Katoa Po is an all night relay event held in Taupo each year. This year the event was on 14 March, and a CMOC team were placed third in the 5 man relay competition. Congratulations to Charlotte Wood, Oscar Vink, Daniel Wood, Jo Wood and Fenton Loveday on this achievement.

It is with regret that CMOC are informing you that due to the current situation with the Covid-19 pandemic, the NISS Orienteering championship will be postponed until further notice. The championships were scheduled to be held on the 22nd-24th of April 2020 and the running of the event will now require consideration later in the year.

This decision has not been made lightly and it is on the advice of the Ministry of Health in relation to their comprehensive COVID-19 direction, New Zealand School Sport decision and ONZ.  Whilst disappointing for those involved, CMOC is committed to protecting the health & safety of our members, event attendees and volunteers and this has guided the decision-making .

We will be in contact with schools that have entered to date to offer a full refund and apologise for the inconvenience and the processing time that may take.  If you have any concerns please contact Unni Lewis on email [email protected]

CMOC are committed to this event and will look to rescheduling and re-evaluating the event later in the year.  However, as most people will be aware, nothing is certain at this stage.

We will keep you informed as further developments unfold during this changing environment.”

The sprint series event at Strathallan on 23 March has been cancelled as a measure to reduce the potential exposure to Covid – 19

Here are the results of the sprint event held at Manurewa High on 16 March. Winsplits results showing times for individual legs are available here.