"Lake Kereta Weekend: a double-header with two AOS events, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, with overnight camping for those interested!"
Host Club: North West Orienteering Club Map: Mairetahi Forest, a new map off Wilson Road Start time: Three start windows available: Block 1 (11:00-11:45am), Block 2 (11:50am-12:35pm) and Block 3 (12.40-13:25pm). Campers are required to use Block 1.
Absolutely NO SMOKING anywhere in the forest and on the property.
Courses available:
Overview courses
Course
Length (km)
Climb (m)
Scale
Map flip
White
2.3
65
1:5,000
No
Yellow
2.7
85
1:5,000
No
Orange
3.7
160
1:7,500
No
Red 4
2.7
115
1:7,500
No
Red 3
3.7
200
1:7,500
Yes
Red 2
5.1
320
1:7,500
Yes
Red 1
6.7
400
1:7,500
Yes
Entry: Entry mandatory via EnterO (www.entero.co.nz), closes Thursday 17/3 at midnight. Strictly no entries on the day. If you like to participate in the camping option, please select 'Merchandise' in EnterO when selecting your courses. Entries close Wednesday midnight, 16 March.
Fees
Club Member
Non-Member
Junior/Unwaged
$10
$15
Senior
$20
$30
Family
$40
$60
Under 10
Free
Free
This event is scheduled to take place under Covid Framework Levels, including Level Red:
All competitors 12 years old and above will need to be fully vaccinated to attend and must present their vaccine pass for scanning at the start of each event;
All participants & officials must QR code scan at the event;
People should not come to the event if they have any COVID symptoms, or are awaiting COVID test results or any symptoms of being unwell;
Full entry refunds for any illness or Covid-related withdrawals;
Dogs are not permitted at this event;
Despite NWOC''s best efforts, the events of this weekend might still be subject to cancellation at very short notice. This will be announced via the NWOC website, Facebook page and the e-mail address used for registration. In these unfortunate circumstances, a full refund will be organised.
For more information on the second part of the Lake Kereta Orienteering Weekend (AOS-3), click here.