Embargoed areas (link)

Bulletin #1 (link)

Middle Distance Start List

Long Distance Start List 

Sprint  Start List



Pokapū Champs Event Fees:

Member fees. These are available to members of any orienteering club : 

 

     

Adult
Age 21+

Junior
Age 13-20

Child
Age up to 12

Family
maximum

Saturday & Sunday - Middle and Long Distance

Standard

$40

$25

$10

$110

Late

$50

$30

$15

$140

Monday - Sprint

Standard

$20

$15

$10

$65

Late

$25

$20

$15

$90

Saturday - Night Sprint

Standard

$15

$10

$5

$40

Late

$20

$15

$10

$60

Non-member fees are the club member fees above plus $10 adult or $5 junior/child (per person per race).
SI card hire (not SIAC): $2.00 per race.
Family per event is up to two adults plus any juniors/children living at the same address.
Please create an individual entry for each team member. 

Entries Dates:

Standard entries will close at 1159 Friday 3rd October.
Late entries will close at 1159 Sunday 12th October 

Pre-entry with payment is required for these events. Use the 'ENTER HERE' button below to register using Enter O .

There are 2 payment options;

  1. Pay by credit card OR,
  2. Once registered please Direct Debit the event fees to Red Kiwi Orienteers;
    Bank account number 03-0726-0484235-00
    Reference; your entry key (available in your confirmation email)
    Code; POKAPU
    Particulars; Surname

ENTER HERE

 

We appreciate offers to volunteer at some point over the weekend - please express you interest here (volunteers who have entered a race and are helping on the same day will have some compensation for their entry fees for that day (final details pending)).

Start times:

Start times will be allocated and published prior to the events. Earliest start is 1pm on Saturday.

Courses and Classes:
Grades are in 2-year bands up to age 20 and in 10-year bands for over 40s.
See the bulletin (link above) for Courses and Classes