ORIENTEERING
Awhe Ararau

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date

Tuesday 10th September 2024 – Individual Sprint

Wednesday 11th September 2024 – Team Rogaine

Thursday 12th September 2024 – Contingency Day

Venue

Sprint – The Historic Village and Kopurererua Valley, Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga

Rogaine - McLaren Falls Park, McLaren Falls Road, Lower Kaimai, Tauranga

Cost

$80.00 per individual orienteer (NZ$)


The entry fee includes both the Sprint and Rogaine events, although orienteers can choose to only compete in one or the other if they prefer.

Entries Open

Friday 15th March 2024 at 9.00am – Online registrations open

Entries Close

Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm – Online registrations close

COMING SOON

PLANNING INFORMATION

Costs

  • Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $80.00 per orienteer (NZ$).

  • Strictly non-refundable.

  • Payment MUST be made within seven days of receipt of invoice.

  • Invoices will be sent to the School Accounts Manager after the entry closing date, Wednesday 5th June 2024.

Entries Close

  • Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm.

  • Entries to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games will be made and only accepted online, via the online registration system. 

  • Registrations will only be accepted from the school's designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator.

  • Schools are allocated a unique Zespri AIMS Games registration log in code to complete their entries.

Competitor's Age

Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as at 31st December the year before the tournament year. Competitor’s birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Divisions

Sprint


  • Year 7 Girls
  • Year 7 Boys
  • Year 8 Girls
  • Year 8 Boys

Rogaine


  • Year 7 Girls (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)
  • Year 7 Boys (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)
  • Year 7 Mixed (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)
  • Year 8 Girls (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)
  • Year 8 Boys (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)
  • Year 8 Mixed (minimum 2 / maximum 3 per team)

Requirements

It is expected that all competitors will have knowledge and ability to read and understand an orienteering map, including the colours and symbols. 


​​​​​​​Sprint


  • The sprint is an individual event.

  • There is no limit on the number of students schools can enter. However, the organisers reserve the right to limit entrants per school in the case where entries are unmanageable for logistical purposes.

  • Shoes must be worn.

  • The SPORTident (SI) electronic punching system will be used. All participants must use the provided SPORTident Cards.  These will be allocated as part of the registration process. 

  • For the Sprint event each student will have an allocated start time, which will be published the week before the event. The start interval for the Sprint event is 1min.

  • The anticipated winning time for the Sprint is 12-15 minutes.

Rogaine


  • The rogaine is a team event. All team members must stay together (within approximately 10m) at all times and must cross the finish line together.

  • School teams can consist of 2 or 3 students.  There is no limit on the number of teams schools can enter.

  • Mixed teams of Year 7 and Year 8 students are permitted, but they must be entered in the relevant Year 8 team division.

  • Composite teams (mixed school teams) are permitted but will be considered unofficial and will not be eligible for medals.

  • Shoes must be worn.

  • Teams have 60 minutes to collect as many points as possible and return to the start.  Those exceeding 60 minutes will receive penalties.

  • The SPORTident (SI) electronic punching system will be used. All teams must use the provided SPORTident Cards.  These will be allocated as part of the registration process, with one SPORTident allocated per team.

  • The Rogaine will use a mass start for each division with start times provided on the website and app and in event bulletins.

Multiple Scoring Codes

  • Students may compete in more than one sporting code, provided they are in line with the permitted code crossovers. 

  • Timetable allowances will not be made for any competitors, and it is the sole responsibility of the school to check for programming conflicts.

PROGRAMME

DateEvent
Sunday 8th SeptemberOpening ceremony at Mercury Baypark Arena (3.00pm or 7.00pm)
Tuesday 10th SeptemberSprint event - Starts from 10.00am
Wednesday 11th SeptemberManager and Competitor Briefing – Rogaine (9.30am at McLaren Falls Park)
Wednesday 11th SeptemberRogaine event - Mass Start from 10.00am


RULES

The event will be run under the NZ Foot Orienteering Rules as published by Orienteering NZ.

Event Bulletins

Further details (event schedule and procedures, and technical information) will be provided in two event bulletins. These will be published on the event website and app, emailed to team managers and will be on display at event registration.

Orienteering Information

Check out the Orienteering NZ coaching hub for further information about orienteering for coaches and participants (Coaching and Training Hub | Orienteering New Zealand).

For more general information regarding Zespri AIMS Games Orienteering, please refer to the Orienteering Bay of Plenty AIMS Games page.

Embargo Notice – Out of Bounds Areas

On behalf of Orienteering Bay of Plenty (hosts of the Zespri Aims Games Orienteering 2024) we advise the following embargoes applying to competition areas.


An embargo is a restriction, which prevents athletes accessing a competition area prior to the competition taking place. Any athletes breaching these embargoes risks disqualification.

Sprint – Tuesday 10th September 2024

The area titled Tauranga Historic Village, outlined in pink on the map below, and which is bounded by Seventeenth Avenue in the South, Sixteenth Avenue in the North, Takitimu Drive / Kopurererua Valley in the West and Cameron Road in the East, is embargoed with the following restrictions, with immediate affect:


  • Because the event takes place in public areas people may need to access for legitimate reasons other than orienteering, general access is permitted to the embargoed areas until 5.00pm Sunday 8th September 2024. However, the use of maps, and route choice testing during the term of the embargo is not allowed at any time.
  • After 5.00pm Sunday 8th September 2024, access into the embargoed Sprint area is strictly forbidden for all competitors and associates, until the competition is over.
  • All competitors must use only the routes specified by the organisers to reach the Event Arena on the day of the competition (to be advised in the final bulletin).

Competitors are not allowed to re-enter the Sprint area after they have finished their race and before the last competitor has finished their race without the permission of the organiser.

Rogaine – Wednesday 11th September 2024


The area titled McLaren Falls Park, outlined in pink in the map below, including the areas south of Cherry Bay/Marshalls Animal Park entrance is embargoed with the following restrictions, with immediate effect.


  • Because the event takes place in public areas people may need to access for legitimate reasons other than orienteering, access to the embargoed areas is permitted until 5.00pm Monday 9th September 2024. However, the use of maps, and route choice testing during the term of the embargo is not allowed at any time.
  • After 5.00pm Monday 9th September 2024, access into the embargoed Rogaine area is strictly forbidden for all competitors and associates, until the competition is over.
  • All competitors must use only the routes specified by the organisers to reach the Event Arena on the day of the competition (to be advised in the final bulletin).

Competitors are not allowed to re-enter the competition area after they have finished their race and before the last competitor has finished their race without the permission of the organiser.

Previous Maps

Previous Maps for each event location will be displayed on the Zespri AIMS Games website and in the Final Event Bulletin.