The North West Orienteers welcome you to the 1^st Auckland Orienteering Championships of the new Millennium. Some of our most experienced members have been plotting for months to provide you a challenging and hopefully rewarding weekend.

Good luck, and thanks for participating, especially those who have travelled from out of town.

The team

North West Orienteering Club wishes to thank the following for their support of the sport of orienteering.

The Hillary Commission

NZ Sports Foundation

Silva

Weiti Farm Manager, Graham Coughlan

The forest, also known as Weiti Station, consists of 90% pine with some patches of eucalypt in the flatter middle section of the map. The eucalypt has not been mapped with a distinct vegetation boundary because in places that boundary is not clear. The remaining 10% is very intricate native bush with good to variable runability. Watch out for areas of supplejack mapped as walk, good visibility.

The forest is moderately steep to undulating with very intricate gully systems and good runability. Some gullies have pongas growing in them and they are mapped as slow run, poor visibility. However this may vary from gully to gully and was drawn this way to aid legibility. The vegetation boundaries are not exact, only a guide. Some gullies have smaller watercourses that disappear underground. The biggest are shown as pits. Watch your footing. There are numerous ponds, only the largest of which are shown as uncrossable, but it is advisable to treat all ponds as uncrossable.

The main road that runs through the forest and some of the larger tracks are deeply rutted by stock, making running difficult. The edge of the forest is better.

If the day turns out wet or it rains prior to the event, the forest floor will be slippery, especially on the steeper slopes and in the native bush.

This competition will be run in accordance with NZOF regulations.
All controls must be taken in the designated order. It is the competitors responsibility to check that the control they have located is the correct one.
Please direct any queries during the events to the Event Controllers.

Health & Safety

Under the Health and Safety Act 1998 the landowners and the North West Orienteering Club are advising you that all the usual farm and forest hazards exist. There are many fences that are hazardous, exercise caution when crossing these. Farm machinery and buildings are potentially hazardous and are out of bounds.
By reading this information concerning the hazards on these maps, you are giving your informed consent to compete in these circumstances. The landowners and the
organisers accept no liability for damages or injury..

Fences and gates

Please take care not to damage fences and gates. All gates should be left as found. Please report any damage to the organisers as soon as you finish.

Dogs

Dogs are not permitted at either event - this includes the parking areas.

Registration

Registration will be available from 10.00am on Saturday and
9.00am on Sunday.
Race packs will contain control cards and control descriptions for both days.

Control Cards (clipcards)

Labels on control cards are not waterproof. Please ensure that your name, grade and start time are legibly written, in waterproof ink, on the reverse of the card.

Card punching

Check the control code before punching and ensure you punch firmly in the correct box. Incorrect or illegible punches will lead to disqualification. If you should accidentally punch incorrectly, put the correct punch in the last empty box and continue in sequence.

Maps

Maps are pre-marked in purple with control descriptions attached

Start procedure

Please ensure you are at the start area in time. You will be called into the start area
3 minutes before your start time. Late arrivals should report to the start official and will be started at the starter’s convenience.

Finish procedure

Times will be recorded as you pass under the finish banner. Please stay in the order you finish until your control card and map are taken from you.
If for any reason you decide not to finish your course you must hand in your control card to the finish officials. This lets us know that we don’t have to start searching for you at the end of the day.

Results

Provisional results will be displayed on the results board at the finish area as soon as possible and prior to checking punching codes.
Enquiries regarding finish times and disqualifications should be directed to the Event Controller. Please do not approach the finish or results officials.

Final results will be published on the web as soon as they are available.
See http://nwoc.nz.tripod.com/aoa2000

Water

Water will be available at the finish and on appropriate courses. Please use a new cup (provided) and place used cups in the rubbish bag.

Protests

A fee of $10 will be required, which is refundable if the protest is upheld.
A jury comprising the Event Controller plus 3 NZOF approved controllers will consider protests.

Whistles

A whistle should be carried at all times. The distress signal is 6 short blasts, rest, then repeat. Use in case of injury or emergency only.

Food

BYO only.

Clothing

Competitors should bring a range of clothing to cover extremes – both heat and cold. Some areas are also exposed to wind.

Toilets

Toilets will be available at the registration areas

Prizegiving

A prizegiving will be held at approximately 2:00 pm on Sunday, once placings and
competition results have been finalised.