30 May – 1 June in Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland Orienteering Club and Orienteering New Zealand welcome you to Auckland Triple Crown 2026 (ATC) over King’s Birthday weekend. We’re excited to be hosting you in Tāmaki Makaurau for three days of world-class competition.

Auckland Triple Crown is officially sanctioned by Orienteering New Zealand and incorporates:

• Three World Ranking Events (WRE)
• Trials for the Southern Cross Challenge team
• Trans-Tasman Test Match (Pinestars vs Bushrangers)

Entries are now open on enter-O.

This website is the main source of information for the competition.
The same information will be available in pdf-format:

• Bulletin 1.2 (updated 2 April 2026)

• Programme

  The SportIdent (SI) punching system will be used in all events with Si Air+ enabled. Competitors may use their own or hire from the ATC2026 organisation via the entry process.

  Event	Date	Venue	Setter	Controller	First Start Time
  Long	Saturday 30 May 2026	Woodhill Forest South	Dave Crofts	Jeff Greenwood	10:00 AM
  Middle	Sunday 31 May 2026	Woodhill Forest North	Neill McGowan	Callum Wishart with Martin Crosby	10:00 AM
  Sprint	Monday 1 June 2026	Kristin School	Graeme Ackland	Guy Cory-Wright	9:30 AM